I'm in the unenviable position of needing to run IE on my i-Mac (OS X 10.4.5) for work. I downloaded the latest IE version for Mac (5.2.3), but it doesn't load, i.e., I get the beach ball of death. Any thoughts on how to proceed?
Internet Explorer for the Mac was developed independently to the Windows version, so they offer completely different features. (CSS support is much better on the Mac side, but the Mac version doesn't have ActiveX.)
If you need it for work, I guess it's for some intranet application that uses ActiveX. If it is, I'm afraid you'll have to boot or emulate Windows because there is no Mac version in existence.
it doesn't load, i.e., I get the beach ball of death. Any thoughts on how to proceed?
As soon as you launch IE and at the moment you see the window, press Apple + period to stop the home page from loading. The press Apple + ; to change the home page from something other than the default of msn.com.
It's not as ironic as it is funny that Microsoft's own shit gets in the way of its other apps.
Seriously investigate whether you can use Safari or Firefox. Over time, I.E. will be so outdated and web technology so much advanced that you won't even be able to use I.E.
I agree with DHagan, many times IE will choke on the msn.com page when it opens up, happened to me a while back when I was trying to look at the specs for vista (choked in safari, common M$ junk).
It's really dumb how some companies still design websites/intranets/extranets specifically tailored to one browser. It's rare but you still bump into a website that is IE specific.
IE for Mac is outdated and pretty much crap.
If you are on PPC Mac I suggest you get VPC and run IE through Win2000/XP
If you have a Intel Mac, try out Parallels Virtualization software and run XP on your Mac.
I would try to stay away from IE for Mac. It's not really supported on newer versions of OS X. Also talk to your IT dept and let them know you like to run non-IE browsers. It really is just lazy programming. Even if your company is heavily reliant on Outlook/Exchange you can get it to work on Safari or Firefox.
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- Noah
Originally posted by danbob6
I'm in the unenviable position of needing to run IE
Are you sure of that? Would altering the browser's user agent suffice?
If you need it for work, I guess it's for some intranet application that uses ActiveX. If it is, I'm afraid you'll have to boot or emulate Windows because there is no Mac version in existence.
Originally posted by danbob6
it doesn't load, i.e., I get the beach ball of death. Any thoughts on how to proceed?
As soon as you launch IE and at the moment you see the window, press Apple + period to stop the home page from loading. The press Apple + ; to change the home page from something other than the default of msn.com.
It's not as ironic as it is funny that Microsoft's own shit gets in the way of its other apps.
Seriously investigate whether you can use Safari or Firefox. Over time, I.E. will be so outdated and web technology so much advanced that you won't even be able to use I.E.
- Noah
IE for Mac is outdated and pretty much crap.
If you are on PPC Mac I suggest you get VPC and run IE through Win2000/XP
If you have a Intel Mac, try out Parallels Virtualization software and run XP on your Mac.
I would try to stay away from IE for Mac. It's not really supported on newer versions of OS X. Also talk to your IT dept and let them know you like to run non-IE browsers. It really is just lazy programming. Even if your company is heavily reliant on Outlook/Exchange you can get it to work on Safari or Firefox.