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How to Install Two Versions of IE (IE6 and IE7) on One Machine

Use Virtual PC to Install Two Versions

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Like most Web designers, I need to test my Web designs on as many versions of as many browsers as I can, so that they display correctly for all my customers. Internet Explorer makes that very difficult because IE is built into the Windows OS - and so even if you use a hack, it doesn't display the same as on a stand-alone system.

But it is possible to use a Virtual PC to run IE 6 on the same machine that you have IE 7 on natively.

While it's not easy to install (there are 19 steps) and there are some gotchas (the hard drive image Microsoft provides expires on April 1, 2007), this is still a less expensive way to test your creations on IE 6 while taking advantage of all the changes in IE 7.

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First download Virtual PC 2004 SP1Then download the IE 6 VPC ImageYou need to have the Genuine Advantage Plugin Internet Explorer installs an ActiveX Plugin to get Genuine Advantage
After all that, you can download the imageIt's a HUGE File, so go get some coffeeI got a security warningBe sure to read the Readme file on the Image
Start Windows Virtual PC - and run the wizardChoose "Create a virtual machine"Give it a name and locationThis is a Windows XP Install

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