My personal recommendations include:
Internet Explorer 8 is a web browser from Microsoft that allows users to easily perform searches and access web pages and services, like Windows Live Spaces. Like many other browsers, IE8 lets users open new windows and tabs easily thanks to its rather straightforward interface. Internet Explorer 8 may not be the latest flavor available on the market for this browser, but it is still very much in use especially by those still running Windows Vista.
=> Install IE8 manually, not via Windows Update/Automatic Updates!! => http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx
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NB WinXP users: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When you're prepared to install IE8, double-click on the saved file.
NB Vista users: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it. When you're prepared to install IE8, right-click on the saved file and select Run as Administator.
=> Uninstall all third-party toolbars (e.g., Google; Yahoo; Windows Live) and third-party Windows Themes before installing IE8.
=> Close all open applications (i.e., anything with a taskbar icon) before installing or uninstalling IE8.
=> I would strongly recommend disabling your anti-virus application and any anti-spyware application's 'system protections' (other than Defender's) before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade. If you're running a third-party firewall, I would recommend disabling it and then enabling the Windows Firewall before installing (or uninstalling) an IE upgrade.
=> Never, EVER use System Restore to 'undo' an update, Service Pack, or IE upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service Pack, or IE upgrade & reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try System Restore. [Norton users will need to see http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html]
NB WinXP users=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then go tohttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Select CUSTOM and scan | Install any Critical Security Updates offered (i.e., KB2183461). If a Root Certificates update is listed (possibly in the Optional Updates category on the left), install it to take full advantage of IE's enhanced security.
NB Vista users=> Reboot twice after installing or uninstalling IE8, then check-in at Windows Update and install any critical security updates offered (i.e., KB2183461).