Old Internet Explorer in WM 6.5?

[thefish123]

Hi everyone,

Is there anyway to install the OLD version of Internet Explorer (the one that came with WM 6) in the new 6.5? I am actually hoping for a side-by-side install.

Before you all think I am crazy… here is the deal.

I am a software developer and have a number of highly functional web applications (for entering orders, invoices, etc - see screen shots) that integrate with a number of popular ERP systems.

However, some of them are breaking in the new IE6. I cannot afford to not be able to demo these apps.

Best regards,
The Fish

NOTE: Screenshots taken in Symbol PocketBrowser (http://www.motorola.com/business/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=58f9e90e3ae95110VgnVCM10000084 06b00aRCRD) (a wrapper for Pocket IE that adds support for barcode scanning)
http://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/1.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/3.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/5.bmp
http://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/5a.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/6.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/7.bmp
http://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/8.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/9.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/10.bmp
http://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/10.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/10a.bmphttp://www.pfsoftware.ca/~screenshots/orders/10b.bmp

[vze4xrne]

Here is a cab file IE6. Credit goes to vin255764. I found this on one of the threads over at PPCGEEKS.

[Lococoin]

Does anyone know how i can install this and the newer version that came with 6.5 together? I tried installing this cab and it removed IE6 and replaced it with 5.

The reason i want both is that for most of the sites I look at I absolutely HATE having no "fit to one column" feature so i can only scroll vertically.

Thanks

[JohnCody]

In case anyone was interested, the above CAB file only sets one registry key to "0" (to switch to IE5 mode) or "1" to switch to the new IE6 (as in WM6.5).

The key is:

HKLM\Security\Internet Explorer
"MSHTML" = 0 or 1

Just kill the Iexplore.exe task and rerun it to run in the new mode!

You could even create two mort scripts that each have its own shortcut, and depending on which shortcut you launch, will have mortscript change this reg key and then launch IE in that mode.

P.S. A BIG thank you goes out to microsoft for adding this backwards-emulation to the new IE6 - great work!

[egzthunder1]

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