IE8 won't re-install / ie8_main.log is missing

I'm not a newbie - fairly high PC experience, but this is the first problem I've had that doesn't even come up with a Google search. I'm in a fairly new re-install of Win XP Pro. Did all updates including SP3. My Internet Explorer 8 was starting ...

Message posted on the July 29th, 2012 - 9:40 PM ET

IE8: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8

The final version of the Internet Explorer 8 browser from Microsoft is set for release in 2009. While waiting to see what awaits us, we will look at the improvements and new features that figure in the Release Candidate 1, a version which is very ...

Review published on the February 12th, 2009 - 5:59 AM ET

IE8 making progress, but Internet Explorer falls

Net Applications has released their global web browser market share breakdown for November 2009. Firefox is touching 25% while Internet Explorer continues to lose users.

News published on the December 4th, 2009 - 3:57 AM ET

Pwn2Own: Safari and IE8 fall

Under Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7 SP1, the Safari and Internet Explorer 8 browsers were the first to fall to vulnerabilities during the Pwn2Own hacking competition.

News published on the March 10th, 2011 - 9:10 AM ET

IE8: Microsoft late in correcting a security weakness?

More than their competition, Microsoft seems to have taken a long time to correct a weakness affecting Internet Explorer, known for more than two years.

News published on the September 8th, 2010 - 9:15 AM ET

Pwn2Own : Safari, IE8, Firefox and the iPhone have all fallen

During the first day of the Pwn2Own hacking competition, web browsers associated to operating systems all had vulnerabilities revealed: Safari 4, Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 8. While Google Chrome 4 came out unharmed, it was due to the fact that ...

News published on the March 25th, 2010 - 10:20 AM ET

The best extensions for Internet Explorer 6, 7 and IE8

Often the numbers of extensions available for the Mozilla Firefox browser are mentioned. For Windows Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, the number of plug-ins are certainly not as numerous, but they nevertheless exist. In this article, we have tried to ...

Review published on the July 16th, 2009 - 6:10 PM ET

Windows 7 with IE8/Chrome : the latest must for security ?

The star of the annual Pwn2Own hacking competition has given his opinion on general public software solutions - both OS’ and browsers – as to which is the most resistant to computer attacks. Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 8 or Google Chrome is ...

News published on the March 3rd, 2010 - 10:20 AM ET

IE8 can't render the video help page properly anymore?

Anyone else still using IE8? If so, can you tell me why this page doesn't render properly with IE8 now? FYI, this is a pretty good video software link site: 1. Go to www.videohelp.com 2. Then click on any software item listed there under ...

Message posted on the March 14th, 2012 - 11:31 PM ET

Google problem in IE8

Running WinXP and IE8. Starting yesterday, every time I navigate to the Google search page, I get the message "Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?" I then have to click yes or no to get out of it. I ...

Message posted on the May 28th, 2012 - 5:06 PM ET

IE8 installs but won't run

Hello, I know there is a group for IE but there is so little activity there no one has responded to my posting. Yesterday I installed IE8 and the install went fine except the program won't open. There is nothing of interest in the Event Viewer ...

Message posted on the January 25th, 2012 - 9:13 AM ET

Switching between 64-bit Windows 7 HPE's 32-bit and 64-bit Internet Explorer v8 (IE8) causes Search Provider Default message to appear.

Hello. On my office's 64-bit Windows 7 HPE machine with its IE8, I switch between its 32-bit and 64-bit IE web browsers. However, it keeps telling me that my default search provider setting was corrupted in IE. Here is a screen shot/capture: ...

Message posted on the February 15th, 2012 - 4:57 PM ET

IE8 Open PDF files Externally

Running Windows 7 and IE8, how can I get IE to open PDF files outside the browser? I already have Adobe Reader X set correctly (EDIT -> Preferences -> UNcheck Display PDF in Browser) but when I click on a PDF link, a window opens in IE, I ...

Message posted on the November 6th, 2012 - 3:42 PM ET

Just installed IE8 and it won't even start

After a trouble free install of IE8 I reboot and I get nothing! Another reboot and the same result NOTHING The browser doesn't even try to open, Nothing of value in the Event Viewer. If all else fails I will return to my Acronis backup I made prior ...

Message posted on the January 24th, 2012 - 4:35 PM ET