What is the latest...did you get IE8 to work?
Myself, and others, tried IE8 and had some glitches, and just went back to IE7.
Ans still others have chunked the whole IE system and use FireFox, Opera, and even Linux...all of which are safer and quicker than IE. I am slowly trying to wean myself from IE as well...but you know how old habits are....hard to break.
I am using Opera at this moment....it's fast and easy to use...have you tried it yet?
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