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When is it safe to upgrade to IE7?

I mean not when is it stable etc, more for testing purposes. The majority or internet users still use IE6, but with Vista rolling round the corner that might change. I am SO looking forward to dropping (most) IE hacks! :rolleyes:

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@LeeUJan 23.2007 — You might try this. I haven't used it but it is recommend by others. It allows you to have copies of IE 6 and 7 on your system at the same time.
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@_Aerospace_Eng_Jan 23.2007 — I mean not when is it stable etc, more for testing purposes. The majority or internet users still use IE6, but with Vista rolling round the corner that might change. I am SO looking forward to dropping (most) IE hacks! :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
There is something MS made called [url=http://www.quirksmode.com/css/condcom.html]conditional comments[/url] that allows you to feed html or stylesheets to IE/Win only.

Something you probably don't know is IE7 is already an update for Windows XP SP2 users. Users who don't have this can't download IE7 from microsoft. I wouldn't move too quickly about dropping your "hacks" because there will still be lot of users using IE6.
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@felgallJan 23.2007 — The solution is to upgrade to IE7 and then install earlier versions of IE onto your computer so that you can terst your page in multiple versions.

There are step by step instructions on how to set them up completely separately at http://webdesign.about.com/od/internetexplorer/ig/IE-6-and-7-on-the-Same-Machine/twoIE1.htm
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@Corey_BryantJan 23.2007 — I upgraded probably back in October or so. I cannot remember. I did not have any problems. Personally, I would do a scandisk / degrag before upgrading and then I would reboot - do the upgrade. And don't have any programs started. I might baby it too much but I did not have any problems ?
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@ZomerJan 29.2007 — Hello,

I recently upgraded to windows vista with all the new fancy features, but there is a small problem. multiple IE won't work on vista. And I really need IE6 for testing purposes. Does someone have the same problem or even better, found a solution for it?
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