Development: Internet Explorer

Introduction
Internet Explorer 6 is the set of core Web browsing technologies in Windows XP . These core technologies have recently been updated as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) with Advanced Security Technologies.

Internet Explorer 6 SP2, the latest version of Internet Explorer, provides a flexible and reliable browsing experience with enhanced Web privacy features for all Windows users. This version includes a full installation of the Web browser and the most recent version of Outlook Express, the e-mail client that is included with Internet Explorer.

Whether you are a home user browsing content or getting e-mail on the Web, an IT administrator deploying and maintaining a rich set of Windows Internet technologies, or a Web developer creating Web content, Internet Explorer 6 gives you the freedom to experience the best of the Internet.

This overview describes some of the major features and technologies of Internet Explorer, provides information on how to get the latest version, and offers links to more information so you can start getting more from the Web the way you want.

Features and Technologies at a Glance
Internet Explorer 6 includes many new and enhanced features that can simplify the daily tasks that you perform, while helping you to maintain the privacy of your personal information on the Web.

Here is a quick look at some of the major features of Internet Explorer 6 that help to provide a flexible and reliable browsing experience on the Web.

Flexibility
With new, innovative browser capabilities and features such as Auto Image Resizing , Image Toolbar , Media Bar , and Print Preview , it's easy to manage, save, and print your pictures and other media from Web pages. Features such as Favorites , Auto Complete , History , and the Search Companion help you quickly find what you need online. And the customizable browsing layout makes it easy to change your layout so you can experience the Web the way you want.

Web Privacy
Internet Explorer 6 helps you manage your security and privacy preferences while on the Internet with tools that help you safeguard your family's browsing experience. Manage cookies to help control the personal information that Web sites collect about you, set different levels of security for different sites on the Web with Security Zones , and use Content Advisor to help block access to objectionable content. These tools support the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P), a technology under development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Reliability
Internet Explorer 6 helps deliver a more stable and more reliable web browsing experience. New fault collection services help to identify potential problems that need to be fixed in future updates to Windows Internet technologies.Internet Explorer 6 helps deliver a more stable and more reliable web browsing experience. New fault collection services help to identify potential problems that need to be fixed in future updates to Windows Internet technologies.

Learn more about these and other Internet Explorer features-including the features that help developers build rich Web-based applications quickly and easily-by reviewing the Features page.