IE for the IE-phobic.
January 5, 2012 2:39 AM Subscribe
Never thought I'd ask this question, but is there a pain-free way to install and run Internet Explorer on Snow Leopard?
Thanks to your advice on this question, my Foscam FI8908W IP camera successfully runs under a dynamic DNS account. So successfully, in fact, that I bit the bullet and bought a second camera.
It turns out that a multi-camera setup is only configurable on Internet Explorer, and Active X must be enabled on the browser to make it work. The configuration page for the cam doesn't make a multi-camera option available on any non-IE browser. So it's a no-go without IE.
I realize that dual booting under bootcamp is an option, but the additional hassles involved would probably be a dealbreaker for me, given that the only reason I'd dual boot is to access my ip cam.
I don't care about the version of IE or the "quality" of my user experience (unless it's extremely slow). My biggest focus is minimizing the hassles of software installation and configuration. Given this, what are my options? (I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow leopard) on an Intel-based MacBook with 4 megs of RAM).
Thanks to your advice on this question, my Foscam FI8908W IP camera successfully runs under a dynamic DNS account. So successfully, in fact, that I bit the bullet and bought a second camera.
It turns out that a multi-camera setup is only configurable on Internet Explorer, and Active X must be enabled on the browser to make it work. The configuration page for the cam doesn't make a multi-camera option available on any non-IE browser. So it's a no-go without IE.
I realize that dual booting under bootcamp is an option, but the additional hassles involved would probably be a dealbreaker for me, given that the only reason I'd dual boot is to access my ip cam.
I don't care about the version of IE or the "quality" of my user experience (unless it's extremely slow). My biggest focus is minimizing the hassles of software installation and configuration. Given this, what are my options? (I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow leopard) on an Intel-based MacBook with 4 megs of RAM).
I recently had a similar need to see something in IE but I only have a Mac.
I followed the instructions here and everything was up and running with almost no hassle. Basically it installs IE inside a VirtualBox VM. The scripts do everything for you, including setting up VirtualBox.
posted by vacapinta at 3:08 AM on January 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
I followed the instructions here and everything was up and running with almost no hassle. Basically it installs IE inside a VirtualBox VM. The scripts do everything for you, including setting up VirtualBox.
posted by vacapinta at 3:08 AM on January 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Could you try using iCam instead? Your camera is supported.
posted by thejoshu at 5:01 AM on January 5, 2012
posted by thejoshu at 5:01 AM on January 5, 2012
You can also enable User Agents within Safari to trick websites into believing you're using another browser, although it's not a guarantee of good or even usable access.
posted by zombieflanders at 6:16 AM on January 5, 2012
posted by zombieflanders at 6:16 AM on January 5, 2012
I haven't tried it, but I'm pretty sure that you can run IE6 and IE7 in WineSkin...
posted by SpecialK at 7:38 AM on January 5, 2012
posted by SpecialK at 7:38 AM on January 5, 2012
I understand that you don't want to fool around with installation or licensing issues. You could check out codeweavers. Free to try the last time I looked.
posted by PickeringPete at 8:39 AM on January 5, 2012
posted by PickeringPete at 8:39 AM on January 5, 2012
As far as I know, Active X is available only on Windows, so you would need to dual-boot.
posted by olecranon at 9:07 AM on January 5, 2012
posted by olecranon at 9:07 AM on January 5, 2012
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posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:51 AM on January 5, 2012