How can I run multiple versions of Internet Explorer on my Machine?

Posted February 20, 2005

There were a couple of ways that you could do this unpleasantly, and one of them would have been to partition your system, and load different Operating Systems on each, with different browsers. So in order to view your all CSS website for testing, you would have to logout, and change to Windows 98, for example.

Well, I came across an article on Sitepoint.com, on how to get any older IE browser to run on your system simultaneously with others.

I could go into detail, but basically is came down to this one guy, who downloaded an update of IE 6.0, and looked at the files he got, asked a question, and then set out to answer it.

I know you are hooked, so go ahead and view the article by Joe Maddalone.

Rothe Blog Multiple IE Browsers Site Screenshot.

Now, this is the advice I would give anyone who is trying to do this. As Joe suggests, you should unzip each set of .cab files individually. The way he explains it was a little confusing to me. I would suggest to go to evolt.org and get the IE browsers you need, then completely unzip all of the .cab files into another directory. Then, I would copy all of the files for the version he suggests into a new folder, and try the browser by clicking on the .exe icon.

This worked best for me. Plus, as he is stripping out so much stuff, the “About” won’t display the right browser, but it does display like the version you are using.

Enjoy. This is a great tool.