On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM, fcassia <[email protected]> wrote:

> 32-bit Windows is 32-bit windows. What difference could there be
> between Server 2003 and XP from an API POV?? Isn't 32-bit windows and
> 64-bit windows APIs supposedly backwards compatible between releases?
> (with some notable exceptions like Vista UAC and security utilities).
>
> With several few exceptions (ie the change from VXDs to the minidriver
> model in the jump from 9x to NT/Win2k) the compatibility has been
> largely preserved.
>
> If Microsoft made Server 2003 unable to run common win32 software
> designed for XP then it'd be a downgrade rather than an enhancement.
>
> There are five (or more?) Vista flavours. Should VBox list all of them?
>
> "Does Vbox run on Vista Home Basic?"
> "Does VBox run on Vista Starter Ed.?"
> "Does Vbox run on Vista Ultimate?"
> "Does VBox run on Vista Home Premium?"
> "Does VBox run on Vista Home Business?"
>
> And why not including service packs too!
>
> "Does Vbox run on Vista Home Basic, service pack 1? because it isn't
> explicitely mentioned anywhere!"
> "Does VBox run on Vista Starter Ed. service pack 1? because it isn't
> explicitely mentioned anywhere!"
> "Does Vbox run on Vista Ultimate service pack 1? because it isn't
> explicitely mentioned anywhere!?"
> "Does VBox run on Vista Home Premium service pack 1? because it isn't
> explicitely mentioned anywhere!?"
> "Does VBox run on Vista Home Business service pack 1? because it isn't
> explicitely mentioned anywhere!?"
>
> Come on... if VBox says it works "on Windows XP onwards" then users
> shuold assume it works in whatever-the-h**** the OS-of-the-day from
> Redmondia is available, unless noted otherwise.
>

Amen, but you forgot:

Linux 2.6.1.1
Linux 2.6.1.2
Linux 2.6.1.3
Linux 2.6.1.4
Linux 2.6.1.5
Linux 2.6.1.6
Linux 2.6.1.7
Linux 2.6.1.8
Linux 2.6.1.9
Linux 2.6.1.10
Linux 2.6.1.11
<< Insert the 50000 others in here
Linux 2.6.28

Then the 2.4 kernels, then the 86_64, then the PPC, then the....

I actually tried to find an official stable list!



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