Web developers: Testing IE6 compatability

[Kev]

I use to use spoon.net: http://www.spoon.net/browsers/ - but microsuck forced them to remove IE. Unbelievable. Bill Gates hates web developers.

So what are the alternatives to test your layouts for IE6? You can't have multiple installs of IE on a machine and I don't have access to a virtual machine or spare box that I can install IE6 on.

 

[Markbnj]

Download Oracle VirtualBox, create XP VM, profit. All you need is an XP install disk. VirtualBox is free and works very well.

 

[MrChad]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en

 

[Dimmu]

What I've been using is IE Tester: http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage

Lets you run IE 5.5 through 8 at the same time.

It might not be the most representative of actual usage, but it's damned convenient.

 

[VinylxScratches]

google adobe browserlab, i believe they have ie 6.0

 

[Kev]

thanks for all the comments, IE Tester is pretty simple and convenient so I'm using that.

 

[Khyron320]

Many big name sites will tell you to upgrade if you use IE6. Sometimes you have to take a hard line with this kind of stuff. You should do the same, nobody not even grandma should be on IE6 by now.

But if you MUST here is the best solution i have found:
http://susegallery.com/a/ppX0Yr/browserbox