Is there a way to run IE6, IE7, IE8 at same time or one after the other, to test UI of a web application. Or is there any other solution for this.
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Use IETester - it allows you to test your site on all versions of IE.
Nate Dudek
2010-07-27 11:07:09
Good one Thanks. but eating the memory like anything. very slow and hanging.(i am using Core2Duo with 2Gbram)
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 11:36:15
I also use IETester never had any problems with it other then the child processes crashing because they couldn't handle certain code.Great app.
Xeross
2010-07-27 11:38:18
No, don't do this. IETester mixes and matches random Windows OS dlls. They don't all play nice together, so you can't trust the results and you still have to go use the Virtual machines to really test. Also, these dlls don't get patched by Windows Update, so they are a security risk as well.
jeffamaphone
2010-07-27 15:54:19
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In addition to the already posted IE Tester, there are tools like browsershots.org out there to test the look and such and Microsoft's Super Preview (part of Expression), but no way to have them completely installed side-by-side (like a normal client would) that's not complete hackery, at least that I'm aware of.
Nick Craver
2010-07-27 11:08:25
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Although IETester can be useful at times, it does sometime render content slightly different and some JS scripts might not work as they would on the real thing.
So in my experience it's best to setup some virtual machines which has a different IE version on each instance.
I know this might sound tedious, but in the long run it's better to test and verify your websites that way.
tomlog
2010-07-27 11:11:04
For me it has been throwing some JS error that weren't showing in other browsers.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 11:42:36
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You can do this using 'XP mode' in windows 7 - you need two virtual hard drives set up, but you can then create shortcuts on your win 7 desktop to 'open' IE6. There's a good walkthrough of how to do this here:
http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/ie6-ie7-ie8-win7-xp-mode/1
Paddy
2010-07-27 11:45:38
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Virtual PC with multiple virtual machines, each with a different version of IE.
Microsoft even makes Windows XP/Vista + IE6/7/8 VM's available to download here.
Arborend
2010-07-27 11:59:12
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I have used IEtester etc in the past. but for me there is no better alternative than viewing the applicationd in VM's set up as possible client setups. IETester is good, but I found that not all script issues were necessarily raised or reported. So in the interest in being thorough the VM solution is the best.
@Esko - surprisingly there are still a number of organisations who have standardised on IE6 and won't allow upgrades, as they still have legacy applications running that still require IE6. strange but very true :-)
Gary Woodfine
2010-07-27 12:40:28
For legacy applications its true gary. but with new technologies like silverlight, ajax,... i think its time to move legacy to legendary. Thanks.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 12:49:58
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You can also try Adobe® BrowserLab, I have used it to test with many browsers instead of installing them. Not the best but since all the others that I know of have already been mentioned, just another alternative.
Brandon
2010-07-27 12:43:56