Run IE9 on windows 7

ievms.bat

REM VM name InternetExplorer version
set vm=IE9 - Win7
set archive=IE9_Win7

REM Create working directory
set work_dir=%HOME%\.ievms
md %work_dir%

REM Download to working directory next images (archives need to be unpacked):
REM 1. http://virtualization.modern.ie/vhd/IEKitV1_Final/VirtualBox/OSX/%archive%.zip
REM 2. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/463624/ievms-control-0.2.0.iso

REM Create VM
VBoxManage import "%work_dir%\%vm%.ova" --vsys 0 --vmname "%vm%" --unit "11" --disk "%work_dir%\%vm%-disk1.vmdk"

REM Building VM
REM ------------

VBoxManage storageattach "%vm%" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 1 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium "%work_dir%\ievms-control-0.2.0.iso"
VBoxManage startvm "%vm%" --type headless
REM wait vm poweroff..
VBoxManage modifyvm "%vm%" --dvd none

VBoxManage storageattach "%vm%" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 1 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium "additions"
VBoxManage startvm "%vm%" --type headless
REM wait vm poweroff..
VBoxManage modifyvm "%vm%" --dvd none

VBoxManage setextradata "%vm%" "ievms" "{\"version\":\"0.2.0\"}"
VBoxManage snapshot "%vm%" take clean --description "The initial VM state"

shrink_vmdk_image.bat

REM Run inside of VM
sudo apt-get clean
cat /dev/zero > zero.fill;sync;sleep 1;sync;rm -f zero.fill

REM Turn off VM and run on vmdk file
REM shrink command
REM http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1023856
vdisk-manager-7.0.1.exe -k box-disk1.vmdk
REM defragmentation command
vdisk-manager-7.0.1.exe -d box-disk1.vmdk