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Internet Explorer 7 on Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the fun-and-exciting dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention WebExpose is running a quick guide to get Internet Explorer 7.0 running on Linux. From the article: "Microsoft conditional comments do work, unlike the standalone version of IE on Windows, so you will be able to develop and test webpages across almost all major browsers (IE 5-7, Firefox, Opera) on one Linux box! Also note that we will avoid Microsoft's Genuine Advantage download validation checks, so pure-Linux users will be able to finish the process without having to find a genuine Windows machine to download the IE7 setup file (the check is avoided legitimately, by the way)."

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  1. Woot! by Maliron · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is awesome! Now if we can only get people coding html in Winblows to test their pages on firefox we'll be in business!

  2. Re:The whole reason I run Linux... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that is does NOT have IE. Why in God's name would I want it?

    To crash your machine... of course!

  3. isn't IE7 on Linux kind of like, by cavehobbit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pat Buchannon humping on Charlize Theron?

    Nuts. Now I need brain bleach.
    Can't believe I even THOUGHT of that...

  4. Re:I have a much easier way by dreamlax · · Score: 5, Funny

    step 1: rm -Rf / step 2: install windows

    That's so cool. But you left out the real problem: How to get Windows to run long enough to view a web site?

    You have to download it and save it locally while still running *nix, burn it to a CD with mkisofs -R -J . . .| cdrecord, then rm -Rf / then install Windows (might have to wait overnight for it to finish). Once installed, disable all network adaptors, physically remove any CAT 5/6 cables just in case, then boot into Safe Mode, and view it from the CD. You should have about 4 minutes before you get the W32.Blaster worm.