IE Problem
Is there any way I can run IE5.0, 5.5 and 6.0 on my comp?
I would use 5.5 as my default but want the others there to test browser compatibility. I have v5 in a separate folder in my programs but when I navigate there it always kicks off v5.5...
Any ideas without partitioning my HD?
The Webmistress posted this at 20:32 — 14th October 2002.
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Nope you can only run one version of IE!
openmind posted this at 20:58 — 14th October 2002.
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So how come you can run multiple versions of Nutscrape?
mairving posted this at 22:06 — 14th October 2002.
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IE is so tied into the operating system that it really can't be separated that easily. That's why you can open up your C: drive, then type in a web address and have it load the page because Internet Explorer is also Explorer. Netscape is a separate program without the deep hooks into you OS, so you can have multiple versions.
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openmind posted this at 08:08 — 15th October 2002.
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Makes sense Micro$oft inbreeding again!
mjames posted this at 02:59 — 19th October 2002.
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IE 5x and 6 are virtually the same in the way they render pages, so it isn't very worthwhile to test on all of them, IMO. However, an alternative is to use some site compatability tests online: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&q=browser+site+compatibility+test&spell=1
As for Netscape, as others have said, you can test your site with multiple versions of it, but I wouldn't install anything other than Mozilla on my system. Since Netscape is based off Mozilla, it makes sense just to install Mozilla and avoid the junk Netscape pushes on.
Finally, there are rumors than MS will end the days of IE being so tied into the Windows OS after IE 7. There are also rumors than MS will quit producing IE after 7 and only develop MSN Explorer. :eek: I sure hope that has no substance to it and/or they reconsider.
chadrino posted this at 06:49 — 20th October 2002.
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That would be a nightmare having to use MSN explorer, that thing has more unnecessary graphics than a bad web page.
I'm on OS X, so I use Chimera and Mozilla, there's no going back once you've had tabbed browsing
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