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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. 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...

  3. 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.