Clicking a link in IE6 doesn’t load page (internal DNS entry on our intranet)

I have a very strange problem that is only affecting some versions of IE6. The problem does affect IE 6.0.2900.5512, but does not seem to affect 6.0.3790.3959 Basically I work for a company and we have an intranet. While I’m not an expert on “internal DNS pointers”, what I was able to do was create … Read more

Uninstall Internet Explorer 7/downgrade to Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP SP3

How do I uninstall Internet Explorer 7 from Windows XP SP3 to change it to Internet Explorer 6? I can’t find a good resource for doing so. Answer Have you seen this Microsoft Support Article, which I think tells you exactly what you need to know? Since you mention SP3, please note that there is an “important” point on … Read more

Have you ever seen an install of IE 8 whose version number was still 6.0?

I was at a local university computer lab presenting a website I work on and I discovered something that looked really unusual to me. Their machines had Internet Explorer 8 installed, but when you check the version number (Help->About Internet Explorer) it listed the version number as 6.0. It also gave me an “Operation Aborted” … Read more

Use Internet Explorer 6 and 7 in Virtual Box

I am trying to install the vhds (virtual hard drive image) of IE6 on XP and IE 7 on XP packs available from Microsoft on Virtual Box. Virtual Box will only mount CD/DVD’s and/or ISO’s. How do I get it to use the Microsoft files? I need this to test web pages in IE6/IE7s. I … Read more

Can we automatically open a second tab with IE8 with another browser (IE6 Virtual)

AT the company I work with they have legacy applications that work only with IE6 with no plan to upgrading them. The company will be rolling out IE8, the solution was to rollout IE6 Virtual (VMWare) that virtualises IE6 as it can’t be installed along with IE8. Is there a way with IE8 (or plugin) … Read more

Where can I find Internet Explorer v6.0.2800.1106CO? [closed]

This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet. For help making this question more broadly applicable, visit the help center. Closed 10 years … Read more