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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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