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IE9 Platform Preview won’t run on XP

17 Mar 2010 @ 2:43 PM

If you’re thinking about running the IE9 Platform Preview, don’t try installing it on any nearly-decade-old operating systems (I’m looking at you, XP): If you do, you’ll get to a dialog stating “Windows Internet Explorer Platform Preview does not support any operating system earlier than Windows Vista SP2.” And of course, don’t even think about versions for non-Windows operating systems. IE General Manager Dean Hachamovitch told me that Mac and Linux versions weren’t currently in the company’s plans.

The reason IE9 doesn’t work in XP is that the browser uses the Direct2D feature of DirectX when accessing the graphics hardware to accelerate image creation and drawing. Direct2D was introduced in Windows 7 and then added

Microsoft confirms IE9 will shun Windows XP (go.theregister.com)
Unsurprisingly, IE9 won’t be supported on an obsolete OS (arstechnica.com)
FAQ: Say hello to IE9 (computerworld.com)

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Tags: Dean Hachamovitch, Direct2D, Internet Explorer, Linux, Operating system, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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