This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to run IE in OS X. Now I know what you’re thinking – why on earth would I even want to use IE when Safari, Firefox and Opera are all far superior browsers? Well, there are still a handful of sites that require you to use IE, and even “tricking” them with the IE user agent doesn’t always work.
Before you get started, make sure you have X11 installed. If you’re using 10.5 (Leopard) – it comes pre-installed. If you’re using 10.4 (Tiger) follow this tutorial to install X11.
Now download Darwine, open it, and drag it to your Applications folder.
Once X11 and Darwine are installed, download ies4osx and open it up. You’ll be presented with the ies4osx installer.
Place a check in the box labeled Silent Install (I have accepted all the EULAs) and click the Install button.
ies4osx will do its thing and install Internet Explorer 6.
Once completed, you’ll be presented with a message letting you know the installation has finished.
You’ll find Internet Explorer 6 now located on your desktop. Double-click it to launch, or move the file to your Applications folder if you prefer to keep your desktop free of applications.
And now you can use IE 6 in OS X.
Nice, I had no idea it was so easy! Installing it right now just because I can…
Great tip! One little hiccup on my system: I didn't have cabextract installed. Once I installed this via MacPorts (using Porticus, though that doesn't really matter) everything worked as advertised.