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[NMLUG] Re: NMLUG Digest, Vol 5, Issue 5
> You really should look at the latest version of mozilla firefox
> www.mozilla.org/products/firefox. You can download an extension that will
Although, they change the name so often I'm tempted to start calling it
"Fickle Flame". :-)
Seriously, though, it is a great web-browsing suite that would work for almost
everything.
> tell the web server that you are running IE6 on WindowsXP. Unless your web
> apps are heavy into active-x or downloaded helper apps, I've found Firefox
> w/java to be an acceptable replacement for IE6.
Sometimes, people just need IE for whatever reason (testing web pages,
specialized web apps, etc). If this is really the case, then there are a
couple of options:
1) VMWare on just the machines you need (pretty expensive, as you mentioned)
2) Keep Windows on a few machines, and use VNC or a KVM switch to access them
- this really only works if you have extra machines and Windows licenses, and
few people that need access.
3) Let a few people dual-boot, or stay with Windows if it makes more sense -
though, again, this only makes sense if there are just a few people who need
to access Windows apps.
4) Try getting it working with wine -- this will probably take a lot of work.
Frank's Corner (frankscorner.org) has lots of good info on getting apps to
work with wine; see
http://frankscorner.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=49&page=1&POSTNUKESID=0455508d3bceafbb910d5f3ea980bb9b
5) Try Crossover - it looks like they have IE 6 mostly working. It's not
free, though it looks like it's cheaper than VMWare.
http://www.codeweavers.com/site/compatibility/browse/cat?app_id=15
6) Try Win4Lin, a slightly cheaper VMWare alternative (www.netraverse.com).
I guess none of these is a perfect solution, but hopefully one of these will
work for you. :-)
--
Andrea Landaker
http://www.icecavern.net/~qirien/
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