Can one install multiple versions of IE?

#1

I'm looking to test my site on different versions of IE. Can I install multiple versions of IE on my computer? I'm currently using IE 6.

#2

I don't think it's posible, I'm pritty sure microsoft designed it to update the
old ones.

But you don't need to have multipule EI's to test your website just check for
browser errors and set it to check all EI browsers even the old ones

Flash

#3

on a Mac, you can have as many versions as you want, since it's not
bundled with the OS.
It makes more sense that way.

~Flash~ wrote:

Quote:

I don't think it's posible, I'm pritty sure microsoft designed it to update the
old ones.

But you don't need to have multipule EI's to test your website just check for
browser errors and set it to check all EI browsers even the old ones

Flash

#4

On Thu 08 Jul 2004 02:53:21p, skydart wrote in macromedia.dreamweaver:

Quote:

I'm looking to test my site on different versions of IE. Can I
install multiple versions of IE on my computer? I'm currently using
IE 6.

Although in theory it's not possible, there was a kludge found about a year
back which will do it:

http://www.insert-title.com/web_design/?page=articles/dev/multi_IE

I haven't tried it; the reports I've heard are variable. As to the need to
test in multiple versions: you'll see a lot of 6.0, a certain amount of
5.5, and very little of any other version. As with anything of this
nature, the best answer is in your site statistics.

#5

I just found this link which may help you:

http://www.skyzyx.com/archives/000094.php

#6

Quote:

I don't think it's posible, I'm pritty sure microsoft designed it to
update the
old ones.

Yes, you can. See the link Julianne gave you.

It's not perfect, but fairly close.

And ~Flash~, if you care about older IE's you do, indeed, need to view it in
the browser. There are significant rendering difference with IE5, 5.5 and 6
especially in regards to CSS.

-Darrel

#7

It's a waste of space if you ask me lol... there old browsers you'll never use
them for anything but checking for errors which dreamweaver dose for you... if
I were you I'd save myself the trouble, just my opinion.

Flash

#8

Quote:

It's a waste of space if you ask me lol... there old browsers you'll never
use
them for anything but checking for errors which dreamweaver dose for
you...

DW checks for errors but can't possibly account for every variable in the
actual browser.

If you are professional, you need to produce professional work and to do so,
you need to be aware of all the little idiosynchracies in the browser out
there.

-Darrel

#9

I personnaly never check cross browser compatibility using the DMX 2004
integrated browser check, because:
1. It won't SHOW visual rendering differences that are not accounted as
incompatibilities
2. It will list numerous incompatibilities that are irrelevant in terms
of visual rendering.
3. It doesn't take in consideration platform versions (IE5 for Windows
is not the same as IE5 for Mac)

What I do instead, is I test "for real", on IE4, IE5, Opera, Safari,
FireFox, Netscape 4 and Netscape 7.

When my site looks and behave the same on all these browsers, there is
no doubt in my mind that I'm done, even though the DM browser check
feature will still account for numerous "incompatibilities"...

darrel wrote:

Quote:

It's a waste of space if you ask me lol... there old browsers you'll never

use

them for anything but checking for errors which dreamweaver dose for

you...

DW checks for errors but can't possibly account for every variable in the
actual browser.

If you are professional, you need to produce professional work and to do so,
you need to be aware of all the little idiosynchracies in the browser out
there.

-Darrel