Sourcing Virtual MachinesĪ virtual machine is a software emulation of a computer. If you're not using VMWare Fusion for Mac, keep reading as the methodology applies to other similar software too, such as VMWare WorkStation and Parallels. In this article, I'll describe how you can efficiently test versions 7 - 11 of Internet Explorer, without gobbling up precious drive space.
The only downside to this solution for me is the amount of space required for each virtual machine and their maintenance.
My prefered choice is to use virtual machines via VMWare Fusion for Mac. There are multiple ways around this, each with their own pros and cons. Not mentioning the lack of standards compliance in older versions that are still in use today, only one version of IE can be installed on an opertating system at a time. Browser testing IE (Internet Explorer) has for a long time, been a pain.
