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
Installation via Winetricks. HTML, JavaScript, CSS as on Windows. Toolbar and menu buttons. Normal installation works if the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Software->Microsoft->Internet Explorer->Version is set to a value lower than 6 (forr instance, 5.0), but the app is unusable in this condition. Flash. Mouse pointer visible and works, unlike previous Wine releases. HTTPS appears to work.
What does not
Flash renders badly (animation works, but parts are missing). Sometimes the panels for Search/Favorites/Media do not appear, nut render on second attempt. Does not install an entry in the Wine Program menu. Installation by installer EXE.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Silverlight, Java, ActiveX.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Perfectly usable for testing standards-based websites for use on IE6, which should be the only reason anyone ever installs IE6 on Wine.
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | 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 | No | Garbage | Ken Sharp | |
| Show | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Aug 21 2012 | 1.5.11 | No | Not installable | No | Garbage | an anonymous user | |
| Show | Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jun 04 2012 | 1.5.5 | No | Not installable | No | Garbage | an anonymous user | |
| Current | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | May 22 2010 | 1.2-rc1 | Yes | Yes | No | 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.
