Prerequisites for installing Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2399238

 

Applicable to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008

• Windows graphics, image processing, and XPS libraries (kb971512 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971512 ))
  Windows graphics, images, and XPS libraries include the latest advances in modern graphics technology for gaming, multimedia, image and print applications. It includes DirectX, directcompute, and XPS library updates. After installing this update, you must restart your computer.

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  Download the x86 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194467)

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  Download the x64 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194466)

• Windows Vista platform update supplemental beta (kb2117917 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2117917 ))
  This update provides patches and improvements for graphics platforms, Microsoft Media basics, and print applications in Windows Vista. You must install kb971512 before installing this update. After installing this update, you must restart your computer.

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  Download the x86 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 192581)

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  Download the x64 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194465)

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 r2

• Windows 7 update (kb2028551 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028551 ))
  This update solves the following problem: when you use a GDI-based printer to print an XML paper specification (XPS) file, a specific element is edited. This problem occurs when the XPS file contains a visual paint brush with a transformed form. After installing this update, you must restart your computer.

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  Download the x86 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194467)

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  Download the x64 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194466)

• Windows 7 update (kb2028560 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028560 ))
  This update improves the performance of the graphic platform. After installing this update, you must restart your computer.

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  Download the x86 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 192582)

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  Download the x64 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194464)

• Windows 7 update (kb2120976 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2120976 ))
  This update solves various stream problems related to media basics. After installing this update, you must restart your computer.

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  Download the x86 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 192584)

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  Download the x64 package now. (Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? Linkid = 194459)