Multiple versions of Internet Explorer on a machine

Microsoft now provides free virtual machine images with a number of different versions of Internet Explorer preinstalled. You can grab a copy of the images on the modern.ie website, which currently includes the following combinations:

• IE6 on Windows XP
• IE7 on Windows Vista
• IE8 on Windows XP
• IE8 on Windows 7
• IE9 on Windows 7
• IE10 on Windows 7
• IE10 on Windows 8
• IE11 on Windows 8.1
• IE11 on Windows 7
• IE11 on Windows 10

The images are designed for the following virtualization platforms:

• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Microsoft VirtualPC
• Oracle VirtualBox
• Parallels
• VMware

The images expire after a fixed amount of time, so snapshots are recommended to simplify the process of "resetting" them after they expire.

Screenshots

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IETester is a free (both for personal and professional usage) WebBrowser that allows you to have the rendering and javascript engines of IE10 preview, IE9, IE8, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Windows 7, Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process.