On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 10:26:16PM -0500, Jim Ellis wrote: > I do not have any idea where I could get a copy of XP.
Ebay perhaps? A friend of mine purchases old versions of software that way, including old versions of windows 9x. The media and product key are included, and it works out well for him so far. Your millage may vary. > Any idea of what happens when > > The “day” arrives that XP says time has ran out to activate XP. Does it die, > stop running or > > What. If I remember right, it tells you your 30 days for activation are over, and requires you to activate via web or phone before you can use it again. > I don’t really need xp to do anything, because the software I developed runs > under > > Microsoft quick basic and is sort of alone. But I do need to run it in 32 > bit mode. If you're a gnu/linux, bsd, or mac user, the wine project may be of use to you: <http://www.winehq.org Alternatively, if your software doesn't need to be installed in order to be used, and you can store your project somewhere external to your windows environment, the live options at: http://www.reboot.pro may help you as well. Finally, I just checked, and it's still possible to get a refurbished PC on www.newegg.com with windows xp for less than $200 if you want to go that route. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
