Internet Explorer is a browser developed by Microsoft for use in Windows, Mac OS and UNIX operating systems. IE, in addition to the demonstration of web pages, performs other functions in the operating system, including OS update.
IE 9 in Windows XP
The Internet Explorer of the ninth version was called upon to bring a lot of new on the web development, so support SVG was added to it, the experimental functions of HTML 5 were built on and the hardware acceleration for the Direct2D graphics is enabled. It is in the last option that the incompatibility problem of Internet Exploper 9 and Windows XP lies.XP uses drivers for video cards that do not support Direct2D API. It is simply impossible to implement, so IE 9 has not been produced for Win XP. From the above, we make a simple conclusion: install the ninth version of this browser on Windows XP is impossible. Even if some miracle you can succeed, then it will not work normally, it will not work out to be launched.
Conclusion
As we have already stated, IE 9 is not intended for XP, but there are "craftsmen" that offer "fixed" distributions for installation on this OS. In no case do not swing and do not install such packages, it is a hoax. Remember that the Explorer not only shows the pages on the Internet, but also participates in the operation of the system, so, the incompatible distribution can lead to serious malfunctions, up to the loss of performance. Therefore, use what is (IE 8) or go to a more modern OS.