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Coco423

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Where to find a copy of IE8 to update from IE7....
« on: September 01, 2018, 10:30:04 PM »
Im back on the old XP laptop of mine.

Intel Core 2 Duo T2300 1.66 GHz
1.5 GB RAM
12 GB free out of 40 GB
And it was used on charging cord almost its whole lifetime, so the battery still works for a few hours on a full charge! ANd the laptop still works perfect!

AND.... it can do 1080p in Youtube, smoothly, Able to play latst Mnecraft, and i seem to be installing League of Legends on it. I am really pushing it.

Anyways, i still, amazingly, still have IE7 on it. ANd cant find a copy of IE8 to update it, and dont know how to do it inside IE. Not that i still use IE on XP.

I still use Chrome, though, despite it being outdated....
I don't like the interface of FireFox ESR....
An alt browser called K-Meleon uses Duck Duck Go as a default search engine and hasnt been updated in a year even though it still supports XP....

So, i stilll use Chrome because it is my favorite browser to use.

And im not moving off of it in case you try and convince me too....

Anyways, to the point. Where do i find a copy of IE8 or how to upgrade it in IE itself?

Coco423

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Re: Where to find a copy of IE8 to update from IE7....
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2018, 10:32:28 PM »
And i just found a link from Microsoft but the site told me my system can't run IE8 even though its XP SP3....

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Re: Where to find a copy of IE8 to update from IE7....
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2018, 02:36:20 AM »
Did you try this link?

http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/C/0/CC0BD555-33DD-411E-936B-73AC6F95AE11/IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe

Beware of links you may find through Google that will give you an "installer" that installs crapware, adware, or malware.


Coco423

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Re: Where to find a copy of IE8 to update from IE7....
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2018, 04:43:33 AM »
WHen I clicked on the link you gave me it started instantly.... thanks