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Internet Explorer 6 emulator recommendation

What good tool can I recommend for emulating Internet Explorer 6? I would not have to go and install an old copy of Windows XP somewhere.

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Aug 19 '09 at 13:46
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http://spoon.net/browsers/ A spoon allows you to create web versions of existing Windows applications that instantly launch from your website without installing, Spoon has a gallery of browsers that you can launch, including:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 6 Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3 and Firefox 2 Apple Safari 4 and Safari 3 Google Chrome, Opera 10, Opera 9

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Jan 31 '10 at 17:59
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Microsoft Expression Web SuperPreview (which is now part of Microsoft Expression Web 3 ) has the ability to show you how the page will display in Internet Explorer 6, it also has some interesting features for overlaying Internet Explorer 7 rendering or images so you can see where these 1 pixel inconsistencies encountered.

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Aug 19 '09 at 13:52
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If you are using Windows, you can install MultipleIE. This will allow you to run IE6 as standalone.

http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE

Not sure what your OS is.

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Aug 19 '09 at 13:50
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Litmus allows you to test your site in dozens of different browsers.

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Jan 31 '10 at 18:04
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I recently discovered that you can do this pretty well in Windows 7 using Windows XP mode. You need to install two virtual hard disks, but then you can create shortcuts on the Windows 7 desktop to “open” Internet Explorer 6. There will be a good step-by-step guide on how to do this here:

http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/ie6-ie7-ie8-win7-xp-mode/1

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Jul 27 '10 at 11:52
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netrenderer is

  • is free
  • very fast (no wait time at all)
  • platform independent and
  • universal (IE5.5 - IE10)

which does not require any local installation. My definite choice after trying out more than a few alternatives.

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Mar 14 '12 at 16:13
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https://browserlab.adobe.com/ provides an image of your site in different browsers. Not a real experience in the world, but nonetheless convenient.

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Aug 19 '09 at 14:24
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In Windows 7, you can download XP Mode , in which you get a fully licensed version of XP. It integrates perfectly with windows 7, and it never expires like free VPC images.

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Aug 19 '10 at 20:17
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People usually use VMWare or another virtualization tool to do this. At least where I work :)

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Aug 19 '09 at 13:48
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If you have a Linux box, I think IE4Linux is IE6.

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Feb 05 2018-10-05
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