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Lincoln
16 Jan 2007, 3:10am
If I, uh, "upgrade" to IE7, will it still be possible to use IE6? If not, is there a way to change this?
QCH
16 Jan 2007, 3:58am
No... IE7 over writes IE6... IE7 can be uninstalled though!!!
Lincoln
16 Jan 2007, 5:31am
Thanks Q. This is annoying for web testing...
QCH
16 Jan 2007, 3:07pm
VMWare (http://www.vmware.com/products/server/get.html)Server is free... you can install another copy of WinXP with IE7, take a snap shot, and test away.... and it's free!!! Just a thought. :thumbsup:
Straight_Man
16 Jan 2007, 5:51pm
Or, simply do a System Backup before installing IE7 and then a System Restore afterward if you do not like IE7. I do not trust IE7 to fully uninstall.
QCH
16 Jan 2007, 5:55pm
Or, simply do a System Backup and then a System Restore afterward if you do not like IE7.True but in Keeb's case, he may need to test with both versions. I LOVE VMWare because I can set so many snapshots to toggle between different configurations.
GHoosdum
16 Jan 2007, 7:01pm
When you've 'upgraded' to IE7 in Windows, does the IEtab extension in Firefox render with the IE6 engine or the IE7 engine? If it's IE6, it seems that you can have a pretty decent testing platform using IE7 and IEtab in Ff.
Kentigern
16 Jan 2007, 9:39pm
You could also use Microsoft Virtual PC which is now free