AirPower4ever said:
Anything to clean out prior to installing I.E. 11 like the updates to I.E. 8 or anything else?...
Take a look at this thread. A recent update gives you the capability to clean out no longer needed updates. Just make sure you run it as an administrator (right click on it and click "Run as Administrator") and run it after you install IE11 and install all updates (see below).

AirPower4ever said:
...What about prepping my system for I.E. 11, any "special" Microsoft updates needed prior to installing?...
Just go ahead and install IE11 then manually check for Windows updates. If there are any, that will ferret them out.