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apple · 27-01-2008, 06:24

well i use to have IE pack on windows xp, however it is not compatible with vista. Does anybody have/know how to install all previous versions of IE and possibly FF ?

Thanks.

proc355 · 27-01-2008, 06:50

virtualisation m8.

i'm pretty sure microsoft had/have a solution (i.e. an image for virtual pc or whatever they call it) but i use vmware with win2k myself.

apple · 27-01-2008, 07:47

so there isnt a pack for windows vista, what u saying ? I know i can do virt pc, i can dual boot aswell but its very time consuming for testing. Anyway thanks, i will look around so maybe i dig something out.

proc355 · 27-01-2008, 09:16

no idea; used the packed stuff before finding out it's no bloody use for dynamic web app. testing, hence relying virtualisation.

seen.to · 27-01-2008, 13:59

Get a cheap PC with XP for testing older versions of browsers that you still wish to support.

apple · 27-01-2008, 17:27

seen.to, it is a great idea; however, i don't have money. In future i might get a laptop for my uni work. But not just now as i am still in school finishing my last year.

Hunch · 27-01-2008, 17:45

Dual boot.

pgo · 27-01-2008, 18:17

Download details: Virtual PC 2007

Microsoft Virtual PC, which runs on XP, 2000, and Vista, has been free for a year and a half.

Don't bother supporting any IE less than 6. The user base is so small and the effort is so great that it's not worth it.

At work, I run a medium sized corporate site with a pretty conservative user-base (military, government, etc) that gets thousands of visitors per month. It gets around 3-5% visitors on IE < 6. I don't bother catering to them.

Hunch · 27-01-2008, 18:38

Bear in mind for virtualization or dual booting you'll need to buy a copy of XP. Pgo's suggestion is far better. I'd forgotten all about MS Virtual PC.

seen.to · 27-01-2008, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by apple

seen.to, it is a great idea; however, i don't have money. In future i might get a laptop for my uni work. But not just now as i am still in school finishing my last year.

Fairy muff... bear in mind that you can get an old spunker such as this on eBay for twenty odd quid tho. (or probably less for even older kit - find something nearby and you can pick it up and save delivery costs.) Throw in a cheapo kvm or a crappy old keyboard/monitor/mouse and you're set for well under a bullseye. Since the only purpose is seeing how things render in different browser versions you don't need much power at all.

apple · 27-01-2008, 19:50

dam seen.to, that is great idea muwhaha

27-01-2008, 06:24	#1 (permalink)
apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	IE6,5...ect for Vista ? well i use to have IE pack on windows xp, however it is not compatible with vista. Does anybody have/know how to install all previous versions of IE and possibly FF ? Thanks.

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proc355 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 865	virtualisation m8. i'm pretty sure microsoft had/have a solution (i.e. an image for virtual pc or whatever they call it) but i use vmware with win2k myself. __________________ meh.

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proc355 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 865	no idea; used the packed stuff before finding out it's no bloody use for dynamic web app. testing, hence relying virtualisation. __________________ meh.

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27-01-2008, 07:47	#3 (permalink)
apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	so there isnt a pack for windows vista, what u saying ? I know i can do virt pc, i can dual boot aswell but its very time consuming for testing. Anyway thanks, i will look around so maybe i dig something out.

27-01-2008, 17:27	#6 (permalink)
apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	seen.to, it is a great idea; however, i don't have money. In future i might get a laptop for my uni work. But not just now as i am still in school finishing my last year.

27-01-2008, 17:45	#7 (permalink)
Hunch Grumpy old man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Japan Posts: 1,695	Dual boot.

27-01-2008, 18:17	#8 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Download details: Virtual PC 2007 Microsoft Virtual PC, which runs on XP, 2000, and Vista, has been free for a year and a half. Don't bother supporting any IE less than 6. The user base is so small and the effort is so great that it's not worth it. At work, I run a medium sized corporate site with a pretty conservative user-base (military, government, etc) that gets thousands of visitors per month. It gets around 3-5% visitors on IE < 6. I don't bother catering to them.

27-01-2008, 18:38	#9 (permalink)
Hunch Grumpy old man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Japan Posts: 1,695	Bear in mind for virtualization or dual booting you'll need to buy a copy of XP. Pgo's suggestion is far better. I'd forgotten all about MS Virtual PC.

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apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	dam seen.to, that is great idea muwhaha

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