Testing my website on IE7 and IE8 compatibilty view?

Question

I have windows 7 and IE8. But i want to test my site on IE7 too. Is there a utility which i can install on windows and test my site on both version of IE. My Windows 7 also does not allow me to install IE7 saying IE7 is not valid for this OS. Another question is if i run my site on compatibilty view , is it equivalent to run it on IE7?I am net getting how can i test my site on IE7 and IE8 on same machine?

Answer 1

The compatibility view isn't completely equal to the real browser, but serves to see serious errors.

In Microsoft page can download IE6 and IE7, but you need a virtual machine (and image of Windows XP) for install that.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2