On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:52:47 -0400 Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Upgrade to a Win 7 version that has XP support in it. > > Bob >
There is some confusion about XP support in win7. One way is to set the property of the file to be more XP compatible. The other means is to download a virtual machine from Microsoft that some versions of Win 7 are allowed to download and install. So you upgrade Win 7, then do another download. That said, I have managed to get XP programs going without the virtual machine if it is only a matter of finding the right DLLs. Win 7 Pro can use the XP VM from MS. Obviously Win 7 Ultimate can too. The only really useful thing in win 7 ultimate is the native NFS support, which you can painfully add to Win 7 pro in a few ways. So I wouldn't pay the premium to upgrade beyond win 7 pro. Now with another "that said", since win XP is now history, is there a legit source to get an old copy and just run it in a VM? I'm sure it is pirated, but you would want a clean/safe version. The odds of getting hacked with XP in a VM is low, especially if you don't put email on it or browse from it. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
