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IE 6 & 7 with Snapshots
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Over the weekend I have been reinstalling Windows XP under parallels and I came across a great way to get full install of IE6 and IE7 running on the same Mac system. Parallels was recently updated to version 3 and a new feature called Snapshots has been added.
"Snapshots instantly saves the state of your virtual machine, bulletproofing your VM from mishaps and system crashes."
So Snapshots basically allows you to save the state of your computer and return to that state at any given time. Here how to take advantage of that feature to run full installs of both IE6 and IE7.
1. Create a clean install of windows XP so that you have IE6 installed. I would also recommend downloading and installing Firefox 1.
2. Under parallels click Actions ->Run Snapshot Manager
3. Create a Snapshot named IE6
4. Download IE7 and firefox 2 and install both
5. Create another snapshot named IE7
Thats it your done, now you can easily switch between the two full versions of Internet Explorer. Click on the image below to view a video which shows the process of switching from one state to the next. Sorry for the terrible quality.
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Great tip! I've been struggling testing in IE since I switched to Mac back in December. I've tried standalone versions of both IE6 and 7, but neither proved reliable. Going to give your snapshots method a go now.
It's easily the best method I have found so far and saves you a ton of HD space. Hope you get it all working.