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Introducing the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web Browser

Welcome to the Internet

The Internet is a collection of computer networks that connects millions of computers around the world. Microsoft Internet Explorer enables you to connect to the Internet to access the vast stores of information on these computers. You can do it all quickly, easily, and safely from your desktop. Whether youÆre searching for information or having it delivered to your computer, take a look at some of the features that make surfing the Internet easy and fun.

Get the hottest Web content automatically delivered to you

With channels, the latest content can be automatically delivered to you from the world's best content providers. And if you have installed Web Desktop Integration, you can also view the channels right on your desktop and as your screen saver, as well as in the browser.

Let Internet Explorer complete typing Web addresses for you

When you start typing a frequently used URL in the Address bar, Internet Explorer completes the address for you.

Find new Web sites, visit favorite sites, and return to previous Web pages faster and easier with the Explorer bar

Search for Web sites using the new Explorer bar. After the list of search results appears, you can click a link to view that page on the right side of your screen while still viewing the list of search results on the left. You can similarly browse through your Favorites, History, or Channels in the Explorer bar.

Return to frequently visited sites quickly

Whenever you find an interesting Web site, itÆs easy to mark it so that you can quickly return to it. Just add it to your list of favorites. Any time you want to view one of your favorite Web sites, itÆs just a click away.

Automatically update your favorite Web sites

Subscribe to your favorite sites so that the content is automatically updated whenever you want—hourly, daily, or weekly.

Work in other programs while Web content is downloaded and updated

Let Internet Explorer download and update Web content in the background while you do other work on your computer, or even while you sleep.

Take your Web pages with you!

Download Web pages or entire sites so that you can look at them later offline, at work, at home, or on the road.

Display only the content you specify as suitable

Screen out objectionable or offensive content by using industry-standard ratings defined independently by the Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) committee.

Protect yourself and your computer

Use Internet Explorer security features to protect your computer from potentially unsafe files and programs and to restrict access to files and information on your computer. With security zones, you can set different levels of security for different areas of the Web.

Shop securely on the Internet

Use Microsoft Wallet to store your personal credit-card and shipping-address information on your computer, and take advantage of secure servers to connect to Web sites.

Communicate on the Web with mail, newsreading, and Internet call programs

Click links in Web pages, or choose Internet Explorer commands, for easy integration with all of your Internet programs.