It’s been a while since I revisited the Google Wave sandbox after I first got access. At that time, it didn’t even render correctly in IE8, no matter which rendering mode I use (IE8, IE8 compatibility, IE7). It’s good to remember that Wave is not officially supported in IE8, just like how Silverlight is not officially supported in Chrome, but works.
The browser you’re using is currently unsupported.
We recommend using one of the following browsers for the desktop client:
- Google Chrome or Chromium
- Firefox 3.0+
- Safari 3.0+
But now, it renders correctly in IE8 compatibility view (IE8 standards)! And the interface is just as slow as rendering in Firefox 3.5, if not slower.
A large screenshot is after the break!
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While IE8 RC 1 is available to everyone in general, the people who are more likely to try out the latest and greatest software are locked out of it.
I was really excited when I heard that the first release candidate of the next generation Internet Explorer 8 is out, and I went ahead and downloaded it.
There were options to download it for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and 2008, in both x86 and x64 flavours. Hmm, it makes sense for them not to officially support Windows 7 before it is released. Thinking that the closest OS to windows 7 would be Vista, that’s the one I downloaded.
So here’s what the installer told me when I ran it “Internet Explorer 8 is not supported on this operating systemâ€:
Hmm, interesting isn’t it? We dedicated guinea pigs of the newest Windows 7 didn’t even get a chance to update our IE8 to the latest! Arguably, we’re still ahead with the version number being 8.0.7000.0 even though that was from way back even before beta 2 came out…
Checking Windows Update didn’t help either – no updates for Windows 7 to download. Rather disappointing.
Recently I’ve decided to give IE8 a go, mainly since I’ve heard that it features a MSDN IEBlog on IE8 and Acid2. So I’ve downloaded the installer from Microsoft, and tried to install it. As it turns out, the installation was a breeze.
A good-looking installation splash screen:
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Software | Edmund Tse | 
17 Jul 2009 11:33 | 
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