Pre release of IE9 is here

This morning, in my weekly email from Microsoft, I saw the chance to try out IE9. In fact, that's what I'm using now, however, it's unsupported at this time. It's called "Windows IE Platform Preview 1.97745.6019". That's what shows at the top of the screen when using it. The page is rather plain, and there are only four options at the top of the page, " Page, Debug, Report Issue, Help". There's no print options. Finally, Windows is moving forward with a new browser, and hopefully it will be a good one. There's yet to be a place for favorites. Being that I like to try new products, I'll give this one a whirl. Hopefully, some of you received the same email with the offer, I get almost every Microsoft newsletter available, and they're coming out with new products all of the time. But one thing with this browser, you don't yet have the option to select a home page, and you must type in to your home page, so that you can browse further. But so far, no ads! That's an improvement in itself. And at the present time, it's twice as fast as IE8 or FF

I have been thinking about trying IE9.

My question is if things didn't work out.
Is there a IE8 install for Windows 7 I could use if I decided to uninstall IE9?

c_c you can get the download here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/default.aspx

It gives you a separate shortcut for IE9, it doesn't affect your IE8 install. And, before anyone attempts to, it will install only on Vista SP2 or later. It is blasingly fast for a pre release product. I hope that it stays that way.

Internet Explorer 8: Worldwide sites
Windows 7 is not in the list for downloading IE8 because its shipped integrated in Windows 7. Is there something I am missing about Windows 7 and the IE8 browser? Do you reinstall IE8 with "Add and Remove Windows Components" and not a download from MS? I would prefer a download.

You don't remove IE8 to use this, being that it's not fully supported yet. If you can't download it for 7, backup and reinstall. But this appilcation is a while from being a finalized product, that's why you're given a separate shortcut for it.

Thanks cat, that is the download for IE9. I noticed you mentioned IE9 doesn't effect IE8. I was asking about IE8 download for Win7 and was given a link to MS.

I suppose at some point IE9 will overtake IE8 and MS will have no excuse to keep IE8 for Win7 off their Website. For now I don't want to create a mess I cannot undo. You answered my question by making a statement I was not expecting.

I just hope that the final product is as speedy as it is now. When you type into it, it appears a little shaky, but that should improve as time passes. This pre release isn't like IE8 was last spring, a full fledged browser in the final stages of testing. I do hope that this is the way Microsoft releases all of their browsers & OS's in the future, so that we may have input, just like Windows 7.

c_c here is a screenshot of the page I linked for you. Notice the arrow pointing to the IE8 download.

Thats funny because I had to open the link in Firefox before I could see what you see. However if you follow the link that you provided, it will bring you to my link which does not have a IE8 download for Windows 7.

The following list is all that is available for downloading Internet Explorer 8.