64-bit Windows run 32-bit IE7 Beta1 tips

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Microsoft has not yet released the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1, but foreign netizens Rafael Rivera has posted on his blog How to install Internet Explorer 7 on a Windows x64 system. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Extract the Ie7-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe to a temporary folder.

2. Delete the following contents in the Unpacked folder:

Update\

Install.ins

Spmsg.dll

Spuninst.exe

Spupdsvc.exe

3. Create a blank text file in the Unpacked folder and name it iexplore.exe.local.

4. Now that we've got a standalone internet Explorer 7 Beta 1, move this folder to any place you want to store it.

5. Run Iexplore.exe.

IE 7 Beta 1 running on top of Windows Server 2003 x64, click to enlarge