Setup a VirtualBox instance that allows you to test IE Locally from OSX

ie6.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Much of this came from a few blog articles and one base script that I can't find now
# It is updated for the current VHD files (which supposedly expired on Aug 9th, 2011
# but still work.
#
# Requirements: Virtual Box installed, unrar (from homebrew is fine)
#
# If you want to remove stuff, open up Virtual Box and remove the VM and delete files.
#
# Note: once installed you generally have to re-install the driver for the network
# (see below)


BASEURL=http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/7/2/B72085AE-0F04-4C6F-9182-BF1EE90F5273
for I in 6
do
if [ ! -f ~/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/WinXPIE$I.vhd ];then
  if [ ! -f ~/Downloads/Windows_XP_IE6.exe ];then
    echo "Downloading image.."
    curl -o ~/Downloads/Windows_XP_IE6.exe $BASEURL/Windows_XP_IE6.exe
  fi
  cp  ~/Downloads/Windows_XP_IE6.exe ./Windows_XP_IE6.exe
  unrar e -xReadMe.txt -xVPC_EULA.txt -c- -o+ ./Windows_XP_IE6.exe
  mkdir -p ~/.VirtualBox/HardDisks
  mv Windows\ XP.vhd ~/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/WinXPIE$I.vhd
  rm ./Windows_XP_IE6.exe
  rm ./Windows\ XP.vmc
fi

if [ ! -f ~/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions_3.2.0.iso ];then
  echo "Downloading early guest additions with network.."
  curl -o ~/VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions_3.2.0.iso http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.0/VBoxGuestAdditions_3.2.0.iso
fi

UUID=`VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid ~/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/WinXPIE$I.vhd | grep UUID | awk '{print $4}'`
echo "UUID: $UUID"

[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage createvm --name WinXPSP3IE$I --ostype WindowsXP --register --uuid $UUID
[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage storagectl $UUID --name "IDE Controller" --add ide
[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage storageattach $UUID --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium ~/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/WinXPIE$I.vhd
[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage storageattach $UUID --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 1 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium ~/.VirtualBox/VBoxGuestAdditions_3.2.0.iso
[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage modifyvm WinXPSP3IE$I --memory 1024
[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage startvm WinXPSP3IE$I
# todo: This last command always time's out. probably cause it wants to pop up a tiny GUI with an Ok button..
[ $? == 0 ] && VBoxManage guestcontrol WinXPSP3IE$I execute "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe" --username User --password Password1 -- "/k D:\\VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe /S /extract /D=C:\\Drivers"
done

echo "Install network from C:\Drivers\x86\Network\AMD"