Installing multiple browsers

I need to install multiple browsers on my PC to test web sites. The last
time I installed Netscape 4.x it did nasty things like installing AIM
without asking.

I'd like to install...
Netscape 4.x
Netscape 6.x
Netscape 7.x
Opera
Mozilla
Currently running IE6.

Is this going to be do-able on one PC?
Are there any gotcha's I need to be concerned about (like AIM)?
Any recommended installation sequence?

Thanks for any assistance you may be able to offer.
dp

"dp" <noreplyhere@hotmail.com> writes:
> I need to install multiple browsers on my PC to test web sites. The last
> time I installed Netscape 4.x it did nasty things like installing AIM
> without asking.
>
> I'd like to install...
> Netscape 4.x
> Netscape 6.x
> Netscape 7.x
> Opera

Which version(s)? I'd recommend having at least 5, 6 and 7 since they
do render differently, and they're all still in common use.

> Mozilla
> Currently running IE6.
>
> Is this going to be do-able on one PC?

My windows test PC currently has 10 different versions of Netscape, 5
versions of Opera, and 6 other graphical browsers, as well as several
speech browsers. It's possible The only limitation is hard disk
space.

> Are there any gotcha's I need to be concerned about (like AIM)?
> Any recommended installation sequence?

Not really. Just make sure you select the 'custom installation'
option where possible and trim out things. I *think* you can drop AIM
from Netscape 4 like this. And obviously install them all to
different directories.

--
Chris

"Chris Morris" <c.i.morris@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:87smponhr7.fsf@dinopsis.dur.ac.uk...
> "dp" <noreplyhere@hotmail.com> writes:
> > I need to install multiple browsers on my PC to test web sites. The last
> > time I installed Netscape 4.x it did nasty things like installing AIM
> > without asking.
> >
> > I'd like to install...
> > Netscape 4.x
> > Netscape 6.x
> > Netscape 7.x
> > Opera
>
> Which version(s)? I'd recommend having at least 5, 6 and 7 since they
> do render differently, and they're all still in common use.
>
> > Mozilla
> > Currently running IE6.
> >
> > Is this going to be do-able on one PC?
>
> My windows test PC currently has 10 different versions of Netscape, 5
> versions of Opera, and 6 other graphical browsers, as well as several
> speech browsers. It's possible The only limitation is hard disk
> space.
>
> > Are there any gotcha's I need to be concerned about (like AIM)?
> > Any recommended installation sequence?
>
> Not really. Just make sure you select the 'custom installation'
> option where possible and trim out things. I *think* you can drop AIM
> from Netscape 4 like this. And obviously install them all to
> different directories.
>
> --
> Chris

Thank you everyone. I can see that I have a long Holiday weekend ahead of me
<g>