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Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer? It is possible to run Internet Explorer in standalone mode without having to over-write previous versions thanks to Joe Maddalone who came up with a way of achieving that in November 2003. Basically, Internet Explorer is run by exploiting a known workaround to DLL hell - which was introduced in Windows 2000 and later versions - called DLL redirection. Manfred Staudinger perfected the standalone versions by adding IE version numbers to the title bar of the standalone browser window. Moreover, by removing the "IE" key in the registry subkey [ HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Version Vector ] Internet Explore defaulted to respecting conditional comments based on the version number prebuilt in the program. It is not difficult to follow the instructions and get any version of IE running in standalone along side other versions. Most of you probably know of evolt's archive of Internet Ex...

Download the Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 Guide Download the IPD Guide for Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010. Launch the download of the entire Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide series. Visit the Download Center to select another guide in the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide series. About This Guide. The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 takes the IT architect through an easy-to-follow process for successfully designing the servers and components for a System Center Service Manager 2010 implementation, resulting in a design that is sized, configured, and appropriately placed to deliver the stated business benefits, while also considering the performance, capacity, and fault tolerance of the system. The guide covers these key steps in the System Center Service Manager 2010 infrastructure design process: Defining the project scope by identifying the necessary Syste...