I think this is the minimal recipe: winetricks ie6 winetricks ie8 wine iexplore Installing ie6 just makes the menus work, I think.
I'm not able to help but I would like to pose a question to you. Why IE at all? It has been my experience that IE sucks. Mind you that is my experience and one that mainly comprises of how laggy and crashy and security comprimised IE can be. Why would you want it then? Page functionality checking? Personal preference? Sheer ego? Feel free not to answer, this is just a question of why and Nunya is a valid (if annoying) answer.