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If you didn’t already know, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 has been released. It was actually released ahead of schedule by a day or so. This beta does have quite a few changes so if you are an IE nut then you will probably want to download this release. I won’t bother listing all the new features here, because I am sure those of you that are interested in IE 8 just want to download it. So I have provided the link below.

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

I haven’t installed it yet myself. When I installed the previous version I had a lot of system problems - freezing and crashing. So I will let you all know how this one goes.

What I have heard though, is that Javascript runs much faster in IE8. This was from an unconfirmed test, but supposedly IE8 is over 30% faster in Javascript that IE7. Hopefully speed improvements will be noticeable in all areas of the product.

The new Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 will have a new feature known as private browsing, some are calling this feature “porn mode”.

You can probaby figure out what this is all about. Microsoft is including this new feature that will allow users to completely cover their browsing tracks. It will allow for things such as deleting selected cookies, browsing history and much more.

I think this will be a useful feature for users, not just for those wanting to browse porn sites, but for greater privacy in general, especially those using shared computers.

Here are a few tips and tweaks you can do to increase the overall speed of your Internet explorer 7, by doing these you should experience faster IE7 browsing.

Phishing Filter

This feature is designed to protect you from being tricked into accessing a dodgy website, but it does also slow down your website. If you do feel safe in turning off this feature just do the following;

• Open tools
• Under phishing filter click phishing filter settings
• Scroll down to the phishing filter section
• Check disable phishing filter
• Click apply and you are done

Turn off your SSVHelper Class

Your SSVHelper Class is a file which is part of the Java plug-in, it is basically a non-essential file and it does slow down your IE7. To turn off this feature just follow this;

• Open tools
• In manage add-ons click enable or disable add-ons
• Go down to SSVHelper Class and click on it
• Now underneath click disable and then click OK

Turn off RRS Feeds

You may not have this feature (automatically checking RRS feeds) enabled but if you do you will find it can slow down your IE7 quite a bit. If you want to disable this feature or check that it is not running then follow this;

• Click tools
• Open internet options
• Click the content tab
• In the feeds area click settings
• Uncheck automatically check feeds for updates
• Click OK and you are done

Disable ClearType

ClearType is a feature on that is designed to sharpen fonts on your Windows display, but it can also slow down the running of your Internet Explorer 7. If you want to disable your ClearType just follow these points;

• Click tools
• Open internet options
• Click the advanced tab
• Scroll down till you see Always use ClearType for HTML*
• Click apply and OK

Run a Registry Clean

One of the simplest methods you can do to improve any application on your PC is to run a registry repair, this will clean up your computer and allow you Internet Explorer 7 to run faster. To run a registry scan just click the link below and follow the prompts;

Run a registry scan for Internet Explorer 7