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Migrating Old Windows XP and 7 machines to VMs to improve security
I work for a manufacturing company which has all kinds of equipment that runs older operating systems. Some have computers that run full blown Windows XP and Windows 7, while others run embedded ...
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Windows Virtual PC says CPU is not compatible with x64 mode, but Virtual PC is run in a 64 bits OS system [duplicate]
I'm trying to install a WindowsXP 64 bits in Windows Virtual PC. Windows Virtual PC complains:
Attempting to load an x64 operating system, however this CPU is not
compatible with x64 mode. Please ...
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Install a virtual Windows 7 on Windows XP machine - is it possible?
Is it possible to achieve? I have a Pentium Dual-Core CPU E5200 2.50GHz, 2.00 Gb RAM computer with Windows XP installed. Most of the information on virtual machines I found deals with Windows XP being ...
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Create .VHD from Cloned instance of XP
I have some old XP machines running legacy software, which I would like to port over to a windows 7 machine.
I have been toying around getting the legacy software to run in Windows Virtual PC in XP ...
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Can not access apache web page on Virtual Machine over WiFi
I have Windows 7 Desktop (Host) with Windows XP On Vmware(Guest). A Windows 7 Laptop, all three are hooked to the same router. The Network Adapter on VM XP is set to Bridged Mode & DHCP ...
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restrict shared folders on virtualbox?
I'm a bit rusty on virtualbox.
I have a VM with this setup
You see an icon to access the Host machine, and the C drive available.
I would like to temporarily amend that to just a particular folder ...
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Why won't windows let me have access to these virtual machines and how to get access?
No matter which iso files I download, regardless of the site I get it from, when I make an ISO file, I get this error:
Error while powering on: VMware Player cannot connect to the virtual machine. ...
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How do I use a prebuilt virtual machine?
I downloaded prebuilt virtual machines of Windows 7 and XP. I'm trying to run them in VMware, but I don't know how to use a prebuilt VM. How do I get them to work?
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How do I virtualize a physical machine, and be able to put the image back on the real machine?
Can I convert a physical machine running Windows (XP, 7, etc) to an exact copy virtual machine, make modifications on it and be able to put it back on the physical machine if I need it?
The OP adds ...
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How do I connect to remote virtual machines on Virtual Box?
I'm new to Oracle Virtual box but have used VMware several times.
I have a client that is now running a Windows xp virtual machine on his main machine to access a piece of bespoke software that will ...
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Virtual Machine faster than host computer?
It seems impossible, I am shocked.
I installed Windows 7 on my PC, it took about 30-40 minutes to install, and normal boot (when there's no program installed) takes me about 30 seconds. I run a VM on ...
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Virtual Win XP Mode stopped HP LJ Pro M1212nf MFP printing in Win 7 Pro
Virtual Win XP Mode stopped HP LJ Pro M1212nf MFP printing in Win 7 Pro: I am running Windows 7 Pro with Virtual Windows XP Mode. My printer is HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf MFP attached directly to a USB ...
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Create disk image of C drive and run on VMware virtual machine
I run Windows XP SP3 Pro on my desktop PC and I want to create an image of its C Drive. I'd like to run this image in a virtual machine on VMware.
How can I do this?
Install XP in VMware first – ...
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Is a remote desktop session a background service
I have some virtual machines (xp, windows 7) running on hyper-v for developing and testing purpose.
I access those vms only by remote desktop and run on them various software
I was wondering if i ...
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How can I map a directory in Windows 7 to an XP Mode VM directory?
I need to have a separate area within Windows 7 to have a "backup," as it were, of a directory created on a VM (XP Mode). What are the steps to accomplish this?
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Why can I not view my files in external HDD?
I have a desktop computer with windows7 64b and a virtual machine with windows XP 32b, sometimes I need to get into the virtual machine and use my external HDD in order to use some files, evertything ...
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How to install win xp beside win 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to dual boot when Windows XP was installed after Windows 7?
Now,I have win 7 and I am running win xp on the virtual machine but it is too slow.So, I want to know if there ...
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How is TRIM Support Handled on an SSD Accessed by Two Different Operating Systems?
I have a Lenovo T410 ThinkPad running Windows 7 Professional as the host OS, and Windows XP Professional running as a guest OS under Windows 7 Virtual PC.
I am thinking of installing a 128GB SSD to ...
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win xp client, win 7 host, only xp drivers
I have a win 7 64 bit box which has xp on it in a vmware module and also the win7 version. I can use my old usb wifi card under virtual xp as i have the wifi drivers, but apparently the manufacturing ...
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Enable to connect my virtual XP machine to my host system machine
I have created a VM machine in my host system (Windows 7). After creating the VM machine through VM work station, I want to connect this VM machine to my host machine (Windows 7 operating system). The ...
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Network between host and guest operating system (VMware virtual machines)
On my computer (OS: Windows 7) I have installed VMware and created one virtual machine(OS: Windows XP), can I create a network between my host OS (windows 7) and guest OS (windows XP) ?
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Installing programs in a sandbox or virtual environment
I have a new PC with zero viruses. I want to keep it that way.
Is the best way to do that using anti-virus software (like security essentials)? Should I be using a sandbox or a virtual PC? a ...
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Running Windows 7 VM on XP machine?
I'm fairly certain that this is not possible, but just wanted to ask the really smart people to be sure.
My company wants to run a Windows 7 VM (using any virtual machine software) on an desktop ...
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Legacy Scanner; can I run XP inside of VMware or VirtualBox for support?
I have a legacy hp scanner that I am trying to run on my windows 7 machine. I've explored VirtualPC, but it appears that my processor doesn't support that. I'm now exploring other options.
I'm ...
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How would you go about packaging up an existing windows machine as a VM image?
I'm thinking of upgrading a machine from windows XP to Windows 7 I was wondering if there was a sensible way to package up the existing machine's OS/Data/Installed Apps so that I could load it up in a ...
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Run Windows XP (32-bit) on Windows 7 (64-bit) on VirtualBox
I think I have tried this before and failed. I can't find anything on line which confirms or denies this.
Maybe I just did it wrong. Anyone out there try this with success? Or can anyone confirm ...
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Is there any solution for HDMI sound with virtualbox?
I used to use virtualbox on windows 7 with no problem,but recently i added HDMI graphic card but when i boot to windows xp sp3 from virtualbox there is no sound.....so does virtualbox support HDMI or ...
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Run a 64-bit virtual machine on windows 32 bit [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I Install Windows 7 64 bit on VirtualBox running on Windows 7 32 bit OS ?
Hello,
I have a PC with a 64 bit processor, but I have Windows 32 bit as operative system. I ...
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XP can't ping Windows 7 virtual machine
I have Windows 7 installed on my PC and I installed Microsoft Virtual Machine 2007 and installed Windows XP SP1 on it.
I want the two OS's to see each other but they can't ping each other.
I ...
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XP VM not detecting USB keyboard or mouse from Windows 7 host
I've been using a Windows XP Pro VM (32-bit, SP3) for months on my work PC (Windows 7 64-bit) with no problems, with a PS/2 keyboard and a standard optical USB mouse.
Today I copied this VM onto my ...
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