Test IE6 on Mac OS X

Question

I like to be able to fully test compatibility of my web pages on Mac OS X. I have installed Parallels desktop. It works fine, but it uses a lot a of resources...

So I would like to be able to test everything inside OS X. In fact I am looking for Explorer 6 for the Mac.

Any suggestions around?

Answer 1

IE Mac PRO may help you, see http://www.ie-mac.com/ . It allows you to use the Internet Explorer 6 you asked for, and also 7, 8 and 9 on your Mac, without a VM or using a lot of resources. It needs an internet connection though, because it IE is provided via RDP.

Answer 2

I tried using the microsoft vhd image under virtualbox, but it wanted me to register and the registration system claimed that it had a bad windows id or something. If you want to try it, you can download the vhd from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en

and virtual box from www.virtualbox.org .

It loads and runs the vhd unmodified, but you run into problems the first time you reboot.

Answer 3

ie net render 0.9, firefox addon... make the page on remote computer, and show you as an image what it will look like... my #1 solution right now

Answer 4

I use VirtualBox with valid MS vhd images. It is by far the best solution I've used. Follow this screencast to get up and running properly.

Answer 5

Check this link which has lots of tool to check the cross browser compatibility. Hope it helps someone.