how to install 2 I.E in 1 OS?

**davelf** · 10-08-2010, 03:08 AM

I have a problem with my web development, the client want their website looks perfect in I.E 6???

That's totally killing me, i already check it using IE.7 and there's no major problem, but when i check it with IE.6

my god, my career is over, there's a lot of major thing i need to resolved, so is there a way to get IE.6 and IE.7 in my computer? Please

Thx, in advanced.

**traq** · 10-08-2010, 04:20 AM

You can always try Multiple IEs, though it's slow and sometimes buggy.

Possible solutions:

1. Charge extra. (maybe not a solution, but you should definitely consider it.)

2. Serve IE6 a different stylesheet. This will almost certainly be necessary, in fact. Use conditional comments (  ).

3. Include a clause in your contract about not guaranteeing IE6 - it just doesn't support the same features many modern layouts use.

**davelf** · 10-08-2010, 06:19 AM

thx traq,

about this point

2. Serve IE6 a different stylesheet. This will almost certainly be necessary, in fact. Use conditional comments (  ).

i already do this step, i just can't test it.

and this one solve my problem

Multiple IEs

About the other point, 1 and 3

1. Charge extra. (maybe not a solution, but you should definitely consider it.)

3. Include a clause in your contract about not guaranteeing IE6 - it just doesn't support the same features many modern layouts use.

is this agreement ok? for we as web developer, what the client would think about us, if we make this contract? hmm, not professional, or lack of experience, and so on?

**james438** · 10-08-2010, 07:13 AM

Try these links:
http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE
direct link: http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/win32

Found from this thread: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=23551

**davelf** · 10-08-2010, 07:19 AM

the problem already resolved, thx...

**traq** · 10-08-2010, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by davelf

is this agreement ok? for we as web developer, what the client would think about us, if we make this contract? hmm, not professional, or lack of experience, and so on?

If you've already reached an agreement with this particular client, then yes, it would be unprofessional to change it.

However, for future reference, absolutely.

IE6 is over nine years old, and simply doesn't support modern CSS styling (if you can call ccs2 "modern," now that css3 is entering the scene).

Major internet sites, including Google, have begun to drop support for IE6. There are a lot of sites that serve "bare-bones" (no layout) CSS for ie6.

You do need to be able to explain your reasoning if you choose not to support it, but it doesn't reflect badly on your professionalism or coding ability at all.

That said, it's usually not terribly difficult to get a site to look presentable in IE6 - but making it look "perfect" or identical to other browsers will take a lot of work: and may not be entirely possible.

**davelf** · 10-11-2010, 02:55 AM

thank you so much for this tips.
But again in my country Indonesia, there's a lot of old computer which mean, there's a lot of i.e 6 user too. May be this is curse for me, haha

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I'll add that i.e6 agreement in my future proposal...

**davelf** · 10-11-2010, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by traq

2. Serve IE6 a different stylesheet. This will almost certainly be necessary, in fact. Use conditional comments (  ).

oo ya, traq about this code, it's not work cause the wrong spell, i found this

Code:

<!--[if IE]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 5]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer 5<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 5.0]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer 5.0<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 5.5]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer 5.5<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 6]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer 6<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer 7<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gte IE 5]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer 5 and up<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lt IE 6]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer lower than 6<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 5.5]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer lower or equal to 5.5<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 6]>
According to the conditional comment this is Internet Explorer greater than 6<br />
<![endif]-->

Just for information, may be you as the senior programmer here, can add this as tips, or may be this tips already added in tips section. Thx

**traq** · 10-11-2010, 04:53 AM

yes, sorry, I missed the space between IE and the version number.

actually, adding this as a tip might be a good idea.

**jscheuer1** · 10-11-2010, 05:50 AM

When I joined the forum back in 2005 there were quite a few requests for support of IE 5 Mac. Yes, there once was an IE browser for the Mac. When it first came out, it was arguably the best browser on any platform, Mac or PC. But by 2005 or shortly thereafter, MS stopped supporting it. For at least three years I think, we still kept getting requests to fix scripts for IE 5 Mac. I don't think we'll be free of IE 6 any time soon, though I'm ready to drop support for IE 7 as soon as that becomes feasible. IE 9 sounds like it will be the first IE browser in a long time that will be as good as other modern browsers as regards css. We shall see.