The 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 And getting through to Microsoft to tell them it is out of date...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.
Free VMs of Windows to test older versions of IE
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#22the converter is built into the application.
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#23The 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 And getting through to Microsoft to tell them it is out of date...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.
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#24Just 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.
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#25Installing a whole OS just to test a site on IE seems a bit excessive. Wouldn't it be easier to just test one's site on the cloud? (E.g. see http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/SuperPreview_Ov... , though its for Windows.)
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#26Installing a whole OS just to test a site on IE seems a bit excessive. Wouldn't it be easier to just test one's site on the cloud? (E.g. see http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/SuperPreview_Ov... , though its for Windows.)
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#27For use with Oracle VirtualBox, you'll have issues with networking, which will prevent you from Activating the VM.
I posted detailed steps to get networking working in VirtualBox here: http://bittwiddlers.org/index.php/2012/11/xp-vms-with-virtua...
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#29Note that these images can still expire after 30 days (or 90 days with "rearm").
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#30These images work directly on vmware fusion btw. the converter is built into the application.