Multiple Versions of IE not working

[iDesign]

I'll start by saying I realize this topic was covered in great detail months ago. I am having trouble getting it to work and was hoping I could get help here (I joined the group just for this though I imagine I'll stick around!).

This is what I've done in detail. I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2.

1. Went to browsers.evolt.org and downloaded ie501sp2.exe (I didn't do anything with ie501sp2_nt.zip because it seemed to be a subset of the full exe.)

2. ran the exe and it created IE5.01 SP Full

3. Extracted the following to a new folder IE5.01
IENT_S1.CAB --> IENT_1.CAB
IENT_S2.CAB --> IENT_2.CAB
IENT_S3.CAB --> IENT_3.CAB
IENT_S4.CAB --> IENT_4.CAB

4. Extracted the files from IENT_1.CAB, IENT_2.CAB, IENT_3.CAB, IENT_4.CAB in that order. I didn't need to overwrite anything.

5. Deleted SHLWAPI.DLL (I didn't have COMCTL32.DLL).

6. Created blank text file iexplore.exe.local (no .txt extension).

When I try to run IEXPLORE.EXE, it starts to run and then stops. When I look at it in Task Manager, nothing pops up in Applications, though in Processes, dwwin.exe and IEXPLORE.EXE do pop up and never go away (in spite of the application never running.)

Then I can't run anything (e.g. Control Panel, IE 6.0, etc.) on the machine. When I go to restart, it tells me that the Save.exe process needs to be shut down. I restart and everything works (except, of course, the IE5.01 I can't get to run.)

I have also tried the following to partial success:

All of the steps 1-6 above except in step 4 I only extracted IENT_1.CAB (not the other 3) though they were all 4 in the new folder. When I do this I CAN actually run iexplore.exe, links work, and the address bar works but I can't type in any forms.

I would really appreciate any help/pointers! I hope I'm missing something obvious! :-)

Andrea

[RedScourge]

if you have save.exe running on your computer, remove it, its just a stupid adware program, you've probably got alot more of these unwanted programs without knowing it likely, any amount of things could be corrupted with your setup, if i was in your place i would format that hard drive and wash it with holy water.

chances are if you're using internet explorer 5.5 in windows xp, your computer couldnt be in very good shape!

[iDesign]

I realize I should have been more clear with my initial post. The thread I am referring to that details specifically how to install multiple versions of IE is: [webmasterworld.com ] From that thread it appears that a number of people in this forum got multiple versions (specifically IE 5.0, IE 5.5, and IE 6.0) up and running.

I currently have IE 6 on my machine. I am hoping to install the other two (5.0 and 5.5) for testing CSS variations among the different versions.

Thanks again in advance.