Why is there still no SVG compatibility in IE8 nor Windows Explorer in Windows 7? SVG is a open standard format.It would be really nice if I could view SVGs from Wikipedia or other sources directly in the browser instead of saving them and opening them seperately. Also if I do save them, say for logos, I'd love for Windows Explorer to be able to preview/open them natively.

I agree. For an interim fixyou could load the Adobe SVG viewer so that you can view SVG files from within IE. http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/.

The first line of the page for the Adobe SVG viewer "Please note that Adobe has announced that it will discontinue support for Adobe SVG Viewer on January 1, 2009."As of right now it isn't even supported. So again, Microsoft really needs to make Windows 7 have native support for SVG.

Any other news on this?No offense to DarienHawk67 or Joe Shonk, but I find "use a third party addon that is no longer supported" to not be a valid answer to the problem.The answer also doesn't solve the problem of it not previewing in Windows Explorer anyway.

None taken. I actually agree with you. There should be native SVG implimentation in Win7 w/out having to use any third party utilities. Did you post this in the Comments as a request? If you do, I will +1 you.

While I agree that it would be nice if Windows 7 could do all things, I think it is unrealistic. For example, why not PDF, WinDjview. etc. I think that having to use third party apps for less than mainstream functions is not unreasonable.

Lead3 said: While I agree that it would be nice if Windows 7 could do all things, I think it is unrealistic. For example, why not PDF, WinDjview. etc. I think that having to use third party apps for less than mainstream functions is not unreasonable.SVG is an open standard. So it's no"less mainstream" than jpg. Only in less in adoption BECAUSE of IE's inability to render it.Unrealistic?As far as Web Browsers, all the other ones: Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome etc can render SVGs without a third party addon.As far as Operating Systems, I know Linux previews SVGs in the file browser, not sure about OS X.Also the third party (Adobe) application originally posted, is no longer supported. DarienHawk67 said: None taken. I actually agree with you. There should be native SVG implimentation in Win7 w/out having to use any third party utilities. Did you post this in the Comments as a request? If you do, I will +1 you.I don't know where that Comments/Request section is that you speak of. I would definitely do that though. I believe I had done it through the "Send Feedback" button in Windows 7 itself.

Unfortunately, IE8 has been released and there is no SVG ability to it.I found this over two year old thread and I believe I found the true reason:Silverlight.Can't support an open standard if it means undermining your own proprietary format now can you Microsoft?

You can get a beta version of the SVG viewer from Adobe, as listed in the Windows 7 Compatability site, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Software&p=Adobe%20SVG%20Viewer&v=Adobe&uid=3&l=en&pf=1&pi=8&s=%20Adobe%20Design%20Pro&os=64-bit I just installed it and it runs fine.

Sorry to bring up this old post, but for the sake of completion id like to add that .svg will be supported in IE10: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/info/releasenotes/ : Platform Preview Breaking Changes No VML in IE10 Standards and Quirks Modes The Internet Explorer-proprietary Vector Markup Language (VML) is no longer available in IE10’s standards and quirks modes. Web developers are advised to use standards-based Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) instead. VML is still available in IE10 in legacy modes 5, 7, 8, and 9 though the performance of VML in those modes is inferior to SVG.

Sorry to bring up this old post, but for the sake of completion id like to add that .svg will be supported in IE10: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/info/releasenotes/ : Which is nice to know, but it's now September 2012. Most companies (mine included) are still stuck in IE8, and Microsoft still hasn't attempted to add .svg support to IE8 or IE9. That's 20% of internet users who still can't use svg, as Microsoft wanted us to use Silverlight, which they've quietly let die. http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php Ironically, I was looking to use svg, as IE8 also doesn't support HTML 5, and I thought perhaps Microsoft would've at least for SVG working with IE8 by now. Err, no. No prizes for guessing why so many people turn to Chrome when they choose a browser for their home PCs...