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11/24/06 IE6 blues

Turns out that the standalone IE6 i had installed doesn’t work so well after all. The AlphaImageLoader filter, used to correct png transparencies, doesn’t work on it, and some other sites i tried weren’t rendered correctly (well, as correctly as IE6 can do it…).

I considered unistalling IE6 and getting an IE7 standalone, then read some horror stories about screwing up Windows after uninstalling IE7, then freaked out for a while, then cursed Microsoft and wondered how hard would it be to sue them for mental anguish, then looked around a bit, then freaked some more, and finally found this multiple IE installer. It even fixes the registry thingies for you, and the AlphaImageLoader filter works on it.

Now, i’m wondering… if several people found a way to run multiple IEs at the same time, how come Microsoft can’t provide an official solution?. Hopefully Windows Vista will be a big flop and Linux will take over. As for me, i’m getting a Mac.

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