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Convert MS VirtualPC machine to VirtualBox
Microsoft released virtual machines with Internet Explorer images (IE6, IE7, IE8). These machines are very useful for webmasters and webdevelopers to test their sites / application on Microsoft “browser” (actually IE is not a browser but poor quality HTML interpreter).
There is only one “but” this machines works only on Windows with Microsoft VirtualPC. Below you can find description how to convert any disc from VHD to VDI (it’s illegal with licence of Internet Explorer virtual machines but all others VHD can be converted to VDI without breaking a law).
Installation native Internet Explorer 8 under Debian GNU Linux (should work also with Ubuntu)
First step is installing and configuring VirtualBox-OSE on Debian. Next step is download VHD images (our example VHD is from Microsoft). Last step is convertion VHD2VDI. read more
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MS Internet Explorer 6 with Vista
If you need test your sites in MSIE 6 and your system is Windows Vista you need to install MS Virtual PC and download pre-installed and pre-activated Windows XP image with IE 6. Details available on: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details(…)ylang=en
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Ies4Linux doesn’t work after update
If your ies4linux doesn’t work after update Wine, you must modify file:
Find there line:
and replace it with:
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Multiple IE’s
Running all MSIE on one Windows installation
To run all M$ Internet Explorer on one Winodows you can use: multiple-ie.exe. This program install IE version 3, 4, 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0 on your Windows.


