Using the package ies4osx combined with Darwine 0.9.49, you can install and use IE 5, 5.5, 6 and even 7 (though it’s in beta) while running OS X. This tutorial assumes you have X11 installed on your Mac – if you’re using Leopard, it’s installed by default. If you’re using Tiger, you can find the installation instructions here. And it’s worth mentioning up front – Darwine requires that you have an Intel powered Mac.
- First things first, install Darwine 0.9.49 (if it isn’t already).
- Now download the install file for ies4osx. Once the download has completed, run it.
- Select the versions of IE that you want to install, and then click the small ‘arrow’ to begin.
- You’ll notice that the X11 icon will pop up in your dock. That’s normal.
- ies4osx will start to download all of the required IE files.
- Once the installation is complete, click OK.
- And now you can run IE from your Applications folder.
- And view sites in IE while running OS X.
Why anyone would want to install IE on any Mac is beyond me.
Carl,
Web designers and developers. Sadly they still have to keep IE in mind when designing and creating web sites.
Thanks for this info. Now I can put off installing Windows on my Mac for yet another day.
Hi, do I missed something?
I installed X11 adn runned it
I downloaded and installed and runned darwine
I downloaded ies4osx, execute, select ie6 and ie7
if finished but I don’t see any icon in my apps
I got this:
creating folders
downloading files
downloading DCOM98.EXE… OK
downloading mfc42.cab… OK
downloading 249973USA8.exe… OK
downloading ADVAUTH.CAB… OK
downloading CRLUPD.CAB… OK
downloading HHUPD.CAB… OK
downloading IEDOM.CAB… OK
downloading IE_EXTRA.CAB… OK
downloading IE_S1.CAB… OK
downloading IE_S2.CAB… OK
downloading IE_S5.CAB… OK
downloading IE_S4.CAB… OK
downloading IE_S3.CAB… OK
downloading IE_S6.CAB… OK
downloading SCR56EN.CAB… OK
downloading SETUPW95.CAB… OK
downloading FONTCORE.CAB… OK
downloading FONTSUP.CAB… OK
downloading VGX.CAB… OK
downloading IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe… OK
downloading swflash.cab… OK
downloading andale32.exe… OK
downloading arial32.exe… OK
downloading arialb32.exe… OK
downloading comic32.exe… OK
downloading courie32.exe… OK
downloading georgi32.exe… OK
downloading impact32.exe… OK
downloading times32.exe… OK
downloading trebuc32.exe… OK
downloading verdan32.exe… OK
downloading wd97vwr32.exe… OK
downloading webdin32.exe… OK
installing Internet Explorer 6
IE 6.0: creating winprefix
IE 6.0: extracting CABs
IE 6.0: installing IE6
IE 6.0: installing DCOM98
IE 6.0: installing Fonts
IE 6.0: installing ActiveX MFC42
IE 6.0: installing RICHED20
IE 6.0: installing registry keys
IE 6.0: finalizing
installing Flash Player 9
Flash: extracting files
Flash: installing Flash to IE6
Flash: finalizing
cp: /Applications/Internet Explorer 6.0.app: Permission denied
cp: /Applications/Internet Explorer 6.0.app/Contents/Resources/ie6: No such file or directory
/Users/Diego/Descargas/Install_ies4osx-1.app/Contents/Resources/start.sh: line 115: /Applications/Internet Explorer 6.0.app/Contents/Info.plist: No such file or directory
/Users/Diego/Descargas/Install_ies4osx-1.app/Contents/Resources/start.sh: line 116: /Applications/Internet Explorer 6.0.app/Contents/Resources/start.sh: No such file or directory
installing Internet Explorer 7.0 (BETA)
IE 7.0: copying IE6
IE 7.0: extracting files
IE 7.0: installing registry keys
IE 7.0: finalizing
cp: /Applications/Internet Explorer 7.0.app: Permission denied
cp: /Applications/Internet Explorer 7.0.app/Contents/Resources/ie7: No such file or directory
/Users/Diego/Descargas/Install_ies4osx-1.app/Contents/Resources/start.sh: line 115: /Applications/Internet Explorer 7.0.app/Contents/Info.plist: No such file or directory
/Users/Diego/Descargas/Install_ies4osx-1.app/Contents/Resources/start.sh: line 116: /Applications/Internet Explorer 7.0.app/Contents/Resources/start.sh: No such file or directory
I am using Tiger, and I am the Adminsitrator
or do you know how to install the new ies4Linux that support mac install
thanks
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IE really sucks. Stop and think about it. Forge Firefox
Need some help here. I keep getting this when I try to install in Leopard 10.5.4
[31;1mIEs4Linux 2 is developed to be used with recent Wine versions (0.9.x). It seems that you are using an old version. It's recommended that you update your wine to the latest version (Go to: winehq.com).
[m# IEs4Mac will:
- Install Internet Explorers: 6.0
- Using IE locale: EN-US
- Install MS Core Fonts
- Install everything at: /Users/Mark/Applications/IEs 4 Mac/.ies4mac
[ OK ]
# Downloading everything we need
Downloading from microsoft.com:
DCOM98.EXE
mfc42.cab
249973USA8.exe
ADVAUTH.CAB
CRLUPD.CAB
HHUPD.CAB
IEDOM.CAB
IE_EXTRA.CAB
IE_S1.CAB
IE_S2.CAB
IE_S5.CAB
IE_S4.CAB
IE_S3.CAB
IE_S6.CAB
SETUPW95.CAB
FONTCORE.CAB
FONTSUP.CAB
VGX.CAB
SCR56EN.CAB
Downloading from sourceforge.net
andale32.exe
arial32.exe
arialb32.exe
comic32.exe
courie32.exe
georgi32.exe
impact32.exe
times32.exe
trebuc32.exe
verdan32.exe
wd97vwr32.exe
webdin32.exe
[ OK ]
# Installing IE 6
Initializing
Creating Wine Prefix
What gives?
I do not have the option to select different versions of IE. Any t?houghts
Perhaps if designers and developers showed some cojones, and stopped catering to IE and it’s crappy problems, it would either go away (yeah!) or maybe even Micro$oft would make it into something workable.