I tried IE7, didn’t like, uninstalled. I haven’t tried IE8.
I use an IE6 based tabbed browser for FR. It has some editing add-ons that are no longer available and do not support IE7 or later. I’m not giving those up just to run IE9.
That is also part of the reason why I am apprehensive of upgrading to Win7. I hear it won’t run DOS programs and won’t run many older Windows programs. I have some of both and there are not newer versions or comparable software available. Win7 Home does not have the XP window, and if I have to run an XP window, why upgrade to the more expensive Win7 versions?
IE8 is horrendous. Don’t even think about getting it TomGuy! I try to copy and paste text and the mouse wants to grab much more and take control from me. I never had that happen in the past on any browser. I have to work really hard to make it do what I want.