wine users - Mar 2012 - Can I run Windows 7 Internet Explorer in Wine?

Can I run Windows 7 Internet Explorer in Wine?

Firefox for Linux Mint has failed to take my passwords and user info.

Thank you.

Larry

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Larry Alkoff <labradley at
mindspring.com> wrote:
> Can I run Windows 7 Internet Explorer in Wine?
>
> Firefox for Linux Mint has failed to take my passwords and user info.
>
Its much better to use a native browser. There are several versions of
IE in winetricks but native browsers will work better. For saving
passwords in FF I recommend you use the lastpass addon.

John

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 00:25, Larry Alkoff <labradley at mindspring.com>
wrote:
> Can I run Windows 7 Internet Explorer in Wine?
>
> Firefox for Linux Mint has failed to take my passwords and user info.
It's somewhat possible (albeit with a gecko-backed engine), but it's
not likely what you'd like (missing features, ...)
[http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=25]
AFAIK FF doesn't allow imports of password from IE, even on Windows,
but only bookmarks.

Maybe you could try something like lastpass/roboform to sync your
passwords, or re-enter them in Linux Firefox, depending on your trust
on third parties for pwd management.
Those tools might also require you to re-enter your pwds, but I'm not sure.

Fr?d?ric

Download Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP from Microsoft and save it
to your home directory.

Now open a terminal and run $ wine IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe

The IE 8 install should now start, I didnt select the Windows security updates
in my install.

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:16 AM, jack kallis <wineforum-user at
winehq.org> wrote:
> Download Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP from Microsoft and save
it to your home directory.
>
> Now open a terminal and run $ wine IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe
>
> The IE 8 install should now start, I didnt select the Windows security
updates in my install.
Yes, but per the Applications Database IE8 will not work with Wine.
See the applications database entry:

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17188

I recommend using winetricks to install IE8, rather than run the
installer from Microsoft.

James

And what about Google Chrome? Is it compatible with Wine? It is the only browser
I can use with no complications...