Comments on: Keep Testing Your Site in IE6 The Right Way—With a New, Free VPC Image from Microsoft http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:03:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tim http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-223580 Tim Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:03:43 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-223580 It's still useless...what I really need is a VPC with IE7. Corporate development environments won't allow installation of IE7 (we're not scheduled to get it until sometime in 2008). It’s still useless…what I really need is a VPC with IE7. Corporate development environments won’t allow installation of IE7 (we’re not scheduled to get it until sometime in 2008).

]]> By: Owen http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-223576 Owen Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:48:40 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-223576 Personally I think its great that Microsoft has offered this option for testing reasons... I've been using it since back in October. I am however a little disappointed in the level of crippling of the OS they provide. Namely I can't install plug-ins, this means I can't test say a flash video that is dynamically placed on a page in IE6 via UFO. Or Quicktime, or any other website of that sort. It is still much better than pseudo browser testing by installing multiple IEs... it just could be a bit better with a few default common plugin installations or the access to add them in. :) Personally I think its great that Microsoft has offered this option for testing reasons… I’ve been using it since back in October. I am however a little disappointed in the level of crippling of the OS they provide. Namely I can’t install plug-ins, this means I can’t test say a flash video that is dynamically placed on a page in IE6 via UFO. Or Quicktime, or any other website of that sort. It is still much better than pseudo browser testing by installing multiple IEs… it just could be a bit better with a few default common plugin installations or the access to add them in. :)

]]> By: wwb_99 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221327 wwb_99 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:29:07 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221327 @Ian: the multiple IE thing is a very, very misleading thing. Yes, you can test multiple versions of the rendering engine side-by-side. But all of those versions share common components--like the script interpreter--which can have very material effects on your application's compatibility. You really need a full OS stack to properly test things, not some hackish "multiple IE" implementation. @Mike: check out the link I posted in the first article. It explains why IE is more than "just a browser" and that testing it requires a full OS stack, not just browser bits. @Ian: the multiple IE thing is a very, very misleading thing. Yes, you can test multiple versions of the rendering engine side-by-side. But all of those versions share common components–like the script interpreter–which can have very material effects on your application’s compatibility. You really need a full OS stack to properly test things, not some hackish “multiple IE” implementation.

@Mike: check out the link I posted in the first article. It explains why IE is more than “just a browser” and that testing it requires a full OS stack, not just browser bits.

]]> By: Mike http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221325 Mike Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:24:40 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221325 Ya, the entire image for just a browser 0_o....<a href="http://zalee.tradebit.com" rel="nofollow"></a> Ya, the entire image for just a browser 0_o….

]]> By: Matthew Magain http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221182 Matthew Magain Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221182 @mihd: Yes, vmware is also an option, but it requires that you own an additional Windows license. The VPC image Wyatt mentions is free. @mihd: Yes, vmware is also an option, but it requires that you own an additional Windows license. The VPC image Wyatt mentions is free.

]]> By: mihd http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221167 mihd Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:36:37 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221167 or have vmware running whatever version linux/macos/windows u need for production and/or testing or have vmware running whatever version linux/macos/windows u need for production and/or testing

]]> By: pixelsoul http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221116 pixelsoul Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:14:52 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221116 An entire image for just a browser 0_o An entire image for just a browser 0_o

]]> By: philwilks http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221080 philwilks Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:43:26 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-221080 Very useful, thanks for the information. BTW there's a type in your first link. Very useful, thanks for the information. BTW there’s a type in your first link.

]]> By: malikyte http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-220836 malikyte Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:54:33 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-220836 The definitely locked it down really well. I'm actually quite curious to know the steps they made to lock it down the way they did -- that would be rather handy to know how to do (though I'd definitely not want to lock something down that much). Regardless, I've gone the other route. I'm still running IE6 as my native browser (as there's more bugs to work out) and use IE7 on a VPC. It's a little less intensive since I don't use it as often. The definitely locked it down really well. I’m actually quite curious to know the steps they made to lock it down the way they did — that would be rather handy to know how to do (though I’d definitely not want to lock something down that much). Regardless, I’ve gone the other route. I’m still running IE6 as my native browser (as there’s more bugs to work out) and use IE7 on a VPC. It’s a little less intensive since I don’t use it as often.

]]> By: Ian Muir http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-220820 Ian Muir Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:26:50 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/08/keep-testing-your-site-in-ie6-the-right-way%e2%80%94with-a-new-free-vpc-image-from-microsoft/#comment-220820 Before Vista, I actually used the multiple IE installer from Tredosoft <a href="http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE" rel="nofollow">http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE</a>. Now that I have Vista, the VPC is the only option and it works pretty well. It's just a bit obnoxious to use because they stripped everything out of the VPC Image so even tasks like opening local files become a hassle. Before Vista, I actually used the multiple IE installer from Tredosoft http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE. Now that I have Vista, the VPC is the only option and it works pretty well. It’s just a bit obnoxious to use because they stripped everything out of the VPC Image so even tasks like opening local files become a hassle.

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