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Install and Run IE on Mac OS

install ie on mac

Mac users (web designers and developers in particular) listen up, here’s an option to preview your web project with Internet Explorer within Mac OS itself without 3rd party OS applications like Parallels, VMWare, Bootcamp, etc. ies4osx is a Mac OS application that, upon installed allows you to open IE in Mac, and it supports 4 different version of IE at the moment:

  • Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta

Checklist

Here’s a quick checklist before you start installing Internet Explorer on Mac.

  • You have admin privileges.
  • If you are on Mac OSX Tiger, install X11 from original CD.
  • Download Darwin, open it up and drag it inside Application folder.

Install IE on Mac

  1. Download ies4osx and opens it

  2. Choose the IE versions you want to install

    install ie on mac

  3. Click the Play button

Installation will start immediately by downloading the required files, time of completion depends on your internet speed.

install ie on mac

Once done, you will find your different versions of IE inside Application folder. Now you might want to create shortcut for them in the dock. For more information, read at kronenberg.org.

install ie on mac

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Posted by hongkiat in Mac Tips , at 11.30.07

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Comments

  1. Techie December 2nd, 2007

    Goood one!

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  2. goldfries December 3rd, 2007

    That’s the problem with IE, because it sooooooooooo suxorz when it comes to Web Standards, even MAC users have to install it to make sure their sites work well on IE. :)

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  3. Neo December 3rd, 2007

    Good one. You have a typo in the versions of IE supported list. Should be Internet Explorer 6.0.

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  4. hongkiat December 3rd, 2007

    Corrected, thanks :-)

    Reply

  5. Syahid Ali December 3rd, 2007

    Useful to test web designs with IE on Mac. Otherwise, stick with Safari or Firefox.

    Reply

  6. Jauhari February 19th, 2008

    This is perfect tools for Web Designer on Mac ;)

    Reply

  7. Buddy, Katy TX Designer July 19th, 2008

    I tried this out and it works fine until you try to use transparent PNG hacks in your design. It has something to do with ActiveX support in WINE.

    I use and trust Fusion (or Parallel, VitrualBox, etc.) with Multiple IEs installed because its full emulation of a real PC. Just upgrade your RAM so your Mactel doesn’t lose performance.

    Reply

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