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I never used a virtual machine. I lost my computer that ran on Windows 7 and allowed me to have Internet Exolorer 9. If I install Virtualbox will I be able to see my web pages on IE9? How accurate will it be? 100%?

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I run a Windows 7 guest on a Core-I7 3.4GHz Windows 7 host which had IE9 in the guest for a little while. Ran fine. On IE11 now, still runs fine. Videos play well.

Keep in mind you need a Windows 7 OS install disc to have a Windows 7 guest after you install Virtualbox.

You can also still download IE 9 here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... tails.aspx if you have a Windows 7 install disc and just want to get Windows 7 and IE 9 back again on a physical PC.

No, I am now running windows 8.1 and on another computer windows 10. I do not have a Windows 7 CD. I thought I could use a virtual machine to emulate IE9

FWIW, you can download a trial of Windows 7 with IE9 from http://dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/windows/. You should know many sites now consider IE9 obsolete and won't work properly.

Can I download that into my Windows 8.1 computer? Would I need to create a partition that I don't have now?

I test my webpages in all the browsers and also in IE8 and IE9. I have an old XP but now I lost the capability to test in IE9. That's why I started thinking of emulations.

VirtualBox is not an emulator. It allows you to install an OS. No, you don't need to create a partition. You should do a search on VirtualBox and see what it is and how to use it. You can download the file, decompress it, and install the .ova by using Add Appliance in the VirtualBox menu. You will have a working version of Windows 7 for 30 days.

...and what happens after 30 days?

These are trial versions and It gets crippled. At that time you have to either buy it or install it again. If this is important to you I would just buy a retail version and be done with it.

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Returning to an earlier question, would the rendering of IE9 in virtualbox with Windows7 be 100% faithful to the original. or just approximate?

I looked at dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/windows a suggested above. It asks me for Platform. What should I choose for a Windows 8.1 system?

qimqim wrote:I looked at dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/windows a suggested above. It asks me for Platform. What should I choose for a Windows 8.1 system?

It lists "VirtualBox" in the list of Platforms. Are you really asking what you should choose to install in VirtualBox?

@qimqim, please take some time to read the introductory sections of the user manual. It answers many of the questions you are asking.

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I've downloaded the installer to the Desktop and read the instructions, but I am unsure if I could install the VM on a dvd so that it is not in the computer and if I can then use the VM using the dvd

The short answer is no. A DVD is not large enough to install a Windows 7 guest. You can install a VM to an external HD or a USB flash drive that is large enough.

Sorry to go on..

I unzipped the downloaded file but ended up with an .ova file. How do I open it and what do I do with it, please_

I-m going to install the prog in an external disk if that's ok.

!. Install VirtualBox on your computer.
2. Start VirtualBox and open Preferences. Change the default Machine folder to your external drive.
3. In the file menu, choose Import Appliance and select the .ova file.

It will create the Windows 7 guest to your external drive.