Re: XP iso for virtual machine
IIRC running XP inside a VM is illegal by definition (the license doesn't allow it), no-one ever cared. By now XP is not being sold at all, during win 7 sales you could purchase windows 7 professional with a downgrade option to windows XP through enterprise channels, I don't think that exists for windows 8 since MS intends to cease support in 2014 and a lot of the hardware in modern computers is simply not supported under XP That said the XP license structure did sort of tolerate transferring the OEM license from one computer to another as long as there was no more than one computer running with the license (MS officially didn't like it, but it was tolerated or maybe they were even told by court to put up with it). If you own an XP license that came with some computer and you still have an in-tact license sticker I don't think anyone is going to make a big deal out of you using it on a vm as long as the original machine is decommissioned/reinstalled with an "other os"(r). Regardless of what install disk you already have you should get yourself an as patched as possible ISO (ie. SP3 + patches if possible), iirc you can do this with a tool called nlite (it allows you take an install disk an 'slipstream' servicepacks & patches into it to create a new burnable iso of fully patched windows). Regards, Eliyahu - אליהו 2013/2/8 vordoo > > On 2013-02-08 01:19, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I do not know about buying XP, I believe that it is only still available > for some corporate clients, not individuals. I think that there is a way to > migrate an existing installation to a virtual machine, which may be a way > to use your cd. https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51203 > > As it appears, the problem is, he has no existing installation to migrate > from. At least not legally. > :-) > > ___ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: XP iso for virtual machine
On 2013-02-08 01:19, Micha Feigin wrote: I do not know about buying XP, I believe that it is only still available for some corporate clients, not individuals. I think that there is a way to migrate an existing installation to a virtual machine, which may be a way to use your cd. https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51203 As it appears, the problem is, he has no existing installation to migrate from. At least not legally. :-) ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: XP iso for virtual machine
I do not know about buying XP, I believe that it is only still available for some corporate clients, not individuals. I think that there is a way to migrate an existing installation to a virtual machine, which may be a way to use your cd. https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51203 On 2/7/2013 23:28, Steve G. wrote: I am thinking of running it Windows XP virtual machine under VirtualBox on Ubuntu. I have a CD, but suspect it is only for the original Dell it came with. Is there any way to get a (legal) copy of WinXP Home Premium that I can use to install the VM, or for that matter a WinXP VM that I can use? I don't mind paying a little money for it ($10-20) if I have to, but above the low threshold, I'd simply use it an a dual boot Windows, and use Linux when I do not use windows. THX -- Sincerely, Steve ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: XP iso for virtual machine
On 2013-02-08 00:28, Steve G. wrote: I am thinking of running it Windows XP virtual machine under VirtualBox on Ubuntu. I have a CD, but suspect it is only for the original Dell it came with. Probably, if it's an OEM version, usually is. Is there any way to get a (legal) copy of WinXP Home Premium that I can use to install the VM Yes, you buy a copy, if you can find one. It was phaseout time for winXP a long time ago, so maybe at yad2 or ebay. You need the consumer version i.e: not OEM. You may have better lucky with win7/8. HTH, ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
