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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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Can we run old games in a Hyper-V XP VM?
They're really old games that used to run on XP or earlier systems. And of course, many of them don't work as expected when running on newer systems.
I created a Gen1 XP VM with Hyper-V Manager and ...
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Boot another "physical" OS (e.g. Windows XP) *in a window* from within Windows 10
I just installed Windows XP on my internal SSD #4, in addition to Windows 10 on SSD #1. XP runs very well like that.
Is there any way to boot into this Windows XP installation in a window in Windows ...
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WinXP BSOD when run on Qemu
I have an old virtual machine on virtual box with WinXP, I converted it on raw QEMU format, I tried to run this image on Win10 and on Debian but I have this BSOD.
This is the command line on Windows I ...
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How to download windows xp sp2 on virtual box
I recently needed to download windows xp sp 2, so that I could look at its exploits, such as MS08-67. I was downloaded the .iso, from the microsoft site: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Download/...
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Is it possible to get a Windows XP SP3 Hyper-V virtual machine properly working on Windows 10 Pro?
Objective summary: to have a Windows XP SP3 Hyper-V virtual machine working correctly on a Windows 10 Pro host.
Scope and constraints:
The host OS should be Windows 10 Pro. Other hosting operating ...
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Create Windows XP VM on Windows 10
I need to create a Windows XP VM so that I can run some legacy software. I have the latest version of Windows 10 on my laptop.
What I've Tried:
downloaded an iso image for Win XP from MSDN
started ...
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Best host for virtualization Windows XP on notebook
I bought notebook http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/pc/notebooks/lifebook-a514/ , but i cann't install Windows XP on it or run clonned one.
Think to use virtualization.
What host best to ...
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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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QEMU guest system starts off /dev/sdc but won’t start from disk image file
I have a copy of Windows XP installed on a hard drive which I would like to run with QEMU.
When I start it directly from the HDD it runs fine:
qemu -m 256 -hda /dev/sdc
Starting Windows...etc...etc.....
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Alternative way of converting physical disk to virtual
I have a hard disk (60 GB, about 20 used) with windows XP I want to convert to a VirtualBox hard drive. I followed the instructions in
[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows] but the process ...
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Output CMD command line to file does not work on Windows XP VM
I install a Windows XP virtual machine on Window 7 using VirtualBox.
I run a command within the VM: ping www.google.com > file.txt but no result found in the file. It is the same with all other ...
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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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XP in VMware with Host SSD
My host computer, running Windows 8.1, has an SSD drive.
I want to install Windows XP in a VMware machine, is it safe to place the machine files on the SSD? I have the fear that XP might not handle ...
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How to run virtual machine when my processor does not support virtualization?
I am using Windows XP 32-bit and have an Intel Pentium M 725 processor.
I used a software tool from Intel to check whether virtualization is allowed:
Supporting advaced Intel processor technologies
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Is it possible to make it so that all users can use the same XP Mode in Windows 7?
I have installed XP Mode within Windows 7, and installed all the necessary programs that will only run in XP. The problem I have is when another user logs on to the same PC and clicks on XP Mode, ...
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How to create vdi from existing (off line) partition?
I have an old hdd from my notebook that carries WindowsXP. I would like to run this WindowsXP installation under Virtual box under Windows7. I am able to connect the disk to my Windows7 via usb.
So ...
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Virtualbox, how to force a specific CPU to the guest
I have a XP guest in VirtualBox, windows 8 host. The guest shows the processor transparently same as the host (i5 2500k). However most of the installers don't recognize this processors and fail to ...
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How can I link my network user account to the Virtual PC setup on my machine?
I am trying to test an issue in an application in which the error only occurs on Windows XP. I have set up a Virtual PC XP instance on my Windows 7 machine. The application I am trying to test is a ...
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mounting local filesystems --- failed
When I start guest OS which is Oracle Linux 5 running on Virtual Box 4.2, I am getting
mounting local filesystems --- failed
How can I resolve the issue?
Thanks
etc/fstab
/dev/VolGroup00/...
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Starting Guest OS slows down computer
I have virtual box 4.2.4 installed in Windows XP SP 3 and Oracle Linux is installed in Virtual box.
When I start linux on Virtual box, I have noticed that both my host and guest machines becomes ...
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Is there an easy and cheap way to move my system to a newer machine?
Originally I wanted to move several programs from a very old Windows XP system. Though after doing some research (How do I transfer programs from my old computer to my new Windows 7 computer?) that ...
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VirtualBox - XP guest does not see multiple cores/multiple processors
Environment:
Host OS: Win7 Pro 64bit
Guest OS: WinXP 32bit
VirtualBox version: 4.1.4r74291
Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM with virtualization enabled
The Problem:
I need the guest system to use ...
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Setup a network between a virtual Debian and physical XP host
I wanted to install a Debian server then work on it from my physical XP through PuTTY with a SSH session. It only worked once. Actually, it failed shortly after authentication request.
I use a ...
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How do I install a bootable partition for Virtualbox on OSX
I'm trying to install Virtualbox to run Windows XP on my OSX box. I used the supplied configuration wizard which asked some questions about a disk partition. I allocated a 10GB partition to Virtualbox ...
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VMWare Fusion guest application list
How does VMWare Fusion compile its list of guest OS applications (specifically for Windows) that can be found by "show package contents" of
USER/Documents/Virtual Machines/VMNAME
and then in the ...
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"A disk read error occurred" when booting XP disk image in VirtualBox
I'm trying to boot an XP installation cloned into VirtualBox from a real drive. I'm getting the message
A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
whenever* I try to boot the machine.
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Running XP programs in Windows 7
I am buying a new computer with Windows 7 Professional installed. I need to install XP on the virtual drive because I am running a program (AutoCAD) that I do not have the funds at this time to ...
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Software to create a virtual parallel port in Windows XP?
I am writing a program that will eventually be used on a computer with a physical parallel port and will need to set certain pins high or low in order to signal to an external device. However, the ...
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