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For some IE testings I need to install IE 7, I am running Windows7Pro on Parallels desktop on a Mac and when I download IE 7 it is saying it can't install it on this machine!

Is it because Win is using IE 8? So if I uninstall IE 8 then I can install IE 7 ?

MDT Guy
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Short answer:
Yes. You need to uninstall IE8 before you can install IE7.

Slightly longer answer:
( Copied from http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/rollback-to-ie7-from-ie8-in-win7/577ed49a-67fa-47c0-92fb-be93035c25a3 )

  • Exit all programs.
  • Left click on [Start] and then click on [Control Panel].
  • Left click Programs and Features.
  • In the Task pane, click Turn Windows features on or off.
  • In the list of windows features, click to clear the check box next to Internet Explorer 8.
  • In the window that opens, click Yes in response to the warning message. The system restarts after Internet Explorer 8 is uninstalled.

Now install IE 7.

Just remember that you are now using an old, outdated browser. Only use it to test things, do not browse the Internet with it. In fact. IE. is that tightly integrated that I recommend disconnecting the test machine from the network.

Hennes
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Why don't you just use a website, that'll show you screenshots of your site rendered, across all kinds of browsers and OSes? Adobe Browserlab is one example, although there are other sites and apps as well.

MarcusJ
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Are the F12 developer tools in IE9/10 not doing what you want? I've had great success in just switching to the different modes to display my website in older formats. IE10 supports compatibility all the way back to IE7, and I typically just stay locked on IE7 mode while developing.

You say you are on IE8, but Windows 7 has IE9. Why not just use that instead?

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