![]() Go to the visualization page downloads section and choose 'Mac' then 'Parallels'.Microsoft currently publish free, official Windows virtual machines for things like Parallels and others, for exactly this sort of testing - currently distributed on Is there an equivalent legal, free source of Windows for Mac IE testing virtualisation purposes that works with Parallels? However, the source I know for this (, also advocated on this site in this question) seems to be specific to Virtualbox. So, I'm looking for another way to get a working, legal copy of Windows into Parallels.įor another Windows virtualisation product - Virtualbox - it's possible to acquire a free, legal Windows image published by Microsoft for the purposes of testing, that comes with IE and essentially nothing else. Piracy isn't/shouldn't be an option for tools for professional work. The problem is, you need a Windows DVD or image file, which you then install into the Parallels virtual machine.īuying a Windows licence purely for the purpose of this is one option - but the idea of financially rewarding Microsoft for IE doesn't sit well with anyone who's spent hours fighting with IE's many bugs. ![]() ![]() Web designers and developers using Macs (and others) need to run (Windows) Internet Explorer for testing, and a popular option here is Parallels, which virtualises Windows in the background and lets you run Interent Explorer from the dock as if it was a regular Mac app. ![]()
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