what is a i e internet explorer i have that on my computer please help?

Question

what is that i know it internet explorer 8.and it still wont download these programs

Answer 1

Windows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer abbreviated MSIE), commonly abbreviated to IE, is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003 with IE5 and 6 but steadily declining since, despite the introduction of IE7. Microsoft spent over 100 million dollars (USD) a year in the late 1990s, with over 1000 people working on IE by 1999.



Internet Explorer was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 in 1995. Later versions were available as free downloads, or in service packs, and included in the OEM service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows. The most recent release is version 7.0, which is available as a free update for Windows XP Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Internet Explorer 8 is under development and is expected to be released by the end of 2008.



Other versions available since the late 1990s include an embedded OEM version called Internet Explorer for Windows CE (IE CE) available for WinCE based platforms and is currently based on IE6. Internet Explorer for Pocket PC, later rebranded Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Mobile was also developed, and remain in development alongside the more advanced desktop versions.



Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of Internet Explorer and has been in development since August 2007 at the latest. On March 5, 2008, the first public beta (Beta 1) was released to the general public. On August 27, 2008, the second public beta (Beta 2) was released. It supports Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 on both 32-bit as well as 64-bit architectures.



Security, ease of use, and improvements in RSS, CSS, and Ajax support are Microsoft's priorities for IE8. It includes much stricter compliance with web standards, including a planned full Cascading Style Sheets 2.1 compliance for the release version. All these changes allow Internet Explorer 8 to pass the Acid2 test. However, to prevent compatibility issues, IE8 also includes the IE7 rendering behavior. Sites that expect IE7 quirks can disable the IE8's breaking changes by including a meta element.



IE8 also includes numerous improvements to JavaScript support as well as performance improvements. It includes support for Accelerators - which allow supported web applications to be invoked without explicitly navigating to them - and WebSlices - which allows portions of page to be subscribed to and monitored from a redesigned Favorites Bar. Other features include InPrivate privacy features, and SmartScreen phishing filter.

Answer 2

Nancy,

IE internet explorer is the program used to get onto the internet. There is a virus out there that will come up in your system as IE internet explorer. If this is what you are talking about run your anti virus. if you do not have an anti virus program, download AVG at www.avg.com it's free and a fantastic program. I use it on my computer. Your question is hard to understand though. i'm not sure if you want to know what IE is or if it's a confusion of IE and internet explorer (same thing) OR if you have an IE internet explorer error (virus).

Answer 3

Internet Explorer is a web browser. A web browser is a piece of software used to view websites, like the one you're using to view this website right now. Internet Explorer is not a particularly good web browser, but it is the one most people use, because it comes pre-installed on computers using Microsoft Windows.

Answer 4

You probably just uninstalled IE7, so it reverted back to IE6. In Add or Remove Programs select Add/Remove Windows Components and uncheck Internet Explorer. This will remove the icons from the Desktop and Start menu. As the description states, it only removes access from the Start Menu and Desktop, it does not uninstall it. The program can still be run by double clicking on iexplore.exe, or typing that into the Run box. @PolishJoker1999 - A shutdown then turning back on is a restart. You can do either, then information about which files to replace (because they were in use, hence the need for the restart) stored in the registry, so you can shutdown and turn the PC back on later and it will finish the uninstall/install.