"Jim" wrote:

>
> "margajamma" <margaja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA5F4E4D-B7E1-408F-A87C-248976C270A6@microsoft.com...
> > I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
> > Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box.  Why
> > would
> > that be?
> You heard (or understood) incorrectly.  I use both with no problem.
> Jim
>
>
>

> Jim,
>      Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
> delivered to everyone in our company this morning.  I'm trying to figure out
> if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
> workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.
>
>
> "Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
> create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
> developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
> regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
> as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
> in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.
>
> If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
> 6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
> Virtual PC and the specialized image.  "
>
>

>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
>> "margajamma" <margaja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EA5F4E4D-B7E1-408F-A87C-248976C270A6@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
>>> Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box.  Why
>>> would
>>> that be?
>> You heard (or understood) incorrectly.  I use both with no problem.
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>

"Michael W. Ryder" wrote:

> margajamma wrote:
> > Jim,
> >      Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
> > delivered to everyone in our company this morning.  I'm trying to figure out
> > if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
> > workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.
> >
> >
> > "Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
> > create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
> > developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
> > regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
> > as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
> > in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.
> >
> > If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
> > 6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
> > Virtual PC and the specialized image.  "
> >
> >
> It sounds like your company has applications that are tested only on IE6
> so far.  Also your company may only provide support for IE6 as that is
> what everyone is trained in.  Using other browsers may invoke problems
> that they are unfamiliar with and they want a way out.
> This has nothing to do with Firefox or IE7 being incompatible, but with
> how they render some web applications.
>
> >
> > "Jim" wrote:
> >
> >> "margajamma" <margaja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:EA5F4E4D-B7E1-408F-A87C-248976C270A6@microsoft.com...
> >>> I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
> >>> Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box.  Why
> >>> would
> >>> that be?
> >> You heard (or understood) incorrectly.  I use both with no problem.
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

> Jim,
>      Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
> delivered to everyone in our company this morning.  I'm trying to figure out
> if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
> workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.
>
>
> "Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
> create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
> developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
> regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
> as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
> in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.
>
> If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
> 6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
> Virtual PC and the specialized image.  "
>
>
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
>> "margajamma" <margaja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EA5F4E4D-B7E1-408F-A87C-248976C270A6@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
>>> Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box.  Why
>>> would
>>> that be?
>> You heard (or understood) incorrectly.  I use both with no problem.
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>

"Lem" wrote:

> margajamma wrote:
> > Jim,
> >      Wish I could say I misunderstood.......The e-mail quoted below was
> > delivered to everyone in our company this morning.  I'm trying to figure out
> > if this policy makes any sense and whether we will have any problems on our
> > workstations due to the installation of Virtual PC for this purpose only.
> >
> >
> > "Firefox 2 was officially released yesterday. ITS is making preparations to
> > create a Windows XP image with Firefox 2, that will be made available to
> > developers needing to test compatibility. As noted in last week's message
> > regarding the release of Internet Explorer 7, the installation of Firefox 2
> > as well as any browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 will be made available
> > in a Virtual PC image, to be run simultaneously on your existing computer.
> >
> > If you need to test Firefox 2 or any browsers other than Internet Explorer
> > 6, please contact the Help Desk to make arrangements for the installation of
> > Virtual PC and the specialized image.  "
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jim" wrote:
> >
> >> "margajamma" <margaja***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:EA5F4E4D-B7E1-408F-A87C-248976C270A6@microsoft.com...
> >>> I'm hearing that Virtual PC should be installed to run Firefox and that
> >>> Firefox and IE should not be installed on the same windows xp box.  Why
> >>> would
> >>> that be?
> >> You heard (or understood) incorrectly.  I use both with no problem.
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> This just sounds as if your IT folks are taking the sensible precaution
> of installing either IE7 or FF2 in a virtual PC.  That is, they've got
> the issues with IE6 under control, and they don't want to take the
> chance of messing up the production systems by installing a brand new
> release of either product (or, for that matter "any browsers other than
> Internet Explorer 6").
>
> By implication -- and experience -- both IE7 and FF2 are likely to have
> some sorting out to do before any company IT dept is willing to do a
> production install.
>
> --
> Lem   MS MVP -- Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
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>