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Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 in October of 2006. Internet Explorer 8 succeeded IE7 in March 2009. In terms of appearance and function, IE8 does not differ too greatly from its predecessor: both browsers utilize tabbed browsing and IE8's interface is almost identical to IE7's. However, IE8 provides a number of new features to improve a user's browsing experience.
Compatibility and Requirements
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Microsoft packaged Internet Explorer 7 with Windows Vista, but the web browser will also run on Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2 or higher, Windows XP Professional 64-bit and Windows Server 2003 SP1. Microsoft integrated Internet Explorer 8 into the Windows 7 operating system, but Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional 64-bit, Windows Server 2003 SP2 or higher and Windows Server 2008 can all run the latest browser.
Features
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IE8 introduced new features such as 64-bit downloads (allowing a user to download files greater than four gigabytes in size), accelerators (an extension that provides a convenient, built-in shortcut to translate text, find directions, email content and other options) and SmartScreen (a filter that blocks malicious content). IE8 also improves on existing IE7 features such as page zoom and search.
Performance
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Internet Explorer 7 permits broadband users a maximum of two downloads from one server at any time. Internet Explorer 8, on the other hand, allows broadband users up to six simultaneous connections to one server. In terms of browser speed, IE8 performs about twice as fast as IE7.
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