Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 2 Direct Download Link Without WGA
After the almost disastrous launch of IE 8 Beta 1, the second beta of IE8 (Internet Explorer 
has been released for free download. Various improvements, enhancements, bug fixes and some new features are added to the new version of IE8 Beta 2.
A lot of users’ reviews on IE8 Beta2 have been outright negative, which means that IE8 Beta 2 is not even worth a try. But for users who are daring to try, it’s possible to download and install IE8 Beta 2 version 8.0 from microsoft.com. There is no WGA validation required (Microsoft has removed the WGA check since IE7) for downloading and installing the web browser. So even if your PC is not genuine and fails validation, IE8 Beta 2 can still be installed and used, but probably it’s not a good choice, yet.
For convenient, here’s the direct download links and IE8 Beta 2 information pages on Microsoft Download Center for various operating system, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions available.
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (x86)
Direct Download: IE8-WindowsVista-x86-ENU.exe
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
Direct Download: IE8-WindowsVista-x64-ENU.exe
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Window XP SP2 and SP3
Direct Download: IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
Direct Download: IE8-WindowsServer2003-x64-ENU.exe
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86)
Direct Download: IE8-WindowsServer2003-x86-ENU.exe
Some features of IE8 Beta 2 include InPrivate browsing, reopen closed tabs, Smart Address Bar, Web Slices, Accelerators and SmartScreen Filter.
Update: Download IE8 RC (Release Candidate)
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February 25th, 2009 03:03
[...] releasing IE8 Beta 1, IE8 Beta 2, and IE8 RC (Release Candidate) to general public for feedback and bug report, Microsoft is [...]
January 27th, 2009 03:05
[...] Explorer 8 (IE8) is the next version of IE web browser to be released by Microsoft. The IE8 Beta 2 has been released back in August 2008, and although it’s a great improvement over IE8 Beta 1, [...]
October 27th, 2008 03:09
[...] The IE8 Beta 2 is sure to reach a larger audience all over the world. Read more about the release note. Users can get the latest IE8 Beta 2 via the link here or directly download from Microsoft servers using links here. [...]
October 27th, 2008 03:06
[...] After the release of Windows Internet Explorer Beta 1 (IE 8 Beta 1) which targeted web designers and developers on March 25, 2008, Microsoft now moves a step further to the release of its IE8 final version by releasing its IE 8 Beta 2. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is available for download for various Windows OS such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista 32 bit edition, Windows Vista 64 bit edition, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. Besides that, this new version also supports Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German languages. While pending for the IE8 final version, users who want to try the IE8 Beta 2 can download the trial version of the browser via the link here, or using the direct download links listed here. [...]