How To Install Ie9 with IE 8


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    How To Install Ie9 with IE 8


    i tried ie9 it was good but i dont want to uninstall ie8.
    Is there a way to keep them both
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  2. Posts : 72,050
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Buggatti, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Sorry, but no. IE9 completely replaces IE8 during the installation/upgrade to IE9.

    You can either only have IE9, or uninstall IE9 to go back to IE8.
    Last edited by Brink; 21 Mar 2011 at 23:11. Reason: updated
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    tell me one thing
    i have 64 bit Windows 7
    if i install ie9 32 bit will it effect my ie8 64 bit edition
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  4. Posts : 1,018
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    It won't let you install Internet Explorer 9 32-bit only. It will then tell you that you need to install the 64-bit version, which will fully upgrade you to 9 beta. If you just want to try the engine of Internet Explorer 9 but still keep 8 around, then you can install Platform Preview 5 of IE 9, which is the engine that the beta uses. Just go to Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive and click on "or get Platform Preview 5" and follow the download link.

    Alternatively, you could set up a Virtual Machine to test Internet Explorer 9.
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  5. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #5

    You can just hit F12 and click the "browser mode" button at the top in ie9 beta to select ie8 mode.

    or you could try IETester.

    My DebugBar | IETester / Browser Compatibility Check for Internet Explorer Versions from 5.5 to 9

    or you could use Browser sandbox, though a plugin may be required.

    Browser Sandbox - Run popular web browsers with no installs
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  6. Posts : 4
    windows 7
       #6

    My daughter needs to run IE8 on my Windows 7 Operating System here at home in order to run her software which allows her to "Work-from-home". Any idea how I can go back to IE8 now that I have already upgraded to IE9?
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  7. Posts : 9
    Windblow$ 7 Pro x64
       #7

    dbleclk said:
    Any idea how I can go back to IE8 now that I have already upgraded to IE9?
    Bill2 said:
    You can just hit F12 and click the "browser mode" button at the top in ie9 beta to select ie8 mode.
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  8. Posts : 4
    windows 7
       #8

    To Nimb4:
    Thank you so very much. I have gone somewhere I have never been befor! I will have her check to see if this solves her problem with her companies software.
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  9. Posts : 4
    windows 7
       #9

    Using F12 to switch between IE9 and IE8 does not work for my Daughter's Office Software.
    Safari Web Browser works up until Safari reads her 'Certificate'.
    There are 2 Certificates in Internet Explorer 9, 1) Root=mine; 2) Daughter's Certificate for her Software to enable her desktop from home.
    Does Safari have 'Certificates'? How do I access them? How do I get Safari to access her Certificate?
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  10. Posts : 2,066
    Windows 8 Pro w/MC 32-bit
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