VMWare was not a solution because I'd still have to run out and buy a copy of Windows XP to run on top of Linux in VMWare. More likely these days I'd have to buy Vista instead, and then there's the learning curve of figuring out how to install and use Vista on top of taking the test.
WINE might have been a solution except that I was dealing with some sort of proprietary Windows solution. Usually with WINE you have some sort of indication from the WINE folks or from message boards whether or not a given application will run in WINE (IE, Microsoft Office, Morrowind, etc.) and that wasn't the case.
--- Joe Brouhard jbrouhard@gmail.com wrote:
When all else fails.. WINE or VMWare is your friend for such instances :)
On 9/5/07, Leo Mauler webgiant@yahoo.com wrote:
Then it turns out that the testing website, for some reason, uses some sort of proprietary Windows web software to do all its testing. IE isn't the problem because FireFox on Windows is supported. Since I went all-Linux a few months ago, I didn't have any way to take the test myself on any of my own computers. I finally had to convince my wife to stop playing Morrowind for an hour (not an easy task) so I could use her Windows PC.
I suppose the thing I find irritating about this is that industry leaders (excepting Microsoft, of course) use platform independent testing software. Cisco in particular used testing software on its Academy website which worked great for me in Firefox on Debian Linux. Is it really that much more cost-effective to use Windows-dependent testing software on a website?
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More likely these days I'd have to buy Vista instead, and then there's the learning curve of figuring out how to install and use Vista on top of taking the test.
That's assuming the site will work with Vista. I'd say there's a good chance it wouldn't.
--Jestin
Actually guys, I'm finding more and more copies of WIndows XP back on the shelves and on newegg.com than anywhere else.
On 9/6/07, Leo Mauler webgiant@yahoo.com wrote:
WINE might have been a solution except that I was dealing with some sort of proprietary Windows solution.
I'm not sure if it would come with all the "accessory" bits as they are somewhat feature stripped and what not, but there is also IE4Lin.
--- Jon Pruente jdpruente@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/6/07, Leo Mauler webgiant@yahoo.com wrote:
WINE might have been a solution except that I was dealing with some sort of proprietary Windows solution.
I'm not sure if it would come with all the "accessory" bits as they are somewhat feature stripped and what not, but there is also IE4Lin.
The creators insist that IE4Linux is just a testbed for web developers who want to move completely to Linux, but who still need to make sure their websites are compatible with Internet Explorer.
To quote the website:
"Please, dont use any of these IEs to navigate!! Get Firefox."
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