Can firefox pretend it's Explorer?

[sir42]

I'm trying to access a website that will only work with Explorer but I'm using firefox. Is there a way to fool the site into thinking that I'm using Explorer? Perhaps with a plugin or extension for firefox?

 

[Eidorian]

You can change your user agent for Safari or FireFox. You might need ActiveX or Windows Media Player for your page though. That's Windows only...

 

[skwij]

There are a couple of extensions that will allow this. UserAgentSwitcher is one, the other is IETab. IETab doesn't play nice with FFx 2.0.x.x or OS/X though.

 

[Bern]

How good is User Agent at emulating IE6 ? Would you use it for web design and checking a site?

 

[sir42]

I just installed User Agent Switcher and I can now load the site that I previously couldn't. However the site is now telling me that I need Active X control. Is that impossible on a mac?

 

[clevin]

I just installed User Agent Switcher and I can now load the site that I previously couldn't. However the site is now telling me that I need Active X control. Is that impossible on a mac?

NO

And they are IE-only for a reason, unfortunately, activex is a major reason.