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Apple's Macintosh with OS X continues to increase market share, and much of that growth is attributed to PC users making the switch. While migration is relatively simple, there are some applications that first-time Mac users may wish to use. One such application is Internet Explorer, which owns about 38% of the US market as of May, 2012.
Since Internet Explorer is no longer supported on a Mac, many users have installed virtual environments such as VMWare Fusion, Parallels, or Apple's BootCamp. These can be expensive resource hogs, and not always the best solution.
Using WineBottler from MikesMassiveMess is a simple, free application that will let you run Internet Explorer on your Mac. Here's how.
Steps
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Download the WineBottler package. You can find it at http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/. It should begin downloading immediately.
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Open the disk image. Copy both Wine and WineBottler into your Applications folder as prompted.
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Install X11. If you have not done so previously, you can find it on your OS X installation disk. This provides the framework that allows WineBottler to run.
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Launch the WineBottler application. You will be asked if you are sure you want to open the application. Click Open.
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Click the "Install" button next to the version of Internet Explorer you would like to use, then follow the prompts.
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Select your Applications folder from the drop-down menu, and then click "Save."
- You may be asked you to restart your computer. Click the restart button. This will not restart your computer, only the emulation.
- WineBottler will inform you when the prefix installation is complete.
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Launch Internet Explorer. Enter in the URL of your choice, and press Enter.Advertisement
Expert Q&A
Tips
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You can install many applications on your Mac using WineBottler.Thanks
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Thank the creators of this wonderful application at http://kronenberg.org/Thanks
Warnings
- Not all PC applications will function robustly when run under WineBottler. Please direct bug reports respectfully to WineBottler.Thanks
Things You'll Need
- A Macintosh with an Intel processor, running Macintosh OS X version 10.4 (Tiger) and above.
- Internet connection.
- Macintosh OS X installation disk for the X11 package, if necessary.
