I never had luck with that particular trick - but maybe that's because I gave up after three or four attempts. I've just started referring folks to Amazon in this case because it feels so much easier and less fiddly to me.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Jack Falejjczyk" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 15:24 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Putting Windows XP on my Windows 10 laptop with VMWare Seems like Ari has enough resources to have an optimal experience, just as long as that buffer size is decreased, more on that once you're set up. On 12/29/17, john <[email protected]> wrote: > Just be aware that there can be some pretty substantial audio lag when > running in a vm with a windows host, as well as other complications. > If you want the best possible experience, I'd highly recommend spending > $50 > > or so on an old xp machine from Amazon. > Also, some of the games you named earlier (especially the BSC titles) can > be > > run under windows 10 with a bit of effort. If you want help getting them > up > > and running, just let me know. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Arianna Sepulveda" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 8:51 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Putting Windows XP on my Windows 10 laptop > with > > VMWare > > Awesome! > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Dec 28, 2017, at 11:03 PM, Jack Falejjczyk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If you use the link I provide, thereby downloading a preconfigured >> virtual machine of xp, then no, you don't need sighted assistance. >> >>> On 12/28/17, Arianna Sepulveda <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hello, Jack, >>> >>> >>> I'm a little confused. Is creating a virtual machine of XP not >>> accessible? If I used that link you gave at the end of your email, >>> could I do it without sighted assistance? I'd rather not spend money >>> on another computer. I do have sighted assistance available to me, if >>> necessary, but would prefer to not have to ask for it if possible. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ari >>> >>>> On 12/28/17, Jack Falejjczyk <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Ari. Being that XP is unsupported, it's safe to just get one >>>> preconfigured from a safe source. Technically an xp installation can >>>> be done, but if you aren't comfortable with unattended answer file >>>> creation or don't have a floppy drive or means of creating a virtual >>>> floppy, it's probably not gonna work real well, plus the lack of sound >>>> during installation is a bit unnerving. On top of that, I've heard >>>> talking windows preinstallation doesn't do too well with XP disks, but >>>> don't quote me on that. Xp machines are around that come preloaded >>>> with a fair few screenreaders to suit your taste, and some old >>>> versions of Hal 5.1 and Window Eyes 6.0 if you want to relive some >>>> nostalgia. >>>> Here you go, self extracting executable of the windows xp virtual >>>> machine. >>>> http://grossgang.com/vmware/Windows%20XP.exe >>>> >>>>> On 12/28/17, Arianna Sepulveda <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hello, all, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> There are a few games I'd like to play, like the old BSC titles, but >>>>> they absolutely won't run on Windows 10. Rather than spending money >>>>> for an XP netbook (if you can even still find any of those) I'd like >>>>> to create an XP machine on my Windows 10 laptop using VMWare. I'm >>>>> running a Lenovo ThinkPad T450s. The specks are as follows: >>>>> Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5300U CPU @ 2.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.3GHz >>>>> Memory: 8192MB RAM >>>>> Available OS Memory: 8072MB RAM >>>>> Page File: 5674MB used, 3676MB available >>>>> The processor can actually go up to 2.9 GHz. >>>>> >>>>> How can I set up this virtual XP machine? I want to make sure I'm >>>>> getting a clean copy of XP to do this, and that i'm not going to get >>>>> any viruses or anything if any of the games I want to run on the >>>>> virtual machine need internet access and won't run without it or >>>>> something. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Ari >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#118234): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/118234 View All Messages In Topic (8): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/topic/7721280 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/7721280/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
