Internet Explorer 8 will not install on Windows XP

Be wary of any advice to upgrade  to Windows 10. Note the following:

1. You can *not* upgrade from XP to 10. You would have to do a clean installation, which is more difficult and time consuming, for two reasons:

       a. You would need to backup.all your data to external media, then

           restore it after the Windows 10 installation

       b. You would need to reinstall and reconfigure all your programs from their original media.

2. Windows 10 is not free for XP users. You would have to buy it.
3. It is highly unlikely that such an old computer has the "horsepower" to run 10 with acceptable performance.  You would need to buy several new components: more RAM, a bigger hard drive, probably even  a new motherboard and CPU. And unless you have the hardware skills to do it yourself, you would need to pay someone to install the new hardware.So add together the cost of Windows 10 and the needed hardware upgrades, and compare their sum with the cost of buying a new computer. Almost certainly, the new computer would be less expensive, and would last longer than the old one.

So what should you do? You have two choices, as far as I'm concerned: either stay with XP (even though Microsoft no longer supports it) or if you are willing to spend the money, buy a new one.

Windows 10 does not come for free with XP and NEVER has.

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First thing to do is to make sure that you have the correct system requirements and that your Computer Manufacturer supplies the correct Drivers for 10 for your Model Number.

"Windows 10 System Requirements"

https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/3884/windows-10-system-requirements

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-specifications#sysreqs

If you read those Microsoft's system requirements for 10, you will find that if you only go on them you will be sadly disappointed in performance.

You should at least double what they say.

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Detailed information on Minimum hardware requirements:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview

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Some Manufacturers have listed Model Numbers tested with 10 at their website:

Acer - Windows 10 Creators Update

Dell computers tested for Windows 10 November 2019 Update and previous versions of Windows 10

The following Gateway laptops, desktops and tablets have been tested as being suitable to install Windows 10 Creators Update

HP Products Tested with Windows 10

Lenovo devices tested for Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018

Samsung - Find out if your system runs Windows 10.

Sony - What do I need to install Windows 10 on my PC?

Toshiba - Models tested

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How to buy Windows 10:

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en\_US/cat/Windows/categoryID.70036700

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HI NikkyStephens,

Do you know that Microsoft have stopped supporting to users using Windows XP and Windows 7. You can only use internet explorer 8 on Windows 7 and later version. If you want then you can upgrade to Windows 7, but it is not recommended. 

For better experience you should upgrade to Windows 10, the reason is Windows 7 has no support form Microsoft team right now. 

If you want to upgrade to windows 10, go here:  Windows 10 free download

You can also check this for IE: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=13398