post Category: Uncategorized post postApril 11, 2009

article written by Brad Linder

It’s a week or so since Microsoft started sending out Internet Explorer 8 through Windows Automatic Updates for customers who installed early beta versions of the browser. But now the company is preparing to start to users who still have older browsers including Internet Explorer 7 or 6 installed.
The update should start showing up the third week of April for Windows users running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows Server 2003 or 2008. Microsoft is planning a phased rollout, so you might not get the update right away. Of course, you can always just yourself if you don’t feel like waiting.
But what if you don’t want the new browser? First, IE8 will automatically be downloaded through Windows Update, but it won’t automatically install itself on your system. You’ll see a prompt asking if you want to install the browser.
You can also install a that will prevent Windows from automatically downloading Internet Explorer 8 if you want to hold off on installing the browser indefinitely.

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