IE7/IE6 dual install
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alex.barylski
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IE7/IE6 dual install
I need to keep IE6 or rather I want to, but a client requires me to test some JS in IE7...
is there anyway I can install IE7 concurrently alongside IE6 - without having to upgrade?
I need them both for testing purposes...
is there anyway I can install IE7 concurrently alongside IE6 - without having to upgrade?
I need them both for testing purposes...
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Microsoft now ofters Windows Virtual PC + IE6 Readiness Kit (a windows image that only allows use of IE6 I think) free of charge. It will allow you to use both IE6 and IE7 at the same time (free of charge) and run sessions, cookies etc in two seperate environments.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx
You will have to dig around on microsoft's websites to find the exact area where they discuss this. You will know when you come across it because it is a big section for web developers all about how to use Virtual PC to run IE6 alongside your IE7. I wish I could find it, but for some reason I'm not able to dig it up. Perhaps someone else can help.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx
You will have to dig around on microsoft's websites to find the exact area where they discuss this. You will know when you come across it because it is a big section for web developers all about how to use Virtual PC to run IE6 alongside your IE7. I wish I could find it, but for some reason I'm not able to dig it up. Perhaps someone else can help.
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This is what you are looking for.
Stand alone broswers. No need to install them, just unzip to a directory and run.
Works perfect for me
http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/standalone
Stand alone broswers. No need to install them, just unzip to a directory and run.
Works perfect for me
http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/standalone
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alex.barylski
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Solid...thanks buddyseodevhead wrote:Microsoft now ofters Windows Virtual PC + IE6 Readiness Kit (a windows image that only allows use of IE6 I think) free of charge. It will allow you to use both IE6 and IE7 at the same time (free of charge) and run sessions, cookies etc in two seperate environments.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx
You will have to dig around on microsoft's websites to find the exact area where they discuss this. You will know when you come across it because it is a big section for web developers all about how to use Virtual PC to run IE6 alongside your IE7. I wish I could find it, but for some reason I'm not able to dig it up. Perhaps someone else can help.
I've had both installed, the ones from evolt and http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE. I hade some crashes with the ones from Evolt. The tredosoft work perfect.
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It doesn't work properly...
The ONLY way to properly run more than one version of IE on the same system is to use virtualization...
I can get ie7 and ie6 to run, but the browser identifies itself as the latest version installed (ie7) so conditional comments can't be tested, and since that's how I code, I'm forced to either suffer with virtual pc on this less than stellar desktop, or (as i'm doing) build a dedicated ie6 testing machine...
The ONLY way to properly run more than one version of IE on the same system is to use virtualization...
I can get ie7 and ie6 to run, but the browser identifies itself as the latest version installed (ie7) so conditional comments can't be tested, and since that's how I code, I'm forced to either suffer with virtual pc on this less than stellar desktop, or (as i'm doing) build a dedicated ie6 testing machine...
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alex.barylski
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Must be you then because i have been using all the standalone browsers regularly at work for over a year now without a single crashnickvd wrote:It doesn't work properly...
The ONLY way to properly run more than one version of IE on the same system is to use virtualization...
I can get ie7 and ie6 to run, but the browser identifies itself as the latest version installed (ie7) so conditional comments can't be tested, and since that's how I code, I'm forced to either suffer with virtual pc on this less than stellar desktop, or (as i'm doing) build a dedicated ie6 testing machine...