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Testing on IE 6 on windows vista

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:22 pm
by s.dot
I've looked for multiple programs to install IE 6 along side the default IE 7 on vista. No luck. All of the virtual programs and multiple installers are XP only.

Anyone have any ideas?

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:09 pm
by WaldoMonster
It is not possible as far as I know.
Maybe that is the reason why Microsoft has created a virtual machine image with Windows XP SP2:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70868

Re: Testing on IE 6 on windows vista

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:22 pm
by superdezign
scottayy wrote:I've looked for multiple programs to install IE 6 along side the default IE 7 on vista. No luck. All of the virtual programs and multiple installers are XP only.

Anyone have any ideas?
I just purposely never upgraded.

I believe Firefox's IE Tab extension uses IE6's rendering engine.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:32 pm
by RobertGonzalez
I think the netscape browser has an IE/FF switcher built into it. I am not sure if it uses the current IE rendering engine or the IE6 engine though.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:39 pm
by s.dot
Sounds like I'll have to get on my little sister's computer and test. And avoid the messaging from boys, limewire, and itunes everywhere, and all the other stuff 16 year old girls do.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:01 pm
by Luke
I believe Firefox's IE Tab extension uses IE6's rendering engine.
It uses whatever version you have on your machine.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:02 pm
by s.dot
also.. where is that thing that screenshots what your site looks like on mac .. safari or konquerer

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:12 am
by WaldoMonster
scottayy wrote:also.. where is that thing that screenshots what your site looks like on mac .. safari or konquerer
http://browsershots.org/