Exclusive: Internet Explorer 8 RC1 released and screenshots

The Internet Explorer 8 RC1 is available for download though the links were removed pretty fast from the official Microsoft Download site,still we were able to download the first public copy of Internet Explorer 8 RC1 .

You could still download the IE 8 RC1 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 from here
Here is what the IE 8 download page reads

Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of the familiar web browser you are most comfortable using, helping you get everything you want from the web faster, easier, more privately and securely than ever before.

Faster Internet Explorer 8 is more responsive with new pages and tabs, opening up fast and reliably. You can now get to the information you care about most, in fewer steps; one click access to your webmail, favorite news sites or other online services. 
Easier Reduce the steps to accomplish many common tasks, and automate your access to real time information updates. You can keep track of your favorite sports team, news, weather with a single click. 
More Private Helps protect your privacy and confidential information where ever you go on the web. 
More Secure Helps protect and stop malicious software from reaching your PC, and makes it easier to detect when a website is an imposter. 
Support for IE8 RC1 can be received by visiting the Internet Explorer Beta Newsgroup to discuss issues, or by contacting Customer Support Services. 
If you use a screen reader, please consult the Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 release notes before downloading.

Code (markup):

Here are the first exclusive IE 8 RC1 screenshots







Download Links
Windows Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows XP.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
Windows Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows Server 2003 SP2.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit Edition or Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition.
Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes

Source- win7.in

 

cool thanks

 

I used IE8 but it doesnt work good for me! i m still happy with FF3

 

Nice.. but i am sticking with chrome

 

Ankur-

Hi, my name's Cody, and I'm working with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team to help answer questions users might have about the new Internet Explorer 8 RC1. I saw you said the links had been removed from the Microsoft site, and I wanted to let you and everyone else know that they're now active, and you should be able to download the IE8 RC1 at your convenience. Here's a link to the download: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/worldwide-sites.aspx?ocid=ie8_sm_a

Have fun, let me know if you have any questions, and enjoy Internet Explorer 8!

Thanks,

Cody
Internet Explorer Outreach Team

 

Cody,
1) Please tell us, I don't see IE8 completely supporting CSS2.1 even though complete support was the target. Is this true?
2) Why won't IE8 support SVG? Can you promise it for IE9?
3) Why won't IE8 support XHTML?
4) How is the "strong support" for HTML5 coming along in IE8?
5) How is CSS3 support coming along? What can you say will be in IE8 and IE9?
6) Care to comment on the fact that IE8 is only approaching where all other browsers were a couple years ago?
7) I see that border-radius won't be in IE8. Why is that?
8) How long till IE9 comes out?

If you answer all those, I've got more, but I've got to go to dinner.

 

What about some screenshots of Internet Explorer in action? Not just the setup phase.

I'm also a fan of FF3 and don't wish to move to any other browser at this minute. I find most browsers don't have the ability to have all these custom mods like FF...I love my SearchStatus add-on

Thanks for the info though, nice to see people still sharing what's currently going on..

- A

 

drhowarddrfine-

Unfortunately, I am not on the Internet Explorer development team, so a better option for getting the answers you're looking for might be for you to look at the official Internet Explorer blog. The developers there do a great job of handling all kinds of technical questions and directly interacting with users. Here's the link: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/
I hope you find it useful!

Thanks,

Cody
Internet Explorer Outreach Team

 

lol! A great job avoiding questions on the IEBlog.

I'm surprised Cody came back so quick. These "Outreach" guys tend to fly in, make a post like the above, then disappear for two weeks or more. Then they post "Thanks for your input!" and you never hear from them again.

 

interesting,

have to read more about it.

thanks for sharing

 

i thought u were one of the IE8 outreach team members... so why not answer some of the user queries...instead of redirecting them elsewhere??

 

it was quite buggy
i had to unistall it to get back to ie 7

 

IE 7... is no better, IMO.
i`m still sticking with the IE 6...

 

Cody,I knew but the time I posted this article the link was removed,now I can't edit it otherwise I would have done it

 

Thank you for the update but I not use IE for long time. I am using only Chrome, Firefox, Opera

 

erolelcott-

I'm not on the IE8 development team, so I'm not a technical expert on a lot of the questions drhowarddrfine had, so I was just trying to get him pointed towards the resources he'd need to get the answers he wanted. I'll see if I can get ahold of the IE8 development team myself to get those questions answered for him, though.

Thanks for your patience,

Cody
Internet Explorer Outreach Team

 

OMG, How many bad product by Micr will be?

 

Heh. 2 weeks and no response. Because they don't want to give the answers. (I already know the answers.)

 

I already download and used IE8 but it seem does't work good for me. I still favorite Firefox.