Yes It Is Ready 4 You 2 Install It, Your Friend Is Just Giving You Bad Info,
Because Microsoft Has Not Been Releasing Service Packs 4 Internet Explorer
Dating All The Way Back 2 IE 6 Service Pack 1.

"CdLsRN" <NO [email]SPAM@nospam.com[/email]> wrote in message
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> I have a one year old Dell XPS 420 with Vista Ultimate. A friend told me
> to wait until all the kinks are worked out before I download IE8. Is it
> easy and safe to download without causing all kinds of problems?[/color]