It took a revolutionary but buggy product (IE5) and turned it into a reliable corporate tool. It bought Microsoft the two years they needed to build IE6, which would go on to rule the world. And for a brief, shining moment in 2000, if you were a Windows user, IE 5.0 SP2 was the fastest, safest, most capable web browser on the planet.
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Microsoft’s marketing material at the time boasted of "100+ performance fixes." In practice, SP2 reduced the frequency of the infamous "illegal operation" crashes that plagued IE5. It introduced better heap management, meaning you could open a dozen pop-up windows (as was the style) without the browser imploding. It took a revolutionary but buggy product (IE5)
Developers had to pray that users would upgrade to IE 5.5 or Windows XP (which shipped with IE6). Many didn't. Make the switch from Internet Explorer to Edge
IE 5.0SP2 is perhaps most famous for its role in the "bundling" controversy. It was the default browser included with Windows Me (Millennium Edition) and was frequently distributed with Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows 2000.
As the web became more commercial, SP2 addressed numerous "buffer overflow" vulnerabilities and improved the handling of digital certificates and SSL encryption. The Windows Integration and Controversy
Let’s rewind to the year 2000, dust off the CD-ROM, and explore why IE 5.0 SP2 deserves a place in the browser hall of fame.