Donk, you mixed me up with someone else I think. I'm getting an Intel processor so that won't apply. I'll talk with my guy and see what he says about all of this. I'm going to bring your postings with me so I don't forget anything. Thanks, once again.
Holly On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Donk <d.knier...@verizon.net> wrote: > Win8 comes with a feature called Hyper-Virtualization. Basically this > creates a "virtual machine", which kind of takes a section of RAM and > makes your system think it is a separate hard drive. Then, you can > install XP as you normally would. Then you can install your old apps > just like you normally would, but they'll go into the virtual XP. This > all happens inside Win8. Supposedly, you'll be able to click the icon > of an XP program and it will automatically open in the virtual XP, > instead of Win8. In other words it's seamless and you won't even notice > you're leaving Win8. > > Free virtual machine software has been around for years. Other free > programs to create a VM are Oracle Virtual Box, or VMWare (I forget the > company). The downside to VM's is that they are pretty geeky to set > up. To be honest I've never done one, but the instructions can be a bit > daunting - even the Hyper-V included with Win8. Another downside is > that lots of people report they can be flakey - meaning there are > glitches like XP not seeing USB devices you plug in, and possible probs > with mouse operation, etc. Also, you mention games. VM's, as far as I > know, don't support 3D, so most current major games won't run on them. > Simple games probably will. VM's are mainly designed for developers who > write programs and need to quickly test them in different operating > systems. > > Win8 also has a "compatibility mode" which is much simpler to use. You > just tell Win8 to run your program in "XP Mode" and it will try to trick > the program into thinking you have XP. Win7 also has this feature, and > I've tried it, but still some of my XP programs won't run - possibly > they've improved it in Win8. > > Holly, I know you mentioned you'll have an AMD processor. Some AMD's > won't support Hyper-V. If you give the exact model I can check it out. > I think all Intel i-core chips will support it. You def have ample RAM > and HD space to run a VM! > So the main downside to using a VM for your XP apps is (for me) the > installation of the VM. Here's a site with a good explanation of Hyper-V: > > http://windows.appstorm.net/how-to/virtualization/is-hyper-v-in-windows-8-worth-using/ > > But don't despair! I believe MOST of your software will run fine on > Win8. Most of mine did. Holly, I'm quite certain your version of Word > or MS Office will run fine - mine did. I don't think MS wanted to > alienate and anger a zillion old office users, so they made sure it > would work. There might be a couple apps that fail - but you can find > replacements for them like I did. It'll be ok. :-) > > Donk > > > > > Donk, > > You've been talking about dual booting but I've heard Win8 has a virtual > machine running XP. I thought that could run my old games or programs. Is > that wrong? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- ~ Remember ~ If you forward this, PLEASE REMOVE all email addresses before you send it on and use the BCC area when forwarding to several people at once. HELP DESTROY Spam Reply to hkl...@gmail.com View all my websites from http://www.hollyscloset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
