IE8 will not open MSDN site.

I have a computer running Win XP and IE8. It is an old machine and so i don't want to upgrade the OS or buy a new 

computer. I installed vb.net 2010 Express as it is the most recent version which will run on XP.  The IDE uses a 

help system which depends on Internet Explorer.  All the URLs the system needs to display are at 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/.  The help system will not display the pages...

I have found by copying and pasting the URLs the help was trying to display into Firefox, Chrome and IE that they 

open fine with Firefox and Chrome but not with IE8.  Of course I have somewhat newer versions of the stand alone 

browsers, though they can no longer be upgraded either.

IE8 opens other sites without a problem, but not MSDN.  Is MSDN no longer compatible with IE8 or is there another 

issue at work?  Has anybody else had this issue?

I would try to install the help files locally but I don't have the space. So far all I can do is copy and paste 

the URLs into an exterior browser.

Thanks!


Side Issue: Before vb.net 2010 Express I installed vb.net 2005 Express which worked fine, help and all, but while 

MS will still let you download vb.net 2005 Express, they will no longer provide you with a registration code to 

finalize the installation.  Registering this product would also solve my problem.