Microsoft is giving away free copies of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 7 operating systems for download. The lineup of downloads delivers three copies of XP and two of Vista for a total of five free Windows downloads packaged as VHD images. The following VPC Hard Disk Images contains different Internet Explorer versions on Windows XP and Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

IE6-XPSP3.exe contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE6 VHD file. Expires January 1, 2010
IE7-XPSP3.exe contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE7 VHD file. Expires January 1, 2010
IE8-XPSP3.exe contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE8 VHD file. Expires January 1, 2010
IE7-VIS1.exe+IE7-VIS2.rar+IE7-VIS3.rar contain a Vista Image with IE7 VHD file. Expires 120 days after first run
IE8-VIS1.exe+IE8-VIS2.rar+IE8-VIS3.rar+IE8-VIS4.rar contain a Vista Image with IE8 VHD file. Expires 120 days after first run.

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