Where and How to Get Internet Explorer

How's this for some good news: You probably already have Internet Explorer. How do I know? Two reasons. First, if you're running a Windows-based computer, virtually all versions of Windows in recent history came with a version of Explorer included. You may not know you have it, but chances are you do. Second, we did some Web browsing back in Chapter 4, and unless you cheated and were reading without using your computer, you must've been using a browser. Chances were good it was Explorer.

Regardless, the chances are also good that you don't have the latest and greatest version of Explorer. How do I know that? Well, Microsoft—like most software manufacturers—is constantly updating its software. These updates ...

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