Hi, This is really useful and interesting post. However, my experience with running the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Images <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en> in Virtualbox has been quite different.
What I have encountered trying to run the IE compatibility VPC images in Virtualbox is that, due to the different emulated hardware between Virtualbox and VPC, the images will fail to activate. See this thread: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21712 This thread is interesting, as the members actually contacted the IE team, and received a positive response: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21712&start=30#p96958 / Hey Guys, Since we started shipping the VPC images in late 2006, we have never officially supported other VM hosting applications other than Microsoft VPC, and Microsoft Legal required us to add that part into the EULA. The reason you're seeing a request for new activation is that the machine sees the "hardware" between Microsoft VPC and VirtualBox and other VPC Hosting apps as different hardware, and thinks you've installed it on another box, thus is requires you to reactivate the Windows. Before we ship the VPC's, we have to mark the activation key as "lost/stolen", so people cannot grab it from the registry and use it to pirate Windows. If there is enough demand, we may be able to get additional images built, I'd ask that you email me at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> along with the VPC software you're running so we can have a better idea of the numbers and needs. thanks, PEte Internet Explorer Developer Product Manager/ But Virtualbox images never ended up getting created, and the activation issue still seems to be the same. But it has been a few months since I last tried it, maybe it has changed. It would be great if it has, as the IE Application Compatibility images are a valuable resource. Holger, did you not experience an issue regarding activation of the image? Let me know. Thanks, Jake On 10-08-27 03:07 AM, Holger Jeromin wrote: > > Vincent Hardy schrieb am 27.08.2010 05:10: > > >> I'd like to setup a test environment to start working with IE 9 + > SVG Web so > >> they work better together, but don't have access to Windows 7. Has > anyone on > >> this list gotten IE 9 pre 4 running in a Parallels like VM > environment on > >> the Mac? I have VMs for IE 6, 7, and 8 on XP but haven't done the > IE 9 step > >> yet. > > You can use Virtual Box, which works on the Mac: > > http://www.virtualbox.org > > -v > > See my post from March 19: > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Hello together, > > i have managed to install the IE9 Platform Preview in a virtual Windows, > since i am using Windows XP. > > The Preview needs > - at least Windows Vista SP2 with Internet Explorer 8 > - Direct2D for hardware rendering > - Service "Windows Installer" running > > Microsoft provides an Vista Image with IE8 for no costs for their > VirtualPC > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en > > <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en> > > I am not sure if the first start has to be in MS VirtualPC. > VirtualPC has no support for DirectX, so it is not suitable for the run > of IE9. > Therefore install VirtualBox >v3.1, with has experimental DirectX support. > Be sure to use the decompressed Vista Image in VirtualBox and activate > 3D support in the settings of the new maschine. > > Disable the service "wsearch" permanently with is the indexing service > of Windows Vista (if on low performance laptop drive :-) > Set the Service "Windows Installer" to automatic. > > To activate DirectX you have to install the VBoxGuestAdditions, which is > available via a menu in Virtualbox. > After that, there is support for the emulated Network (config the > VirtualBox with NAT mode), video drivers and mouse integration, so you > have not press the ctrl-key on the right for leaving the emulation window. > I am not sure if the installation of the GuestAdditions has to be in > windows "safe mode" (press F8 at boot time) as mentioned in the FAQ, to > allow directX (which replaces some windows files). > > To get the direct2D interface in Vista you have to install the update > kb971512. > I downloaded it from > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/971512?p=1 > so it did not required a validation of the licence of vista. > > download iepreview from > http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/info/ThankYou/Default.html > install it, now hopefully without an error. :-) > > feel free to play with it! > > I hope you had success, please contact me if you need further help. > > -- > best regards > Holger > Chair of Process Control Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [email protected] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ----Yahoo! 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