[cw-discuss] IE and Running as XP

[Edward]

Does this sound like the same sort of problem as installing Quicken 
2007/8?  There is a fix for this problem on the web site.  Worth a try?

Jeremy White wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> Mark Arrasmith wrote:
>   
>> I have a plugin I want to install under crossover that needs IE to be on a 
>> Windows XP box.  It is the TestGen and MathXL plugin from Prentice Hall for 
>> their online course material.
>>
>> Anyway, for Crossover IE 6 installs in a Win98 bottle.  Can I change that to a 
>> Windows XP bottle?
>>     
>
>
> The short answer: probably not.
>
> Right now, IE only runs well in a Windows 98 bottle.  That's not as
> backwards as it sounds; the 'lower' a version of Windows we report,
> the simpler an application will behave.  Hence, there is a counter
> intuitive reality that it's better to use an older bottle flavor
> in CrossOver than you might otherwise think.
>
> I'd suggest trying this all in a Windows 98 bottle, and when you
> come to the exact point where something says "XP required",
> flip the version of the bottle temporarily to XP to
> get over that hurdle, and then back to win98 once you're past the hurdle.
> (To switch, go into the advanced configuration tab and select the
> winecfg tool).
>
> However, being quite honest - if this doesn't just work out of the box,
> it may well not work with the current version.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeremy
>
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