I am thinking of running it Windows XP virtual machine under VirtualBox on
Ubuntu. I have a CD, but suspect it is only for the original Dell it came
with.
Is there any way to get a (legal) copy of WinXP Home Premium that I can use
to install the VM, or for that matter a WinXP VM that I can use? I
On 2013-02-08 00:28, Steve G. wrote:
I am thinking of running it Windows XP virtual
machine under VirtualBox on Ubuntu. I have a CD, but suspect it
is only for the original Dell it came with.
Probably, if it's an OEM version, usually
I do not know about buying XP, I believe that it is only still available
for some corporate clients, not individuals. I think that there is a way
to migrate an existing installation to a virtual machine, which may be a
way to use your cd. https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2t=51203
On 2013-02-08 01:19, Micha Feigin
wrote:
I do not know about buying XP, I
believe that it is only still available for some corporate
clients, not individuals. I think that there is a way to migrate
an existing installation to a
IIRC running XP inside a VM is illegal by definition (the license doesn't
allow it), no-one ever cared.
By now XP is not being sold at all, during win 7 sales you could purchase
windows 7 professional with a downgrade option to windows XP through
enterprise channels, I don't think that exists for
