IE7 and IE8 on Windows 7

[mattSanchez]

(Not sure if this is the right section of the forums to ask this)

I've been developing on a Mac and I recently bought a Windows 7 computer. I would like to do testing on IE7 and IE8 but it appears that these versions of Internet Explorer can't be installed on Windows 7. Can anyone confirm this? And if this is true, what do you guys do to test on these old versions? I know that Adobe has something where it can simulate them (all the way down to IE6), but I'd like to do it using the actual browsers if possible.

Thanks!

[logic_earth]

Virtual Machines. Microsoft still has the image for browser testing freely available.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=11575

[mattSanchez]

I've never installed a virtual machine before. Would you recommend installing it on its own partition or simply in its own directory? I'm not sure how much of a security concern it would be.

[felgall]

Each virtual machine stores all its data inside a single file that appears as if it is a hard drive while you are running that virtual machine. So you don't really need a separate partition for them.

[mattSanchez]

Virtual Machines. Microsoft still has the image for browser testing freely available.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=11575

It turns out you can't install a virtual PC and XP mode if you have Windows 7 home premium or lower -- and that's what I have, home premium. Oh well... I guess I'll have to rely on Adobe's Browser Lab.

[felgall]

You could try Oracle Virtual Box instead. That's an alternative program for creating virtual machines that isn't specific to Windows.

[logic_earth]

It turns out you can't install a virtual PC and XP mode if you have Windows 7 home premium or lower -- and that's what I have, home premium. Oh well... I guess I'll have to rely on Adobe's Browser Lab.

You can install Virtual PC on Windows 7 Home Premium. XP Mode as you mentioned is something completely different!.
Here is the download link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...s.aspx?id=3702