[thelist] Install ie6 w/out removing ie5.5 - issues?

Ron Klegman rklegman at mediaone.net
Tue Aug 28 09:32:04 CDT 2001


Has anyone tried the "new final version" yet? any issues?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Michael Pemberton
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:25 AM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Install ie6 w/out removing ie5.5
> 
> 
> In keeping with the M$ theory that they make perfect software with no
> backward compatability problems, there will never be a need to use an
> "out-of-date" software package.
> 
> As such, there is no simple method of keeping an old version of IE at
> the same time as upgrading.
> 
> The best method I can suggest is the use of VMWare.  It allows for your
> to configure as many "virtual PCs" as you need.  It is great for testing
> on various Windows / IE setups without having a room of PCs.
> 
> Jeana Clark wrote:
> > 
> > So.. I've heard ie6 is finally released, final version:
> >  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm
> > 
> > But, in the past, whenever I add/upgrade to a new IE version, 
> it gets rid of
> > the old one.  Is it possible to install IE6 somehow on the same 
> harddrive
> > WITHOUT it removing the older version of 5.5?
> > 
> > Thought I'd ask before I attempted it.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > -jeana
> 




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