by @Macarlo
Windows 2000 Professional Beta Tester
(Screenshots by Namo Capture)

 Hi All.
Netscape 6 Preview release 2 is out and I just downloaded it and tested it on my Windows 2000 Professional Web IDE. Here is a fine piece of software that I recommend for all users that are looking for efficiency and high speed. This new PR is running just fine here and several problems that I encountered in PR1 has been solved. Click the link below to read my review about Netscape 6 Preview Release 1:

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 In order to update your Preview Release of Netscape 6 you must download 18 files if you chose the complete installation as I chose (see photo below):

The first file to be downloaded is the Setup (see the last photo below). When you click the Setup the general download for upgrade is immediately started and the process begin easy and smooth, using the Netscape Smart Download feature (with it you can pause and resume without problems as GetRight task). In the photo below you can see the Netscape 6 files inside Windows Explorer File Manager:

In the next screenshot below you can see the Setup Screen started on my Windows 2000 Professional in order to install Preview Release 2 of Netscape 6:

Finally, is the next photo, below, you can see the Setup file being downloaded for the general download update:

Technical Information from Netscape

The most customizable, convenient and connected browser

The Internet has evolved at an extraordinary pace, and browsing software has brought easy information access to millions of people. While early browsers revolutionized the Internet, browsers have grown in size and complexity with every release and have failed to implement Web standards consistently, holding back the development of richer web applications and content.

Netscape is fulfilling its promise to deliver a new browser that is small in size, leads the industry in standards compliance and can run across a wide variety of platforms from traditional PC desktops to new computing devices. This new groundbreaking browser is Netscape 6.

Netscape 6 offers users unmatched convenience features and the ability to stay connected to important information, while offering users the flexibility to deeply customize the browser to fit their individual needs and personality. To deliver these benefits, Netscape 6 offers innovative functionality in these key areas:
Small download size and speed
Standards support
My Sidebar
Search
Same time messaging integrated with browsing and mail
Themes (coming soon)
A preview release of Netscape 6 is now available for download. Please check back here for up-to-date news about Netscape 6.

Small download size and speed – quickly install the Internet software you want

Netscape 6 is a full-featured yet lean browser that bucks the trend in software bloat. Netscape 6 was developed from the ground up to be as small as possible while still providing a rich feature set. The result is a very powerful product that you can download quickly, even over a modem.

Small size for faster download
Installer is less than a 300k download and allows you to customize your installation with just the components you want.
Browser is only 5.5 MB download – about 30% smaller than a comparable install of Internet Explorer.
Typical installation is only 8.5 MB – 25% smaller than a comparable installation of Internet Explorer 5.
ConfigurationNetscape 6Internet Explorer 5.0Netscape Advantage
Browser Only5.5 MB7.8 MB30% Smaller
Typical8.5 MB11.3MB25% Smaller

My Sidebar keeps you connected to what's important

As content developers take advantage of accepted web standards, the result is a richer Internet for developers and consumers. The revolutionary Netscape Gecko Technologies, developed as an open source project, provide the basis for Netscape 6. With full support for XML, CSS level 1 and DOM (among others), a new class of rich web applications is possible. And Netscape not only delivers support for rich web content and applications across a variety of desktop platforms (such as Windows and MacOS), but also across a new class of web appliances that run on the Linux platform

Best standards support from desktop PCs to home appliances

Located on the left side of the Netscape 6 interface, My Sidebar gives you a convenient place to keep track of the things that are important to you. Read the latest news, set up a custom stock portfolio, check your Buddy List for instant messaging, track auctions or listen to music. With over 400 tabs available from Netscape and third parties, My Sidebar is your customized connection to the sites and people that you care about.

Hundreds of My Sidebar tabs give you the power to customize the Internet
Over 400 Netscape tabs, including Stocks, News, Calendar, music and more!
Instant Messaging Buddy List tab lets you keep track of your buddies and communicate with them in real time
Third party tabs from CNN and other web sites from around the world
Open architecture enables web developers to easily create My Sidebar tabs and link them from their sites

Same time messaging integrated throughout the browser and mail

Instant messaging is the third ‘killer app’ on the Internet, after browsing and email. Netscape 6 is the first Internet software suite to seamlessly combine browsing, email and instant messaging. You can now manage multiple email accounts and communicate with friends who use the popular AOL Instant Messenger service (over 40 million users and growing) – all in an environment integrated with the Navigator browser.

Integrated communications keeps you connected
Multiple email accounts, including AOL email accounts
Integrated instant messaging with Buddy presence in My Sidebar and Mail messages
Automatic collection of contact information from the people you communicate with in the Netscape 6 address book.

Fully customizable, integrated Search

Netscape Navigator now includes a search field in the main toolbar. That means that at any time, from anywhere on the Web, you can type what you want and click "Search" – you no longer have to take the time to load a special search page or open a frame.

This search field doubles as the web address field. So whether you have a web address, an Internet keyword or a word or phrase to search for, enter it in the search field and get what you want quickly.

Search highlights
Includes the Netscape Search service (powered by Google, the #1 search engine) and Netscape Open Directory Project (the #1 search directory)
Customize with your choice of Search services
Search results are opened in My Sidebar, allowing you the flexibility to check multiple results without time consuming return trips to a search engine.

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