Install IE 6 on Windows Vista /Windows 7

For web designers, check compatibility sites it performs all browsers existing is crucial. Although Microsoft announced that soon will launch the final version of Internet Explorer 8 (Currently available in version Beta) And IE 7 already has many followers, many users still use IE 6. And sometimes a site optimized for IE and IE 8 7 is not optimized for IE 6 (either because it was the desire of the designer, either because it was not available for testing 6 IE).

In Windows XP can be reverted to IE 6, but the option is not available for Vista or 7 because there 6 IE version compatible with these operating systems.

So how can we install IE 6 in Windows Vista or ? Microsoft has made available to users virtual images (. Vhd) Containing pre-activated copies of Windows XP SP3, which includes previous versions of Internet Explorer (IE 6 or IE 7).

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To use these images, you must install Virtual PC 2007. After installation, create a virtual system (Select Default Settings) of Virtual PC Console and then mount the images on the hard-diskthe virtual system.

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Download XP SP 3 with IE 6.

Download Virtual PC 2007.

Note: Although periodically expire, VHD files are updated Microsoft constantly. However, every time expires, you will need to redownload to continue to use them.

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