Comments on: Standalone Versions Of Internet Explorer 3, 4, 5, and 6 http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BlogginIT » Blog Archive » Microsoft released Free Virtual Pc Images http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-94465 BlogginIT » Blog Archive » Microsoft released Free Virtual Pc Images Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:06:35 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-94465 [...] you test your websites out to see how they look on other browsers without actually needing to have multiple versions of IE installed on your computer. There is actually another benefit to this that most people don’t realize. Using these images [...] [...] you test your websites out to see how they look on other browsers without actually needing to have multiple versions of IE installed on your computer. There is actually another benefit to this that most people don’t realize. Using these images [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46814 Ryan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:13:08 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46814 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-46519">Leslie Franke wrote:</a><blockquote>Tredosoft (<a href="http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE" rel="nofollow">http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE</a>) has created an installer for these earlier versions of IE to simplify the process. There are some quirks with these standalone versions but they work pretty well to test most aspects of a web page.</blockquote></div> Nice find! Best of all that software is free. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-46787">SLA wrote:</a><blockquote>Standalone IE 4.0 have one bug: you CAN'T enter address in "Address" bar, instead, you have to enter it in File/Open dialog window.</blockquote></div> I couldn't figure out how to open a web page for the life of me in IE 4! I didn't even think about the dialog window. :oops: <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-46788">SLA wrote:</a><blockquote>Ryan, your traffic statistics is very uncommon, because this website is for geeks only. Btw, I could classify this website as "entertainment for geeks". :)</blockquote></div> I think it is great that you classify us as entertainment because we try to make the site as fun as possible. Technology should be fun and interesting at the same time. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-46800">tito wrote:</a><blockquote>Since this is a geeky site I'm surprised that 42% readers use IE. :|</blockquote></div> True, but we get around 1500-2000 visitors a day from search engines which I'm sure helps explain some of those Internet Explorer numbers. Leslie Franke wrote:
Tredosoft ([tredosoft.com]) has created an installer for these earlier versions of IE to simplify the process. There are some quirks with these standalone versions but they work pretty well to test most aspects of a web page.

Nice find! Best of all that software is free.

SLA wrote:
Standalone IE 4.0 have one bug: you CAN’T enter address in “Address” bar, instead, you have to enter it in File/Open dialog window.

I couldn’t figure out how to open a web page for the life of me in IE 4! I didn’t even think about the dialog window. :oops:

SLA wrote:
Ryan, your traffic statistics is very uncommon, because this website is for geeks only.
Btw, I could classify this website as “entertainment for geeks”. :)

I think it is great that you classify us as entertainment because we try to make the site as fun as possible. Technology should be fun and interesting at the same time.

tito wrote:
Since this is a geeky site I’m surprised that 42% readers use IE. :|

True, but we get around 1500-2000 visitors a day from search engines which I’m sure helps explain some of those Internet Explorer numbers.

]]> By: tito http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46800 tito Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:15:14 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46800 Since this is a geeky site I'm surprised that 42% readers use IE. :| Since this is a geeky site I’m surprised that 42% readers use IE. :|

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46788 SLA Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:43:18 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46788 Ryan, your traffic statistics is very uncommon, because this website is for geeks only. Btw, I could classify this website as "entertainment for geeks". :) Ryan, your traffic statistics is very uncommon, because this website is for geeks only.
Btw, I could classify this website as “entertainment for geeks”. :)

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46787 SLA Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:40:00 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46787 I have all those "standalone" IE 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 versions installed. And i have IE 7.0 installed, but I'm not using it, I'm using my beloved Firefox 2 exclusively. :) What I can tell about "standalone" IE versions: They all are working, and each of them uses its own rendering engine. Very useful for web designers and web developers! Standalone IE 4.0 have one bug: you CAN'T enter address in "Address" bar, instead, you have to enter it in File/Open dialog window. In any other standalone IE version (3.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0) you CAN use "Address" bar. But I don't recommend changing any IE settings in your "standalone" versions. This could damage your "built-in" IE version's settings. Instead, make all IE configuration settings in your "built-in" IE version. I have all those “standalone” IE 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 versions installed. And i have IE 7.0 installed, but I’m not using it, I’m using my beloved Firefox 2 exclusively. :)

What I can tell about “standalone” IE versions:

They all are working, and each of them uses its own rendering engine. Very useful for web designers and web developers!

Standalone IE 4.0 have one bug: you CAN’T enter address in “Address” bar, instead, you have to enter it in File/Open dialog window.
In any other standalone IE version (3.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0) you CAN use “Address” bar.

But I don’t recommend changing any IE settings in your “standalone” versions. This could damage your “built-in” IE version’s settings. Instead, make all IE configuration settings in your “built-in” IE version.

]]> By: Stand alone IE7 Executables 3-7 - CyberKnowledge Blog http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46617 Stand alone IE7 Executables 3-7 - CyberKnowledge Blog Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:51:55 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46617 [...] News Source: CyberNetNews [...] [...] News Source: CyberNetNews [...]

]]> By: Leslie Franke http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46519 Leslie Franke Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:50:13 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46519 Tredosoft (<a href="http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE" rel="nofollow">http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE</a>) has created an installer for these earlier versions of IE to simplify the process. There are some quirks with these standalone versions but they work pretty well to test most aspects of a web page. Tredosoft ([tredosoft.com]) has created an installer for these earlier versions of IE to simplify the process. There are some quirks with these standalone versions but they work pretty well to test most aspects of a web page.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46513 Ryan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:04:51 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46513 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-46468">ffextensionguru wrote:</a><blockquote>Wow I am impressed by the number of Firefox users. I am a bit surprised by the number of 1.0.7 users, thought that would have been a bit higher.</blockquote></div> Kind of funny because one of my friends was using 1.0.7 for awhile and I told him about Firefox 2. He didn't think it sounded special but once he tried it he was amazed. He actually reads this site and comments every now and then...let's see if he will see this. ;) <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-46496">Portable wrote:</a><blockquote>Great find! What do the "standalone" versions add or leave behind on your system? Do they essentially function as a portable application, that is - not change anything on your computer? Thanks!</blockquote></div> From what I can tell they don't leave anything behind on your system because they use your existing Internet Explorer's settings where it can. It pulled in my bookmarks and stuff but I am sure it isn't a portable version like you would think. ffextensionguru wrote:
Wow I am impressed by the number of Firefox users. I am a bit surprised by the number of 1.0.7 users, thought that would have been a bit higher.

Kind of funny because one of my friends was using 1.0.7 for awhile and I told him about Firefox 2. He didn’t think it sounded special but once he tried it he was amazed. He actually reads this site and comments every now and then…let’s see if he will see this. ;)

Portable wrote:
Great find!

What do the “standalone” versions add or leave behind on your system? Do they essentially function as a portable application, that is – not change anything on your computer?

Thanks!

From what I can tell they don’t leave anything behind on your system because they use your existing Internet Explorer’s settings where it can. It pulled in my bookmarks and stuff but I am sure it isn’t a portable version like you would think.

]]> By: Portable http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46496 Portable Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:36:54 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46496 Great find! What do the "standalone" versions add or leave behind on your system? Do they essentially function as a portable application, that is - not change anything on your computer? Thanks! Great find!

What do the “standalone” versions add or leave behind on your system? Do they essentially function as a portable application, that is – not change anything on your computer?

Thanks!

]]> By: ffextensionguru http://cybernetnews.com/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/comment-page-1/#comment-46468 ffextensionguru Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:09:38 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/30/standalone-versions-of-internet-explorer-3-4-5-and-6/#comment-46468 Wow I am impressed by the number of Firefox users. I am a bit surprised by the number of 1.0.7 users, thought that would have been a bit higher. Wow I am impressed by the number of Firefox users. I am a bit surprised by the number of 1.0.7 users, thought that would have been a bit higher.

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