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Aug 14, 2004
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I know Internet Explorer doesn't exist anymore. But does anyone happen to have a copy of an old install of it? I have a mod that requires it in one of my Miva 5 stores. I can't seem to find it anywhere. I will only need it for a certain html edit mod. I assume it will work on a Mac Pro? I checked limewire but had no luck, can anyone point me in the right direction?


Thank you in advance.
 
oh wow, thank you. quite an interesting site, wish I knew about that one before lol.

the mod requires 5.5 but maybe this will work. do u think I will have any issues if I install it? i assume if it doesn't work on the computer it just wont work but won't cause any other issues by having it on the computer?

thanks again
 
If you're trying to use something that requires IE, then it's probably ActiveX which only works on Windows. There should be a Mac equivalent for most ActiveX controls though.
 
Please be aware that this version of IE is not in feature-parity with its Windows counterpart. If a website states "You need Internet Explorer to run this website." they're probably referring to the fact that you need ActiveX support, something which no Mac OS X browser has supported and is unlikely to in the future.

The install procedure should cause no problems with your current version of Mac OS X.

EDIT: Beaten to it. :)
 
wow you guys are on point tonight lol. thought I was the only one awake on here at 320am.. thanks again for your help. Well good to know it won't mess anything up. And thanks for informing me that it wont work based on active x so I don't end up wasting my time.

so I assume there is nothing else I could do if I needed a browser which needed that function (apart from getting on a pc ugh)?

thanks again!
 
There is not, and it's safe to say never will be, Mac ActiveX support. It might be possible to run Windows IE through Crossover, but if you're just looking to edit HTML then there are plenty of native solutions available.
 
that sucks.. the only thing that I will be able to use this mod with is IE 5.5, it wont work with anything else.. thanks for your time and help
 
There is not, and it's safe to say never will be, Mac ActiveX support. It might be possible to run Windows IE through Crossover, but if you're just looking to edit HTML then there are plenty of native solutions available.

I have run IE 6 through CrossOver and it seemed to run very well. You can get a 30 day trial for free. It costs $60 if you want it after that.
 
I have run IE 6 through CrossOver and it seemed to run very well. You can get a 30 day trial for free. It costs $60 if you want it after that.

same here ie 6 and 7 running in crossover office perfictly, i have a couple of installs of them with diffrent plug ins and bare minimum settings to just to make sure i give it a good testing.
 
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