It's been a long time since Microsoft released the first beta of Internet Explorer 8, which left me wondering what they had up their sleeve. After reading that they added a ton of new features in Beta 2 like private browsing, tab grouping and a new smart address bar, I just had to try it out and share with all of our readers.

Installation

Ok, we are off to find out what Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 has to offer. First let’s take a look at the options during initial installation. I am writing about this screen for screen so if you have not yet explored this new beta you're seeing each of these screens for the first time along with me.