Internet Explorer 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 (IE2) is the second, and by now discontinued, version of Internet Explorer (IE), a graphical web browser by Microsoft. It was unveiled in October 1995, and was released on November 27, 1995, for Windows 95 and Windows NT, and on April 23, 1996, for Apple Macintosh and Windows 3.1.
Internet Explorer 2 in Windows NT 4.0 | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | November 27, 1995 |
| Stable release | Windows: 2.01 / August 1996 Mac OS: 2.1 / August 1996 |
| Operating system | |
| Platform | x86 (16- and 32-bit), 68k, PowerPC, MIPS, Alpha AXP |
| Included with | Windows 95 OSR1 and Windows NT 4.0 |
| Predecessor | Internet Explorer 1.0 (1995) Internet Explorer 1.5 (1996) |
| Successor | Internet Explorer 3 (1996) |
| Available in | 24 languages |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
Version 2 launched with 12 languages, including English, but this would expand to 24 for Windows 95, 20 for Windows 3.1, and 9 for the Macintosh by April 1996. It lacked many features that became common in later IE versions, including the blue 'e' logo, integration with Windows Explorer, and bundled programs. Its market share was also much lower than later versions. During its tenure, IE market share only went up to about roughly 3-9% by mid 1996, before Internet Explorer 3 was released.
This is the last version of Internet Explorer to support Windows NT 3.1; as the following version, Internet Explorer 3, only supports Windows NT 3.5.
Internet Explorer 2 is no longer supported, and is not available for download from Microsoft.