Oct 23, 2006
HowTo: Get IE6 and IE7 to run side by side
1) Install IE7, say bye bye to IE6.
2) Reboot.
3) Make a new folder: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer 6\
4) Visit Evolt.org: http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/standalone
5) Download ie6eolas_nt.zip: http://browsers.evolt.org/download.php?/ie/32bit/standalone/ie6eolas_nt.zip
6) Extract the Zip file you download in #5 into the folder you created in #3.
7) Create a shortcut to the executable you extracted in #6
8) Get beer
9) Drink beer
You are done, you now have both IE6 and IE7 working on your PC.
7 Comments, Comment or Ping
Simon
Thank you so much, this was so simple and easy, the way I had to do it before was just nuts,
Thanks again,
Cheers (a fellow Limey in Canada)
SimonC aka:Bundah
Jan 7th, 2007
DavidK
There are catches…
Some of the shared objects won’t work properly. So plugins might be weird.
But overall it works :)
Jan 7th, 2007
Mark Lynch
Too easy. Impressed you managed to extend it to 9 steps. Thanks for the tips.
Jun 28th, 2007
Evan R
Seems like cookies don’t work? Is anybody else having trouble with them? I’ve turned IE’s privacy settings as low as they can go, but still no luck on getting it to start a session.
Feb 25th, 2008
Typer
I had my setup like this for a while now, and although it works, the standalone IE6 just does not render some things like it use to, so i uninstalled 7.
I figured that if i got my website to work on 6 properly, they would probably work on 7 properly too. I have 7 on my other computer which i will use for some quick tests before i conclude the testing phase.
Feb 29th, 2008
elmo
the help -> about menu still shows verion as 7.
Aug 18th, 2008
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