Viewing and Developing for IE6

[limelites]

I know IE6 is becoming antiquated, but a lot of companies still use it since upgrading to Vista isn't an option for them. Accordingly, still quite a large percentage of internet users are surfing on IE6.

I know there are screenshot sites out there that you can enter a url and they spit out images of your site in other browsers.

My question is to developers and designers running Vista PC's with IE8. How do you guys view your sites in IE6, apart from running it on an XP machine (we have none of those left)?

Does anyone have experience with Microsoft Expression as I've read that it can emulate IE6?

Does anyone have experience with Virtual Windows and IE6 image file installs?

Basically, if you don't have an XP machine and you hate the screenshot solution, what's the best way to tweak your site for IE6?

[stevesh]

I'm not sure there is a good way other than what I do - pick up a cheap XP box. Seems a lot easier than messing with emulators or Expressions. I also use it for auto-printing order emails, so it isn't just sitting there until I need to check a site in IE6.

[Diavire]

All the info you need:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[limelites]

All the info you need:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Yeah, I'd seen that already... was actually downloading it as I typed this OP. Doesn't work for me though, unfortunately. When I double click the VirtualWindowsXP.msi it starts to install then fails stating, "only works with windows 7"

I'm running Vista and it does say on the site it's compatible with Vista, so I don't know what's wrong with it.

[Diavire]

Yeah, I'd seen that already... was actually downloading it as I typed this OP. Doesn't work for me though, unfortunately. When I double click the VirtualWindowsXP.msi it starts to install then fails stating, "only works with windows 7"

I'm running Vista and it does say on the site it's compatible with Vista, so I don't know what's wrong with it.

That's odd, I'm using it on Windows XP myself o_O

Maybe find another version of it on the microsoft site, you can use the images on just about anything they have for download.

[kiddo]

VMware works for me.

But the idea of an old XP box is good too.