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IE6 on Macs
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Hmmm. Looks interesting. Was really wishing that the Windows Firefox IE extension was also Mac OS, but no luck.
Will have a look into Codeweavers. Cheers.
Firefox ie tab is windows only...
I suggested codeweavers as it is both easier and cheaper than parallels for one single app...
no, crossover's IE will not support SSL or activex, with that, u can neither login to anywhere that require SSL, nor view any specific webpage that ask for activex to display properly.
If ur Uni's page is IE only, it probably need activex, for that, crossover won't do it.
Go get bootcamp. or parallel.
If ur Uni's page is IE only, it probably need activex, for that, crossover won't do it.
Go get bootcamp. or parallel.
You can find the last version of IE for Mac here:
http://browsers.evolt.org/
Version 5.x was the last one but it should work for whatever site is requiring it (I think). Good luck.
http://browsers.evolt.org/
Version 5.x was the last one but it should work for whatever site is requiring it (I think). Good luck.
Umm, no.
If the site requires IE6 it requires IE6. As mentioned above, the requirement is usually for ActiveX which no way works on any Mac OS.
Cheers for the advice folks.
I tried IE 5 for Macs but the damn thing barely started, and when it did, it seem to crash. It gave me some awful flashbacks ...
I'll give Bootcamp ago. I need to install Windows anyway for Uni work, just hadn't got around to it and thought there may have been an easier way to get IE on the go.
I tried IE 5 for Macs but the damn thing barely started, and when it did, it seem to crash. It gave me some awful flashbacks ...
I'll give Bootcamp ago. I need to install Windows anyway for Uni work, just hadn't got around to it and thought there may have been an easier way to get IE on the go.
Its been said...
CodeWeavers CrossOver product or Parallels will do the job... I am in the same boat. Crossover tends to abort a important times.. so I use Parallels. The version of IE that actually runs on the Mac, often will not run well enough and I think it will not run on the C2D Macs... but not certain about that... good luck..
CodeWeavers CrossOver product or Parallels will do the job... I am in the same boat. Crossover tends to abort a important times.. so I use Parallels. The version of IE that actually runs on the Mac, often will not run well enough and I think it will not run on the C2D Macs... but not certain about that... good luck..
Are you sure it needs Active X and isn't just a retarded site?
Download Camino, and CamiTools, and change the user agent to IE 6 windows xp, (Camino Menu==>Preferences==>Cami Tools)
Then try the site and see what happens.
You can also do this in Opera (but I'm not sure how), or by enabling the Debug menu in Safari though the Camino thing works better in my experience.
Download Camino, and CamiTools, and change the user agent to IE 6 windows xp, (Camino Menu==>Preferences==>Cami Tools)
Then try the site and see what happens.
You can also do this in Opera (but I'm not sure how), or by enabling the Debug menu in Safari though the Camino thing works better in my experience.
IE for Mac isn't the same as IE for windows though so it's not useful, it also always sucked on OS X.
In the newest version of Opera just right click on the page and select Edit Site Preferences. In the window that opens click on the Network tab, and select either Indentify as IE or Mask as IE.
Use IE 7
download IE 7 as it is alot more standrads complient than v6 so this under windows is the best solution for your problem
download IE 7 as it is alot more standrads complient than v6 so this under windows is the best solution for your problem
no, crossover's IE will not support SSL or activex, with that, u can neither login to anywhere that require SSL, nor view any specific webpage that ask for activex to display properly.
I am using Crossover IE6 and one of the sites I have to log into is a IE6 or > Site that requires a Secure Login (i.e. https://.....) which works very well in Crossovers! And cheaper than buying Parallels and another copy of XP. I have not tried a site requiring Active X but if its a site like the one I use for entering Time on a job online then download the trial version of "Crossovers". It either works or it doesn't....
Bill.....
wow, interesting, i will try out again later see how it works. thanks for the new infoI am using Crossover IE6 and one of the sites I have to log into is a IE6 or > Site that requires a Secure Login (i.e. https://.....) which works very well in Crossovers! And cheaper than buying Parallels and another copy of XP. I have not tried a site requiring Active X but if its a site like the one I use for entering Time on a job online then download the trial version of "Crossovers". It either works or it doesn't....
Bill.....
Have not tried too many sites. I use GMAIL but only using Safari or Firefox on the MAC or IE on my PC. I have tried a few other sites that are govt sites I have to use and they are fine using Crossover and IE6. But like others have said Active X is not supported at this point. If you need Active X then Parallels or Bootcamp or mayby VMware might be a better choice. For me I cannot justify 150 to 200 for another copy of XP plus the cost of either of the other choices.
Bill....
Bill....