I use virtualbox... On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, February 14, 2011 02:31:05 pm Benjamin Hargis wrote: > >> Check this out. >> >> http://www.virtualbox.org/ >> >> <http://www.virtualbox.org/>Maybe this will work for you. > > Looks interesting. I currently have a laptop running (only) Windows XP. > Microsoft says I can upgrade to Windows 7, but I don't have any idea how; The > laptop is not compliant. > > So I suppose I can buy a new computer. If I do, I have no idea how to get > Windows 7 off the box in condition to install on a new computer. > > Anyone know if it's safe to run XP in a virtualbox intance even though it's > old and no longer updated? > > I don't have media for XP but I do have the sticker on my computer; I believe > that's the license. > > Anyone know how to get media I can use to create a virtual box instance? > > or where I should look? > > I'd really rather do this under linux. The alternative, buy a computer with > Windows installed and use it as-is, is both more expensive and counter- > productive. > > Thanks. > > Jeff > > > > > > >> >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Monday, February 14, 2011 11:13:56 am Benjamin Hargis wrote: >> > > I would try to run Xenserver in a VM. You will be more productive. >> > > IMAO. >> > >> > That's my interest. I'm about to call Citrix to see if it'll run that >> > way. >> > >> > So now I'm awaiting (here) some ideas for getting Windows 7 (Home >> > Premium) installed on a new laptop I'll buy and convert to Linux. I'll >> > have the Windows license but not the media. >> > >> > Jeff >> > -- >> > Jeff Lasman >> > Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >> > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >> > Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- > Jeff Lasman > Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
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