Free VM with Windows for testing sites on older versions of IE

Microsoft has been distributing free virtual machines with Windows XP, Vista and 7 for several years to test websites on older versions of Internet Explorer.

All images are equipped with the appropriate version of IE and security updates. For XP, updates were made by October 2012, for the rest - by March 2011. The rest is a clean, fresh installation of Windows without any special modifications. VHD images can be downloaded to Microsoft Virtual PC or another virtualization package. RAR self-extracting archives are divided into 700 MB for ease of download.

Windows_XP + IE6: 415.5 MB
Windows Vista + IE7: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6
Windows 7 + IE8: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4
Windows 7 + IE9: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 , Part 7

Password for authorization to all systems is the same: Password1.
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Immediately after starting Windows 7 or Windows Vista, they will be asked to enter an activation key. In accordance with the Microsoft instructions, you can extend the trial period for 30 days twice using the slmgr –rearm , or simply close the virtual machine without saving and restart it. In this case, technically, you load the main image every time with an unlimited license, although any saving will have to be canceled in a maximum of 90 days.

In addition: instructions for loading these virtual machines in VirtualBox under OSX or Linux .