Internet Explorer 6
Provides a flexible and reliable browsing experience with enhanced Web
privacy features for all Windows users.
This version includes a full
installation of the Web browser and the most recent version of Outlook
Express, the e-mail client that is included with Internet Explorer.
Application Details:
| Version: | 6.0 |
| License: | Free to use |
| URL: | http://www.microsoft.com/ie |
| Votes: | 6 |
| Latest Rating: | Garbage |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 6.23 |
Maintainers: About Maintainership
What works
Nothing. Installation fails with the warning that a newer version of Internet Explorer has been detected.
What does not
Not installable.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Everything else.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Windows version set to Windows 98.
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Current | Linux Mint 20.2 "Uma" | Dec 10 2021 | 6.23 | No | Not installable | No | Garbage | Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | |
| Show | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jul 13 2013 | 1.6-rc5 | No | Not installable | Garbage | Ken Sharp | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Aug 21 2012 | 1.5.11 | No | Not installable | Garbage | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jun 04 2012 | 1.5.5 | No | Not installable | Garbage | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | May 22 2010 | 1.2-rc1 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Michael Lancaster |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
| 23134 | iexplore does not correctly detect proxy details | NEW | View | |
| 27428 | Internet Explorer 6 'internet options' crashes on unimplemented function inetcpl.cpl.AddInternetPropertySheetsEx (undocumented) | NEW | View | |
| 27429 | Drop-down list search auto-select not working in IE6 | NEW | View | |
| 47276 | NotImplementedException: The method or operation is not implemented. Source: System.Windows.Forms at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IHTMLDocument2.GetMimeType() | UNCONFIRMED | View |
The best way to install IE 6 is to use winetricks!
wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks
WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_ie6 sh winetricks -q ie6
WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_ie6 wine ~/.wine_ie6/drive_c/Program\ Files/Internet\ Explorer/IEXPLORE.EXE
This note was originally added to IE Version 5, but may be relevant to all versions.
Don't run IE on an RW mounted DOS partition !
Pretty problematic directory renaming/corruption can happen.
This seems to happen if Wine doesn't have access to certain Windows registry keys.
Renames e.g. "Program Files" to "$!$!$!$!.pfr" and does other horrible things.
BTW, it does not only happen with IE, as it seems to be a generic Windows
Setup process of Explorer which is doing this, which can be launched
under multiple circumstances.
To be safe, use a backup copy only, i.e. copy all relevant windows files over
e.g. to an ext2 partition.
If you are using IEs4linux, please report all bugs to ie4linux's creators.
