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Internet Explorer 7 is a popular Microsoft web browsing tool that allows you to explore and retrieve information from the Wellesley College website and the Internet. World Wide Web documents can contain text, images, sounds, animation, and digital video. Though Internet Explorer 7 is strongly recommended, some computers may still be using the older version, Internet Explorer 6.


Windows XP and Vista

Internet Explorer 6 - We recommend that users upgrade to Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 7 - Current recommended browser
Internet Explorer 8 - We do not recommend that on campus users install this browser yet

Firefox 3 - an alternative browser we recommend

How to tell if you are using Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to the top menu and click Help.
3. Select About Internet Explorer.




Mac OS 10.4 and later

We do not recommend using Internet Explorer on Macs. Instead, users can try the following browsers:

Safari 3
Firefox 3





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Last Modified: March 26, 2009
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