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I can only have one IE version installed, but I need to make sure that webpages work on various IE versions, how can I do that without other computers?

+2  A: 

You could use Multiple IE.

Or set up virtual machines.

Loïc Wolff
VM is very good for virtual environment!
enguerran
+3  A: 

Download the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image that you require. These are time-limited virtual machines, but should suit your needs.

Robert Paulson
A: 

There's also IETester (http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage) which I found works pretty well.

Per Holmäng
+1 I'm happy with it too. Only caveats: ActiveX controls don't work, and conditional comments will not work properly (they will always work as if serving the highest IE version installed on the system). JavaScript support has always worked for me but is said to be unreliable.
Pekka
+1  A: 

The browsershots.org also may be useful. It shows how your web page will look like in different browsers. All IE versions are in the list.

grigy
A: 

IE collection is much more stable than Multiple IE, get it from http://finalbuilds.edskes.net/iecollection.htm

And if you need an application that can automatically take a screenshot using all these browsers, check http://www.browserseal.com

Demiurg
+1  A: 

The most straightforward way is simply to install a virtual machine and then install several versions of windows, each with different versions of MSIE. I use VirtualBox for this purpose. It also then allows you to install several different browsers and versions at the same time (that is, it is a general purpose solution to such a problem).

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