Windows 7 I need to force IE7 on windows 7

[mattinsa]

Hi,

I need to force/run IE 7 on windows 7 - I know IE 7 is not compatible with windows 7 but surely there is a way to force this to happen?

I have removed IE8 as per instructions here Link Removed - Invalid URL

But now I want to install IE7 - I have downloaded IE 7 for winxp - but it wont allow me to install, saying its not supported on IE7.

I then downloaded Internet Explorer 7 optimized for Google Link Removed due to 404 Error - it got further than the above download but when I restart I cannot find it anywhere, and it doesnt seem to be able to run....

I need IE7 to test software which at this point in time has only been optimised for IE7....please help!

Thanks

 

[gavin19]

Install Virtual PC, then XP then you can use IE6/7 or -

IE Tester

Everything you need to read up on is Link Removed - Invalid URL

 

[mattinsa]

thanks for the response:

1. My Toshiba notebook does not support virtualisation so Virtual PC is out.

2. IE tester is a good option, but when I need to test logging into an account on my website I am testing it does not allow a session to start...I have asked for help on their forum..

Are there any other options?

 

[Highwayman]

Firefox has a IE plugin that runs IE within it...try that, although it probably uses the installed version that ya OS would have already.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419