All 25 language versions of Internet Explorer 8

On September 16, the Redmond company went live with the second wave of IE8 Beta 2 releases, offering the browser in no less than 21 localized versions. The fresh IE8 Beta 2 releases covering 21 additional languages on top of the original four are supported only on the 32-bit versions of Windows Vista RTM and Service Pack 1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2008.

“The IE team is pleased to announce the availability of Internet Explorer Beta 2 in 21 additional languages. The languages released today are fully localized versions of the IE8 English Beta 2. The Complete List of IE8 Beta 2 Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish,” explained Vishwac Sena Kannan, International Program Manager.

Microsoft is currently gearing up for the availability of the gold build of Internet Explorer 8. The Redmond giant has not confirmed a deadline, except to say that it expects to deliver the final IE8 two years after the general availability of Internet Explorer 7 considered by the company to be January 30, 2007, the Windows Vista launch day. However, all indications point to a November release of IE8 final, including the fact that Microsoft is only offering support for the Beta 2 build of Internet Explorer 8 until the end of October.

“When installing localized versions of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 on XP or Windows Server 2003 please remember that the base language of the operating system must match the IE8 language you are trying to install; otherwise the Setup Wizard will display an error. For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the base language of Windows does not need to match the Internet Explorer 8 language version in order for a successful install. When your user active language matches the Internet Explorer 8 language you installed, then IE8 will appear in the desired language. You will still be able to use IE8 in all other scenarios, but it will appear in English as a fall back version,” Kannan added.

All 25 language versions of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 2 are available for download:

English For Vista x86 [EXE]

English For Windows XP SP2 x86 [EXE]

English For Windows XP/2003 x64 [EXE]

English For Windows 2003 x86 [EXE]

FRENCH Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

FRENCH Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

GERMAN Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

GERMAN Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

SPANISH Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

SPANISH Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

ITALIAN Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

ITALIAN Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

TURKISH Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

TURKISH Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

DUTCH Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

DUTCH Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

DANISH Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

DANISH Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

POLISH Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

POLISH Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

PORTUGUESE Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

PORTUGUESE Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

JAPONESE Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

JAPONESE Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

KOREAN Installer For Windows XP [EXE]

KOREAN Installer For Windows Vista & Server 2008 [EXE]

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