using Firefox and IE on same windows xp

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I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box. Why would
that be?
 
margajamma said:
I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box. Why would
that be?
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I have been using both for years. I only use IE for those sites (such
as MS Update) that will not work with Firefox. There are settings where
they can see if they are the default browser but that can be turned off.
 
I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box. Why would
that be?
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I don't know why anyone would say that. Firefox and IE are completely
compatible with Windows XP and with each other.
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margajamma said:
I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box. Why
would
that be?
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You heard (or understood) incorrectly. I use both with no problem.
Jim
 
Jim,
Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
delivered to everyone in our company this morning. I'm trying to figure out
if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.


"Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.

If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
Virtual PC and the specialized image. "
 
margajamma said:
Jim,
Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
delivered to everyone in our company this morning. I'm trying to figure out
if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.


"Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.

If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
Virtual PC and the specialized image. "
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It sounds like your company has applications that are tested only on IE6
so far. Also your company may only provide support for IE6 as that is
what everyone is trained in. Using other browsers may invoke problems
that they are unfamiliar with and they want a way out.
This has nothing to do with Firefox or IE7 being incompatible, but with
how they render some web applications.
 
margajamma said:
Jim,
Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
delivered to everyone in our company this morning. I'm trying to figure out
if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.


"Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.

If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
Virtual PC and the specialized image. "
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This just sounds as if your IT folks are taking the sensible precaution
of installing either IE7 or FF2 in a virtual PC. That is, they've got
the issues with IE6 under control, and they don't want to take the
chance of messing up the production systems by installing a brand new
release of either product (or, for that matter "any browsers other than
Internet Explorer 6").

By implication -- and experience -- both IE7 and FF2 are likely to have
some sorting out to do before any company IT dept is willing to do a
production install.
 
Thanks.......I suspect you're correct about them not feeling comfortable with
other browsers......just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something....
 
Thanks for this additional info.

Lem said:
This just sounds as if your IT folks are taking the sensible precaution
of installing either IE7 or FF2 in a virtual PC. That is, they've got
the issues with IE6 under control, and they don't want to take the
chance of messing up the production systems by installing a brand new
release of either product (or, for that matter "any browsers other than
Internet Explorer 6").

By implication -- and experience -- both IE7 and FF2 are likely to have
some sorting out to do before any company IT dept is willing to do a
production install.

--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
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"Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.

If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
Virtual PC and the specialized image."
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The guys with that job always try to make themselves very
important, but I think, here the're going a bit too far.

Hans-Georg
 
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