IE7

[Maarten Verdouw]

Sado Masochism

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[mario awad]

It can be done. Check this link: http://tredosoft.com/Multiple\_IE It comes as a very simple to install setup file. Enjoy.

[ChrisHill2006]

Its very easy. A google search will help. Look for IE6Eolas downloads. Its a zip file with all the ie6 files needed in it and you just unzip them and run ie6 easy. We use it at work for testing. No partitions, no virtual machines just sits in my quick launch bar like any other program. Although I havent tested it very much as I use IE7 when Im making web pages (which I do a lot as a web programmer) I always test them in IE6 using the program above and it works well.

[mrwh]

I have both...well, a standalone version of IE7 which works well on the odd occasion I use it. I think I got it from here: http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2006/07/26/IE7-Standalone-_2800_Updated-for-IE7-Beta-3_2900_.aspx[^]

[Ildhund]

The question's a bit rhetorical as far as Windows is concerned, because I don't think you can install IE6 on Vista, and you have to have XPSP2 to install IE7, where IE6 is installed as part of the OS. So, if you're on XPSP2 and have installed IE7, they are both installed. If you uninstall IE7, IE6 should reappear by magic. Now, running them concurrently or separately is a different matter, but it should be possible with some judicious partitioning. Noel

[Larry Daniele]

I can confirm that installing MultipleIEs from TredoSoft.com works very well for basic testing. I've got IE 5.5, 6 and 7 all running side-by-side on my system without any problem.

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El Corazon wrote:

Hans Dietrich wrote: IE6 and IE7 installed on the same computer? virtualization.

http://juice.altiris.com/svs[^] SVS should do it.

[Dymok SR]

Yes, it is possible http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE[^] btw... with js turned off formatting buttons submit form... instead of format text

[MrPlankton]

Yes, but not the way you think. When running legacy or incapatible software it is best to setup a VM for just that purpose. You can use u$ connectex product, xen or vmware. All are free. vm's are great for maintaining legacy development environments like vb6, vb4, paradox, fortran 77, SAS 6, ORCAD ... all that old stuff where you still have to support. It is also great for testing all the new beta stuff. I also have a virtual domain setup on my workstation so I can mess with AD and Exchange issues and not hurt anybody. It's great fun for those of us who are old farts but still like to mess with the new stuff.

MrPlankton

[awake]

virtualization like someone suggested... I run IE 6 on VMWare... lami...

[milott]

You can try Portable Internet Explorer 7, you can keep installed IE6 on your machine and use the portable one, I think you can have both of them on your computer. Try here: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/showthread.php?t=190

[Justincc]

Yes you can. You can run multiple operating systems with Microsofts Virtual PC 2007. This will allow you to install windows xp / MSIE 6.0 and run them simultaneously. I don't remember the download even being that big... but I could be wrong. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx[^] You may also need to d/l window xp image which MS provides free (and activated) here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en[^]

[Aaron4Katie]

The easiest way if your not too bothered is just install IE7 and then open up "My Computer" and type the website into the address bar, all the icons and stuff will change to IE6

[iactv]

I second the MultipleIEs package for basic browser testing. There are a few issues, but for testing web apps/css/browser-based javascript/etc... it's just the ticket. I installed the whole package, and actually have IEs v3.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, 6.0 and 7.0 all working quite nicely side-by-side. I'll typically have IE 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, FireFox, Safari, and Opera all operating simultaneously during web development and CSS in particular (helps greatly to tame the box model hacks).

[JakeSays]

Yeah MultipleIE works pretty good. I run IE6 on a machine with IE7 installed. It works great except when debugging - none of the tools run in IE6 (ie dev toolbar, etc). But it works fine for verifying IE6 functionality.

[E Fruin]

I've used this and it works well. I now have every version of IE back to 3 running on my PC and use it all the time for testing web sites I develop (which is probably the only reason someone would put themselves through this).

[snowlin]

I recommend the tredosoft program highly!! I use it daily to test the webhelp I create and its very convenient!

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