If you are a web designer or a web developer, the word cross browser testing always come up and the cross browser testing in IE always pop up as IE have multiple versions and according to W3schools in August 2008

• 26% users use Internet Explorer7
• 24% users use Internet Explorer 6
• 0.1% user use Internet Explorer 5
• 43% users use Firefox

For firefox we don’t have much issues cause the browser updates automatically and usually the users are using the new version but for IE the different version is a problem as the those using IE are usually using Windows where browser is the core functionality of the operating system.

How to install different versions of Internet Explorer.

A very handy tool called Internet Explorer Collection offers you the ability to install and use different versions of Internet explorer at the same time.  The package is freeware with a size of 42.4 MB, 44.561.338 bytes, just download the package and you can select the versions of standalone Internet explorer you would like to install, so far they are providing the following versions of Internet Explorer. (more…)

Cross Browser testing is a night mare for web developers and designers. You website might work fine in IE7 but it might not work well in Firefox or even IE6. So if you are choosy about your website and want to work into details to make it perfect then you have to test you web site on various browser.

So here are three great ways to test your website

1. Install All Browsers in Your Computer
2. Use web screen shot tool
3. Use a handy tool

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