If you can get hold of it, you might be better off using an older version of Virtual Server 2005, ie Microsoft's Virtual PC 2003. I don't think you'll have the same issues with that and Windows XP Home. Hope this helps a little. Regards Chris.
>From: tomleem <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:tomleem%40comcast.net>> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:freedos%40yahoogroups.com> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:freedos%40yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [freedos] re: DOS on VM ? >Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:22:18 -0400 > >After the hint on Microsoft I tried to install their Virtual Server >2005, but it refuses an installation on Windows XP Home edition... > >Now I'm on the page of VMware and wonder what would be more appropriate >for my application, the VMware Player or the VMware Server? > > Framework was great, you know its still being sold and developed > right? Id > love a copy of the current version, but its not worth spending the $ > at this > stage of the game for the use id have. > > >Yes, since years I was waiting to pay less than $499.-- for a newer >version. Had recently several mails with them to find out whether their >isn't a possibility of a less expensive version for private users, but >no luck. > > As a side note, at one point i think i had Framework running on > XP. I dont > remember if i did anything special to get it to work but i dont > think so. > > >I was able to use it until Windows 98. With XP I didn't have a chance so >far, even setting the program option to Windows 95 didn't help. It >really would be a great help to know how it could be made run on XP. The >whole exercise with a VM is only for this one single reason. > >Marcel > >----------- ----------------------------------------------- > >---------------------------------------------------------- >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >your >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV <http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV> > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >_______________________________________________ >Freedos-user mailing list >Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Freedos-user%40lists.sourceforge.net> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
