Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free x86 desktop virtualization product that is available for Windows, Linux, and yes indeed, Mac OS X.

But hey: it’s better than nothing, right? Paid Method #1: Sun VirtualBox ^ Judging from the above screenshot, which displays the 4sysops Website rendered in a WineBottled instance of Internet Explorer 7, the user interface is nowhere near as pretty (or as functional) as it is in native Microsoft Windows. To run Internet Explorer, navigate to your previously specified installation location and simply launch Internet Explorer. After installation completes, you are ready to rock. You will be prompted for an installation location (I suggest the Applications folder), after which then the virtualized IE installation will proceed.ģ. Next, select the desired Internet Explorer version from the list. Open WineBottler and select Install Predefined Prefixes from the left-hand navigation bar. Download WineBottler and drag both Wine and WineBottler to your Mac’s Applications folder.Ģ. Here is the high-level procedure to get WineBottler and IE up and running on your Mac OS X system:ġ. As of this writing, WineBottler includes built-in “ prefixes” (basically virtualized applications) that support local installation of several Windows applications, including Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8. WineBottler is a Mac tool based upon Wine that provides for the easy installation of Windows application on Mac OS X. Wine, short for Wine Is Not an Emulator, is a GPL-licensed Mac application that relies upon X11 and allows Microsoft Windows applications to run under non-Microsoft operating systems.

Let’s get to work! Free Method: WineBottler ^ After all, sometimes the most reliable solution incurs financial outlay. I will also give you some IE-on-Mac methods that involve additional cost. The first solution is free, but may have variable long-term success for you, depending upon a variety of factors. In this blog post I will present to you a number of methods that will enable you to run Internet Explorer on a Mac.

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