Robb Thurston asks:
I use Windows XP SP3. I love it, wouldn’t change it for the world, but I want to use advanced versions of IE. I need an emulator.
I am up to the limit: IE8, and Windows XP is not designed for IE9 or 10. I need a freeware emulator, so that I can run IE9 or 10. Help me get one, I cannot find any.
Browser: I use several: Firefox 19, Black Hawk, Comodo Dragon, IceDragon,Iron
System: Windows XP SP3
Tagged: browser tips, emulator, internet explorer, internet explorer 9, windows tips, windows xp
System: Windows XP SP3
Tagged: browser tips, emulator, internet explorer, internet explorer 9, windows tips, windows xp
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Oron Joffe
February 27, 2013You’ll need VirtualBox and the suitable image from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11575
This is the best solution unless you have a Windows 7 installer disc lying around (in which case, you could just install Windows 7 in a VirtualBox or VMware Player instance).
February 28, 2013Nevzat Akkaya
February 28, 2013Virtualbox, Vmware both can do the job. You just need a license to install Windows 7 on the emulator.
Nikos Tafralidis
February 28, 2013For the Love of God ,why you even want to do something like that? Answering your question , its all depenting on your hardware . If you have a capable PC you could do what the above users comment – Virtual Box and a windows 7 disk. But again why to get into all this trouble ? If your Pc is Old and you thing it can’t handle montern Windows versions , then no emulator can do the job for you . No worry , Buy Win 7 starter Edition , which is a very light weight OS and old PCs can run smoothly with it. Furthermore win 7 is the best OS that Ms ever realised
yes its light weight but what about the limitations?? cant neglect it..
March 2, 2013With a Little Tinkering , you have no problem. I have it installed on a nine years Laptop , with Pentium M 1,6 GH and 1GB Ram and it Runs Smoothly for common daily tasks
March 14, 2013Tanveer Ahmed
February 28, 2013Download Virtual box
Install win 7 on your virtual drive
http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-install-windows-7-in-virtualbox-guide-hatryst
Benjamin Glass
February 28, 2013A much better method is simply to switch to another browser–IE9 is really not that great. Try Chrome if you have at least 2 GB of memory; SlimBoat with less.
Mike Fowler
February 28, 2013The problem your going to run into is the fact that Microsoft is dropping support for windows xp in less than a year and after that you won’t be able to fake it through anymore. The ideal resolution is to upgrade your equipment and move to windows 7 and save yourself a ton of trouble. You can also get windows 7 pro and download the xp mode virtual machine if you need to get your xp fix from time to time.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle
This is a link to support my statement.
hazem elsaiegh
March 4, 2013try Virtual Box or VMplayer both are free tools to have an existing virtual machine that has an IE 9 istalled on it