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Download Internet Explorer 8 RC1 for Vista, XP

Last week we told you IE8 RC1 was coming soon. This morning, Microsoft made the downloads publicly available on their web site.

In case you have trouble finding the files, here they are:
Windows XP 32-bit
Server 2003 32-bit
Windows XP and Server 2003 64-bit
Vista and Server 2008 32-bit
Vista and Server 2003 64-bit
Microsoft has yet to update the Internet Explorer page, which still invites visitors to download the IE8 Beta. You also won't find it by going to the downloads page and clicking on Internet Explorer. They may be waiting for the full RTM to make those changes, but it seems strange to leave prominent links to the beta version when a release candidate is publicly available.

And make sure to check out our continuing coverage of Internet Explorer 8 for more information about Microsoft's new browser.
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