Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 together

On the Blog IE7 is released an article ( IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine ) that could improve the sleepless nights of many Web developers! Microsoft has realized (thankfully) that the advent of the Internet Explorer 7 because, in fact, the abandonment of the previous version 6. In fact it is not possible to live both browsers on the same machine. For end users this is not a problem, but for Web developers who want to maintain compatibility with version 6 is a real disaster. The solution proposed on various other blogs, is to use a virtual machine like VMWare or Virtual PC setssa of Microsoft.

The indication is that the real machine to install the latest release of the main browser, version 7. Then acquire a player or a virtualization software so as to run in this environment virtually separated the old version 6 of explorer.

NOTE:

Microsoft also provides a file with an already virtualized, downloadable at:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70868

This translates into a file .vhd file can not be used with VMWare. Besides, who owns a Windows XP Home - how to see - can not use Virtual PC 2004 from Microsoft that requires at least Windows XP Professional (on site you can find this really bad!).

However, if to be an April Fool, April 1, 2007 this virtual machine will no longer be used! The Blog is however stressed that the development team hopes to release further updates in the future of these pre-packaged virtual machines.

Morality, however, this solution is approximate and does not meet all really! Should be allowed to use VMWare and then released a virtual machine compatible with this software, clearly competing to Virtual PC 2004 - Microsoft recently released free ;) - Or beam a way to convert the file. Vhd files from Microsoft in a VMWare acceptable. If you have any suggestions ...

2 comments to "Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 together"

  1. November 26, 2008 As IE6 endure and live happy | Undolog.com :

    [...] Like the 6 or 5.5. There are various ways to live with different versions of Internet Explorer (see Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 simultaneously) as an alternative and there are also excellent (although a bit 'slow) services [...]

  2. February 6, 2009 MariuszT :

    Better solution (in polish): http://www.tarnaski.eu/blog/ie-6-i-ie-7-razem/

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