xdissent made a great command line installer on github for virtualbox and these virtual machines; you can get them running with one command. I've used the script for the last year or so when I've had to set up a new box for testing and I've really enjoyed it.
I came here to post this; instead I'll mention more features:
- Handles interrupted downloads for you, continues them.
- Hilariously, each browser comes in a distinct version of the operating system. Windows 95 for IE7, Windows Vista for IE8, and Windows 7 for IE9. A trip down memory lane!
- Debugging for IE7 is not enabled by default on the IE7 image. Thanks, MS ... people mostly use IE8 with IE7 mode turned on, but it is possible to get a full debugger in IE7.
shiver
Now I'm going to go back to pretending those abominations don't exist. Until later next week, when yet another responsive web app needs to be backported to the days of buggy whips ...
https://github.com/xdissent/ievms