Installing old IE versions on Win 8 64bit

Ironic Namesake · 7 May 2013 at 13:10

Is it possible to run older IE versions (ie. 6/7) on Windows 8 64-bit?

I have an online banking system I need to access and I can't get one of the functions to generate a PDF "Only displaying secure content" this doesn't change no matter what security settings I change :mad:

. Apparently was designed for IE6/7, so want to give that a go (if possible ...)

jake108 · 7 May 2013 at 13:30

Sadly not possible, you could always try a Windows XP virtual machine?

theheyes · 7 May 2013 at 13:52

Try compatibly mode or a different browser if possible. An online bank forcing the use of IE6/7 boggles my mind.

KIA · 7 May 2013 at 14:51

Virtual Machine. Don't compromise the security of the host.

Ironic Namesake · 7 May 2013 at 16:35

Never used VM before - don't have it installed on this Win 8 either.

Tried compatibility view - I'm trying to view statement which is shown as PDF, doesn't give me option to download just "Access denied"

Chrome doesn't load the pop-up at all

Going to try Firefox

Had it working on my other laptop through IE but that has died on me unfortunately

Ironic Namesake · 7 May 2013 at 17:06

No luck in Firefox either, going to try the VM way.

Their FAQs clearly haven't been updated in a while

:

What are the minimum system requirements?
Customers need Personal computer or Notebook (Pentium II or higher), 64MB RAM, serial port for modem, Internet connection (Internet Explorer 5.5 and above or Netscape 4.0).

Blackjack Davy · 8 May 2013 at 23:53

Yes. See here, works on W7 x64, not sure about 8.

http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE

probably better to do it in a VM as suggested.