How to install Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

How to install Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

 

Tested in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx with Wine 1.1.42

1. Install wine and winetricks if needed.
   
2. Then run the following from the Terminal:
   Code:

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   winetricks comctl32 comctl32.ocx corefonts gdiplus gecko msls31 msxml3 msxml4 msxml6 riched20 riched30 tahoma

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3. Run Wine config:
   
   Code:

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   winecfg

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   Select the "Libraries" tab. Select the msvcrt.dll and hit the "Remove" button.
   
4. Create the following DLL overrides:
   
   Code:

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   "browseui"="native, builtin"
"comctl32"="builtin"
"crypt32"="native, builtin"
"gdiplus"="native"
"hhctrl.ocx"="native, builtin"
"hlink"="native, builtin"
"itircl"="native, builtin"
"itss"="native, builtin"
"jscript"="native, builtin"
"mlang"="native, builtin"
"mshtml"="native, builtin"
"msimtf"="native,builtin"
"msxml3"="native,builtin"
"riched20"="native,builtin"
"riched32"="native,builtin"
"secur32"="native, builtin"
"shdoclc"="native, builtin"
"shdocvw"="native, builtin"
"shlwapi"="native, builtin"
"url"="native, builtin"
"urlmon"="native, builtin"
"usp10"="native, builtin"
"uxtheme"="native,builtin"
"wininet"="builtin"
"wintrust"="native, builtin"

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5. Download Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
   
   Code:

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   http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=9AE91EBE-3385-447C-8A30-081805B2F90B&displaylang=en

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6. Install Internet Explorer 7:
   
   Code:

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   wine IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe

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7. After the installation run winecfg again and set comctl32.dll back to builtin (Wine).
   
8. Reboot:
   
   Code:

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   wineboot -k

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9. Run IE7
   wine "c:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe"

Re: How to install Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

 

I also tried to install IE8 the same way. I was using another prefix, so the installation was fine. However I can only open the homepage in IE8 and reload it. I wasn't able to navigate with the browser.

As for IE7, I installed it to try to use https and ActiveX, but https didn't work for the web-site I needed. If you know how to make it work, please advise. Thank you!