On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 old and no longer updated?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. > > Pretty easy solution. Since your laptop has an XP sticker, then make use of that. Install your favorite linux distro on it, then install VirtualBox and make a XP virtual machine, use that license on the sticker. XP is still updated via Microsoft Updates, and you just have to keep it patched. Besides, if you're gonna use it just for some simple management function, there isn't much to worry about. When the machine is done and configured, make a backup of the hard drive file and that'll be a perfect backup. As for XP media, if your laptop didn't come with it, I'm sure the manufacturer will be happy to provide you a copy for $15 or $20. That is, in case you don't wanna bother with torrents and the like. HTH, -- Dante
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