[Simon Mundy]

Netscape has a fantastic archive of all its older browsers, but Microsoft seems to send all their older versions to a black hole deep in Redmond.

Does anyone know where I can lay my hands on versions 3,4,5 and 5.5 of IE for PC so I can create a whole heap of VPC disks for browser testing my sites? BTW, can IE3 actually work on Windows 2000? My knowledge of all things windows stops at the 'start' menu

[Griggsy]

MS is a nightmare , remember trying to hut down some a few years ago with no luck. Never understood why though, have you tried Microsoft directly?

[ 04-16-2002: Message edited by: Griggsy ]

[derbs]

try this puppy:
http://browsers.evolt.org/

archive of practically every browser that's ever existed

I think you'll be able to run IE3, however later IEs try to intergrate into the system when you install them, not sure whether you'll be able to run them as standalone programs.

Let me know if you manage it though

[Simon Mundy]

Originally posted by derbs:
<STRONG>try this puppy:
http://browsers.evolt.org/

archive of practically every browser that's ever existed

I think you'll be able to run IE3, however later IEs try to intergrate into the system when you install them, not sure whether you'll be able to run them as standalone programs.

Let me know if you manage it though</STRONG>

That is an astoundingly comprehensive archive! Thanks for the post - I'll try that once I've finished shifting house

[Chris in Madison]

That archive that was mentioned above is a great place to find earlier versions of browsers. The problem with IE is that since it's heavily engrained into the Windows OS, then you can only run one version at a time. If you need to test across multiple IEs, then you'll need a computer for each (or at least several bootable partitions on the same hard disk with operating systems that support each one).

Best regards,
Chris

[ervier]

You can run IE 4 and 5 for windows at the same time. Install IE4 first, then IE5, and use the custom installation/advanced options button. There you can specify whether you want to keep IE4. I believe IE6 doesn't do this anymore.

I believe you have the same problems with IE3, but there you can maybe use the Windows3.1 version, although that one of course isn't 100% identical to the 32-bit version.