Or several gigabytes less and much faster:
Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
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Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#52Or several gigabytes less and much faster: http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
This tool is not a perfect replica of older browsers. I've enountered JS errors that aren't consistent with genuine IE versions.
It's fine for working out layout quirks, but if you're testing larger websites I wouldn't depend on it.
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#53Or several gigabytes less and much faster: http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
I'm fairly sure IETester is not a 100% accurate representation. Although saying that, I have used it before and it certainly is more convenient. I suppose it depends on how important the compatibility of your site is on the older IE versions.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5612170/web-testing-for-i...
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#54Or several gigabytes less and much faster: http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
I've used this, and oddly enough, I've seen issues that only happen in IE7 on XP...IE7 on Vista/7 worked just fine. YMMV.
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#55Note that these images can still expire after 30 days (or 90 days with "rearm").
Why not just create a snapshot and restore that every time the software complains?
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#56The right thing to do is sometimes just to give it up. People will stop using the old browser, even if that isn't immediate in large companies that can't roll out new versions quickly due to the expense and time involved.
We gave up IE6 as soon as we could.
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#57Just a quick note that one of the easiest ways to get a legitimate license key is to join BizSpark. If you are a startup (which I imagine a lot of people here have some sort of startup) there is no reason not to be a part of it.
Thanks! I am hoping this program will allow me to develop a Windows Phone 8 app without having to buy a new OS and tools.
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#58The biggest problem with these is that they all have an expiration date - and Microsoft frequently forgets to update them. And getting through to Microsoft to tell them it is out of date... forget about it.
Yes! We eventually stopped bothering with these because it was too much time to re-download and re-install them every time they expired.
Instead, we just narrowed our IE support to what we could maintain easily with a legitimate copy of windows installed on a VM.
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#59We use Browersling for testing older versions of IE, runs out of the browser and significantly less painful then VM solutions.
Re: Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
#60xdissent made a great command line installer on github for virtualbox and these virtual machines; you can get them running with one command. I've used the script for the last year or so when I've had to set up a new box for testing and I've really enjoyed it. https://github.com/xdissent/ievms
I came here to post this; instead I'll mention more features:
- Handles interrupted downloads for you, continues them. - Hilariously, each browser comes in a distinct version of the operating system. Windows 95 for IE7, Windows Vista for IE8, and Windows 7 for IE9. A trip down memory lane! - Debugging for IE7 is not enabled by default on the IE7 image. Thanks, MS ... people mostly use IE8 with IE7 mode turned on, but it is possible to get a full debugger in IE7.
shiver
Now I'm going to go back to pretending those abominations don't exist. Until later next week, when yet another responsive web app needs to be backported to the days of buggy whips ...