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Multiple versions of Internet Explorer on a machine
I want to install multiple versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 7. Specifically versions 6, 7, and 8. (Currently I've got 8 installed.)
How do I get those 3 versions installed side by side?
(I need to do this to test and debug a web application on multiple Internet Explorer versions so other solutions to this end are also appreciated.)
I need to do this to test and debug a web application on multiple Internet Explorer versions
For this purpose Microsoft offers a variety of Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Images, which are VHDs to be used with MS Virtual PC, they are pre-activated and free.
I've used MultipleIE in the past, but it's a bit of a pain since it's no longer supported, didn't support Vista and stopped at IE6.
I've been using IETester, but I find it to be somewhat crashy on Win7. There's probably an update I can run to fix that, though.
I'm looking into, and likely will switch to, the IE Collection. The IE Collection allows you to install any version of IE up to 8, yes dating all the way back to version 1 if you're feeling particularly self-punishing.
If you're running Windows 7 you might be able to run Windows XP mode. With Windows XP mode you can have Internet Explorer 6 running side by side with your local Internet Explorer 8.
The only thing is that your computer and BIOS have to support Virtualization technology. Download Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode.
If it is just static web pages, your best bet is to use something like Browser Shots.
If you do not want this, you should probably look at virtualisation for testing different versions simultaneously, I know annoying, but it should work.
You might look at Install multiple versions of IE on your PC.
Although it dates from 2006 and goes up to IE6 only, it contains many pointers to articles and sites dealing with this problem.
Another and very simple solution is to use virtual machines, and install a different version of IE in each. You'll need to create a virtual machine of XP in order to find IE6 (or maybe the above utility will work for you).
