Remove IE8 and install IE7

[mirko.menegazzo]

I just bought a netbook with Windows XP SP3 pre-installed by the manufacturer (Samsung).

I want to remove IE8, the default browser and install IE7. I want to do this to test my web development works in IE7 on XP.

I already have a laptop with win 7 and IE8 installed therefore my idea was to keep the 2 computers next to each other and test my pages on both browsers and OS without any re-booting or VM...

I do not have any option to remove IE8 or even SP3 (like Microsoft suggests on its website)

Any suggestion?

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

There is no need to uninstall IE8 and install IE7. I suggest you look into IETester. It contains IE versions from IE 5.5 to IE 8, even IE9 if you download the IE9 preview.

[Apostropartheid]

Even without IETester, simply setting the rendering mode to IE7 should do fine.

[Major Payne]

Put IE 8 in Compatibility Mode (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956197).

[primefalcon]

Put IE 8 in Compatibility Mode (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956197).
Agreed that will render just like IE7 also there is https://browserlab.adobe.com or http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/index.php