- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP
- Date added: March 19, 2009
- Total Downloads: 363,303
- Downloads last week: 3,341
- See full specifications
- Average user rating: stars out of 53 votes
See all user reviews
Publisher's description
From Microsoft :Windows Internet Explorer 8 is faster, easier and safer than ever, and now you can get it with your favorite MSN features included--MSN Toolbar, MSN Homepage, and Search.
MSN Home Page has the latest in entertainment, breaking news, videos, and sports highlights. MSN Toolbar brings the best of MSN with you wherever you go online. Live Search helps you find relevant results quickly and easily, using visual suggestions. You'll also get Microsoft Silverlight and Internet Explorer 8 breakthrough features, Accelerators and Web Slices.
More popular Web Browsers downloads
- 77,776 downloads 1. Mozilla Firefox
- 52,523 downloads 2. Internet Explorer
- 41,042 downloads 3. Avant Browser
- 22,217 downloads 4. Google Chrome
- 13,974 downloads 5. Opera
- See all Web Browsers downloads
User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.3 stars out of 53 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
-
Showing 5 of 53 user reviewsSee all 53 user reviews
This software version | All versions -
Version: Windows Internet Explorer 8 for MSN (Windows XP)
Pros: I can't think of much of anything
Cons: automaticaly changes your home page to msn and a second one bing also really slow and seems to hang when you close it beacuse cursor shows busy even after it is closed
Summary: on it's own it keeps changing my home page to msn and bing, called microsoft on the phone, got India and guy could never figure out what I was talking about, never did resolve the situation.
-
Version: Windows Internet Explorer 8 for MSN (Windows XP)
Pros: I like the tabs that highlight in color code
Cons: I don't really like Bing
Summary: It's sort of complicated, but i like all of the feautures.
-
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Internet Explorer 8 for MSN (Windows XP)
"The Good, Bad and the Upgrade..."
Pros: It is OK Now. Faster and runs OK now and nifty Windows Add Ons (if you can find them) .
Cons: When I first broke down and Loaded IE 8 I was really disappointed what a Pile of Junk !
I was ready to throw my IBM Pentium 4 out the Window. But to all who read this and think it is still Junk....Read on...Summary: First download the NEW updated Service Pack 3, In Windows catalog, (Windows does give it in an update - they forgot about XP users). Erase IE 7 totally, then Install IE 8 again. I did this and I ran Windows update and I got a pile of them. I restart... read more >>
-
Version: Windows Internet Explorer 8 for MSN (Windows XP)
"This product doesn't work on my Dell Inspiron Laptop"
Pros: None that I could find at the time I used it.
Cons: This program seemd to slow the PC to a crawl as if all RAM (3 gig to be exact) were bing used at 100 percent capacity causing the mouse and any application 5 min or more to respond. The mouse movement would tick across the screen in slow motion.
Summary: The final issue with the download was that I tried to system restore 6 times but IE8 would not allow the system restore to complete. Since I have limited knowledge of software and such, it took me a little time to realize that if I disconnected from... read more >>
-
Version: Windows Internet Explorer 8 for MSN (Windows XP)
Pros: there is nothing good to say.
Cons: Crashes, lockup, can't be fully uninstalled. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling 7, some of 8 was still there kept shutting down. Did a system restore reinstall 7 now I have no toolbar and lost all my bookmarks.
Summary: I may endup having to wipe my harddrive clean and reinstall all my software. I just can get IE7 to work right and now I can't even install IE because eveytime I go to the website to download it the window shuts down. I go to the Microsoft website an... read more >>
- See all 53 user reviews Write review
%20-%20Free%20software%20downloads%20and%20software%20reviews%20-%20CNET%20Download.com&srcUrl=http://download.cnet.com/Windows-Internet-Explorer-8-for-MSN-Windows-XP/3000-2356_4-10910662.html){kind=small}