IE9 Beta Webcast: Tune in
Since March, many of you have downloaded the IE9 platform preview builds and visited the Test Drive site. Your thoughtful feedback in the comments here and in the bugs you’ve logged in Connect is helping to make a better IE9. On Wednesday, 10:30am PST, you can tune in to a web cast to learn more about what’s next with IE9 Beta live from San Francisco.
- The IE Team
Comments
Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Looking forward to it and congrats to the team getting it this far!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Finally the day is here the day that we will stop being laughed at for using internet explorer. cause all the other webbrowser users always say to me ha ha ha you use internet explorer and it isn't that great as firefox and google chrome. SO HERE I GO HAHAHAHAHAHAHA FIREFOX AND GOOGLE CHROME YOU ARE SO SLOW!!! INTENRET EXPLORER 9 IS WAY BETTER AND FASTER!!!!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
I can't wait for install itAnonymous
September 14, 2010
wait a mintue will internet explorer update with windows update when the stable version comes out and will the 64-bit and 32-bit internet explorer 8 update on my computer? I'm usuing windows 7 home edition 64-bitAnonymous
September 14, 2010
@Mario - grow up. Please. Fanboi behavior is obnoxious no matter who you support. Congratulations, IE Team. I am eager to download IE9 and use it as my daily browser. One question - will it run alongside IE8 as the platform previews have done, or will it replace IE8, as your past betas have done? I don't much care as IE9 is clearly a superior product, but I'd like to know. I also commend you for your work with standards, especially developing and releasing tests that are impartial to the browser being tested.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
I'm still on XP (I just can't afford a Windows 7 PC at the moment) but I'm looking forward to the Webcast, I'm sure it's going to be awesome!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
all i asked this time was will internet explorer 9 have update the 32-bit and 64-bit version of internet explorer 8 on my computer. and if there would be a ie9 64-bit :(Anonymous
September 14, 2010
waiting for it.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
ok nowAnonymous
September 14, 2010
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September 14, 2010
Looking forward to the WebcastAnonymous
September 14, 2010
hello will the "Back and Forward buttons" on Internet explorer 9 look like internet explorer 8's or no i would like a reply. and i hope when ie updates that windows file explorer interface will change to look like internet explorer 9's cause as of now it look like internet explorer 8's interfaceAnonymous
September 14, 2010
Faster, Better.. what about SAFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
@Xelo hello yes Internet Explorer 9 will be safer ;)Anonymous
September 14, 2010
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September 14, 2010
So exactly what time tomorrow will it be ready for download, or do we download it right when the webcast is over?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Just waiting for it.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
I can't wait. PST is killing me since it's Wednesday, 15 September 9:30 A.M. in here(+3.5 GMT) but Tuesday, 14 September 10:00 P.M. in PST! I'm counting down.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Is the webcast going to be available for download after it's over?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
can't wait :DAnonymous
September 14, 2010
Great job IE team and thanks to whoever took the handcuffs off the IE team!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Great job guys, can't wait to see what great unintuitive and anticompetitive stuff that you've come up with. I'll continue to use my current browser, but take the new rendering engine for my own browser. :-) P.S. I only use the rendering engine for backdated websites.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Can I uninstall my IE 8 from windows 7 system and use IE 9 bate only?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Looking forward to it, what a leap from 8!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
This is actually the best Browser I have ever used it kicks but in all of its tests against even firefox. i dont think they will get close to this any time soon. microsoft has something extroardinary here.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Is it 10.30am PST or 10.30am PDT? (As announced elsewhere.) Can you specify the time in UTC also? This will circumvent any ambuigity with daylight saving time.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Great job guys! can't wait to download it!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
When can I download it how much time is leftAnonymous
September 14, 2010
PST may refer to: • Pacific Standard Time, UTC−8:00 • Pakistan Standard Time, UTC+5:00 • Philippine Standard Time, UTC+8:00 UTC instead of ambiguity is too much to ask? If you have an international audience, that would also simplify things as I guess most people would know their time zone difference from UTC but not from an arbitrary time zone 1/3 around the world.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
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September 14, 2010
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September 14, 2010
Should I like you a screen shot of time zones in Windows, Mike? UTC-07:00 is "Mountain Time" Pacific Time is UTC-08:00Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Should I link you a screen shot of time zones in Windows, Mike? UTC-07:00 is "Mountain Time" Pacific Time is UTC-08:00Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Hello, The Windows update is installed and now I wait impatiently for the IE9. Can me somebody the one in a link way nominal where there is it? Thanks greetings from Hamburg/Germany OlafAnonymous
September 14, 2010
In Germany 18:30 Europe SummertimeAnonymous
September 14, 2010
Here is the link to calculate what time the webcast will start in your local time: timeanddate.com/.../fixedtime.htmlAnonymous
September 14, 2010
Maybe it is better when we here only still the hours posting until it is so far. :-)Anonymous
September 14, 2010
can't wait to see what new features in ie9 beta.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Great News, I hope that IE9 vanish its past, please release its stable version as soon as possible!! Brazil!!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
@ALL: Previous statements said, that the IE9 Beta will replace IE8. If you like to stay with your old browser, you'll be free to download updated platform previews and use them parallel to IE8. @MS: Please post some installation instructions and basic infos so that we can prepare our computers.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
@ALL: Previous statements said, that the IE9 Beta will replace IE8. If you like to stay with your old browser, you'll be free to download updated platform previews and use them parallel to IE8. @MS: Please post some installation instructions and basic infos so that we can prepare our computers.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Please provide IE9 for XP minus graphics acceleration. Don't abandon your customers.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Please ignore trolls like Mello (aka Tuxplorer) and dump the highly insecure and ancient XP.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
IE 9 is only for Windows Vista and Windows 7: -)Anonymous
September 14, 2010
When when when when I can download the IE 9 I'm waitingAnonymous
September 14, 2010
i hope in 4 hoursAnonymous
September 14, 2010
Why Visual Studio and IE9 have similar colors and branding (blue-violet)?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
The calendar appointment over on http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/ says the webcast starts at 2pm EDT (which would be 11am in SanFran)... which is correct? this blog, or the launch site?... and whichever one is wrong, can you fix it?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Just can't wait. Make it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon guys................ I love IEAnonymous
September 14, 2010
I am from Saudi Arabia and the wait from 5 am to 4 pm, have not changed the dish only the latest I love microsoft and all of its programsAnonymous
September 14, 2010
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September 14, 2010
@AntiLuddite: Windows XP was released nearly a decade ago. Please "get real" and upgrade to a modern operating system. XP support should be over. You can't expect Microsoft to continue to develop for now an outdated platform.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Yes that is still 5 hours and 5 minutes away its still 5 am here.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
I can't wait webcast! I wonder IE wil often updated or one of the one-two year. Anywaut a very waiting Internet Explorer 9 beta. P.S. I'm from Russia, I'm sorry for my English.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Release the Kraken! Unleash the the beast! Keep up the good work. Can't wait to download the Beta! Do a early launch!!!!!!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
what time is it now?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
9.15.10 now is 9.15.9:00?Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Now (PST) is 7:16AM.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
it's now 7:23am PDT (not PST). the webcast is actually at 10:30am PDT, so 3 hours and 7 minutes.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
In face,now (Beijing) is 10:25PM.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
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September 14, 2010
Awww.... Here in Finland until 20:30. Now the clock is 17:30. :D Can not wait...Anonymous
September 14, 2010
As long as IE9 will be w3c compliant I am happy. That is what should be focused on!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Can't wait can't wait!! BTW, will the beta be available for public testing immediately this 1030PDT? thanks!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
@Shamil, but 6 years of the 9 years, XP was the latest and then Vista uptake was less than expected. Microsoft Windows overwhelming majority of users use XP and IE9 won't run on it by using Windows 7 specific technologies. How come the web evolved so far without hardware acceleration? How come other browsers aren't dropping XP support yet? How come no one in the industry is yet dropping XP support? How come Microsoft's commercial products like Visual Studio 2010 and Office 2010 all run on the "nearly decade old obsolete" XP? They just don't want to give XP users all the rendering improvements without us paying the Windows tax. Their vested interest is more in Windows than in progressing the web.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
The BETA IS only going to be Available to MSDN Developers. Their will be no download trial links supplied emmediatly. On the 17th the links will be available here. www.beautyoftheweb.comAnonymous
September 14, 2010
@Neo: That is incorrect.Anonymous
September 14, 2010
20 minutes leftAnonymous
September 14, 2010
@Jason are you feeling the pressure on your back? What a nonse arguments, you can clearly see that IE9 with it's featureset will be the best browser to have. You didnt even bother to take the HTML5 and other tests to see what kind of performance improvments are made with IE9 . You are just dissapointent that your current browser is left behind and eating the dust. How can you ignore the performance of IE9 vs your browser? And if you are happy with your current browser, well stick with it then. Leaving nonse comments won't effect anything. It's for you a way to express your fealings. And this is not a blog for idontlikemicrosoftbuhuuuuu.comAnonymous
September 14, 2010
IE9 is looking really awesome (core-technology and standards wise!) Looking forward to the UI and getting hands on with the beta!Anonymous
September 14, 2010
Will the Event view live video from somewhere? If so, where? I hope that the Finnish language is included. (Had been included in IE 8 beta.) I want to install the beta, and remove the Platform Preview (was a problem with the window maximized, the window did not stay maximized). Thanks a lot for the Internet Explorer team, and thanks to you commenters! ;) (Sorry for the bad English language)Anonymous
September 14, 2010
You know you are not launching the BETA to the General public. Just like the (NEXT) System. Windows NEXTAnonymous
September 15, 2010
pst:it is 8:10 am nowAnonymous
September 15, 2010
Seriously - is it going to be better? hmmmmm I deploy it in the enterprise because I have to, chrome is going to e hard to beat for speed and firefox for features.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Great job IE team Microsoft My love ;)Anonymous
September 15, 2010
IE9 will be a shootAnonymous
September 15, 2010
Please Don't Remove www.ie.microsoft.com/testdrive website keep it i love testing my webbrowser all the timeAnonymous
September 15, 2010
I Love Microsoft , I Love Internet ExplorerAnonymous
September 15, 2010
@ May Be Silver oh yes me too. Regardless whether Windows, Office or WindowsMobile if there is something new must I it fast have. :-)Anonymous
September 15, 2010
I've never used another browser. For me, safety comes first and nothing can beat IE. when it comes to that. Even if a Microsoft employee will tell me something else, it's my history using this browser that tells me something else.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
another 1 hour and 15 minutes correct?Anonymous
September 15, 2010
yay i can't wait xDAnonymous
September 15, 2010
This is the first time I've added an additional clock for another timezone in Windows Vista/7 under my time settings.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Big thanks to the team of developers working on IE9. Can't wait for it to be released.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
waiting for release :)Anonymous
September 15, 2010
here's to IE9 and many more innovative releases to come...Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Since so many fanboys are gathered here, let me repeat a questionnaire i made some time ago (appologies for those who filled it and didn't get an anwser ;-) )
- What did you think of SVG/canvas/DOM-events before 2009 when MSFT announced support for it.
- What do you think of those today?
- What do you think of WebGL today? Please do look at MSFT before answering :-)
- What do you of sites targeted at IE (6 mostly, but 7 and 8 also)?
- Silverlight? thx Meni, a fanboy of open-standards
Anonymous
September 15, 2010
32 minutes..!!Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Get ready for a beautyful web. ThanksAnonymous
September 15, 2010
Will check out IE9 potentially uses my Geforce 9800GT.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
its going windows.microsoft.com/.../worldwideAnonymous
September 15, 2010
I just checked the beautyoftheweb site & it's out there now. At least for me in Central Standard timezoneAnonymous
September 15, 2010
I have itAnonymous
September 15, 2010
I am downloading..!!Anonymous
September 15, 2010
aw you beat me to it, OlafAnonymous
September 15, 2010
@Jordan Williams sorry:-)Anonymous
September 15, 2010
I have it! Awesomeness!Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Congratulations to the IE 9 Team! You must be very excited for today!Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Is the IE9 podcast starting at 1:30 Eastern time or 2:00? If 1:30, it is after that now, anybody got a link to the podcast? Thanks, -I come by way of HanselmanAnonymous
September 15, 2010
The beta is up on www.beautyoftheweb.comAnonymous
September 15, 2010
The beta is available on beautyoftheweb.comAnonymous
September 15, 2010
www.microsoft.com/.../liveEvent.aspxAnonymous
September 15, 2010
Congtarulations! I cannot wait to test the new Internet Explorer 9!Anonymous
September 15, 2010
www.microsoft.com/.../liveEvent.aspxAnonymous
September 15, 2010
IE9 is awesome! Unfortunately XP with IE6 and IE7 is still what web developers have to deal with. I wish Microsoft could do something to clean up that mess. Just leaving it behind is not fair. Web developers spend countless hours testing and hacking css and javascript so that web apps work on the less awesome browsers out there.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
I feel your pain. I'm trying get some styles to work on IE6 right now. I wish it would just go away.Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Hi, I missed the Keynote. Can I download it from somewhere?Anonymous
September 15, 2010
Senthil, Click on the blog web cast link on the top or this: www.microsoft.com/.../internetexplorer ;)Anonymous
September 15, 2010
@Croft.. I actually opened the "web cast" link in the top when it was like 2 mins before the end. Some guy was asking the audience to try out the latest HTML5 web apps. Then it ended. But now, when I click on that link or the one which you gave, I go to a page where THAT video is not available. The video gallery is full of videos about IE9 but not the KeyNote. Is that the page where I can download the KeyNote or is it too late?Anonymous
September 15, 2010
iexplore.exe 中的 0x023b88b1 处未处理的异常: 0xC0000005: 读取位置 0x89087d8b 时发生访问冲突 IE9+win7(32)Anonymous
September 17, 2010
Hello, I would like to report a problem i have experienced while suing IE9 Beta. When you go on gmail.com and log in, the chat client does not load. It says loading for infinite time, so I think this may be a problem with a plug-in that isn't working properly with the new release of IE. When you use IE8, everything works fine, with then same plug-ins installed and everything. Me and my friend have both experienced the same problem with IE9 Beta. Thanks, and I hope this gets fixed soon!Anonymous
September 21, 2010
i love the the redesigned ie9 beta, but i had some issues with it. First of all, im a windows 7 ultimate user, and i noticed that after i installed the ie9 beta (or at least the 64 bit version), every time i used the show desktop button, the desktop gadgets gets minimized. i've had a friend who also had the same issue. it's not a major concern, but it does annoy me because i use that button a lot. The second problem i had with ie9 beta is that although the new interface looks great, when you click things like options and favorites, they're exactly the same as ie8. frankly, i found those menus very ugly and it just kinda ruins the minimalistic vibe of ie9. Hope those things get redesigned as well. Lastly, i really wasn't impressed with the add-on manager (which is the same as ie8). i pretty expect ie9 to step up in terms of add-ons, because otherwise it will lose an edge compared to others like Chrome and Firefox. if ie9 is going to have more add-ons, then those horrible add-manager need to become less complicated and user friendly (i mean it doesn't even tell you what each add-on does).