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Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Vista (KB972636)

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  • Version: 972636
  • Category: Update
  • Language: English

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

  • Windows Internet Explorer 8 improves browser interoperability and advances the Web by delivering a better implementation of Web standards. While this is a move in the right direction, users might encounter compatibility issues with some sites that still rely on the behavior of previous versions of Internet Explorer. Microsoft understands the shift towards standards compatibility with Internet Explorer 8 may take some time to complete for each organization or webmaster. To bridge this transition, we offer the Compatibility View list. The list helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8.
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Status: Deleted

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FileSize
IE8-Windows6.0-KB972636-x86.msu
SHA1: 73cafe8e38e29ddebf7651bfb61aeca2c236eef2
200 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2

  • This update applies to Internet Explorer 8 with the following operating systems:
    • Windows Vista

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