title: ultimate virtual solution for testing <=IE8 browsers
body: <p>I need to know of a solution to run a local test server through a virtual guest. I am able to use Virtual PC as well as most the other solutions. My current workaround is to deploy to Tomcat on Windows 7 and test the main current browsers there. I am also able to mount share my Tomcat instance to Ubuntu so am able to run the same app without redeploying. </p>
  
  <p>Currently I just invested on a Windows upgrade to be able to try out Microsofts ie8 and down VHDs but the best I am able to do with this is deploy to production server and then run the ie6, ie7 and ie8 browsers which is very time consuming. </p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions or pointers for me? Ultimately a working solution to run these VHds or browsers in VirtualBox would be ideal for me, as I am familiar with it.</p>
  
  <p>Related to my question I have come across some useful tutorials that may help others who find this question:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://blog.dotsmart.net/2009/06/24/using-windows-7s-xp-mode-to-run-ie-6-and-ie-7-side-by-side/" rel="nofollow">Virtual PC solution for legacy IE browsers in Windows 7</a> 
  <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10911/run-xp-mode-on-windows-7-machines-without-hardware-virtualization/">VmWare solution</a></p>