IE7

[shaney]

I need some help getting IE7 on my computer for work purposes... I have searched the internet and found a file named 'ies4linux-2.5beta6.tar.gz'. I still am not sure how to get it to work. I extracted the files, but it just sets there and looks me. If you could help (I will download another file if it would be easier to get it up and running, I really don't care) it would be much appreciated.

I do like firefox, but unfortunately it will not work for our new system at work. Best to you --Shaney

[Kadano]

Well I do not know for what purpose you need IE, but why don't you try Opera?
In my opinion it is superior to Firefox (and thus a lot better then IE).

[ed@Mint]

You can also tell Firefox and Opera to behave like IE...
Try to use that feature for your work does it still fail ?

Other than this, i don't know if it's possible to install IE7 through wine...
In the worst case, you'll have to boot windows for that particular use.

Hope this helps...
cu

[Fred]

shaney,

The only way I know of to run IE7 in Linux at this point is in a virtual machine. VirtualBox is a good way to go if you decide to go this root.

Fred

[shaney]

You can also tell Firefox and Opera to behave like IE...
Try to use that feature for your work does it still fail ?

Other than this, i don't know if it's possible to install IE7 through wine...
In the worst case, you'll have to boot windows for that particular use.

Hope this helps...
cu

How do you make it behave like IE?

[Fred]

shaney,

In the preferences menus for both the above mentioned browsers you can set them to report when queried, that they are whatever you wish.

Often sites will require IE for political or other reasons that have nothing to do with whether your alternative browser will work or not. So you are given the option of fooling the site into thinking it is IE so they will talk to your browser.

If on the other hand, there are true technical reasons, the use of active X scripts as an example, why IE is required then this will not help you.

The last time I checked IE 7 wouldn't run in Wine. IE 5, 5.5, and some support for IE 6 was what was available.

Fred

[shaney]

I am feeling a little like a idiot, I have looked through the preferences on both firefox and opera... I have not found a place to change how they are queried by other sites.

[ed@Mint]

Well, i might have been a little too fast...
I thought firefox had this feature built-in, but since i can't find it back either this looks wrong.
But i'm sure opera has this ability buit-in since i've used it for a little while not so long ago.

However, i have found a firefox extension that looks pretty much to be the thing you're looking for.
Check this : http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/11/make-firefox-2-behave-like-ie-7-with.html
(simple google search "make firefox behave like internet explorer" btw)

hope you find happiness with this
peace
ed

[McLovin]

firefox has IETabs, just open your "tools, adons, and then get extensions, and do a search for IETabs, also there is a way to run IE6 in linux, but not IE7, the IE6 is called IEs4Linux, you go to this web site to get it http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page but I would first try using IETabs in firefox, it even works on the MS update page, I go there in Windows with Firefox all the time.