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Post by el Gusano on Dec 28, 2009 6:23:32 GMT -5
I have an older piece of software that I need to run. It works fine on XP, but will not run on Windoze 7. I don't have a processor to run the virtual environment according to Windoze. Any suggestions?
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Post by printemps on Dec 28, 2009 8:52:45 GMT -5
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Post by daworm on Dec 28, 2009 10:42:05 GMT -5
You should be able to run the VirtualPC app with just about any processor. Some don't have the hardware assist, which will make it very slow, but it should still work.
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Post by el Gusano on Dec 28, 2009 16:55:21 GMT -5
Yes, I read several tutorials, but the Windoze web site wouldn't let me download it with the info I put in. I think I have a workaround, though.
Thanks.
Next question:
I need two versions of the same program running at the same time: Is that possible?
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Post by daworm on Dec 28, 2009 22:23:40 GMT -5
Possibly. If the program checks to see if it is already running when a new instance is started, then probably not. If not, then if the program is completely self contained in its own directory, and has version specific registry entries (or none, or ones that don't mention the installed path), then you might be able to. But if the program is of any complexity, I wouldn't bet on it.
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Post by el Gusano on Dec 28, 2009 23:14:39 GMT -5
OK, thanks.
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Post by daworm on Dec 28, 2009 23:45:53 GMT -5
If you get it to run in a VM, you could install one version on one VM and another on a second (or in the main OS). Takes a bit of horsepower and RAM to run two VMs at once.
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Post by Danger Ranger on Dec 29, 2009 0:53:56 GMT -5
XP Mode on a non-VT equipped processor in essentially useless it's so slow. Crosscheck your processor here: blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=946&page=2&tag=col1;post-946It's possible that your CPU is capable, but is disabled in the BIOS. It's worth checking as opposed to just taking the Virtual XP upgrade advisor's word for it. It may even require a BIOS upgrade. Check your manufacturers website for an updated BIOS. Many of the Intel processors that have VT built-in didn't ship with it enabled since there was little reason for it previous to Win7. I do believe that any of the AMD processors (say made within the last 18 mos) have the virtual capability. |
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Post by el Gusano on Dec 29, 2009 2:48:29 GMT -5
I got a work around for the one problem and a compromise for the other. But, although I like the Windoze 7 so far, I'm really irritated at the automatic assumption that I want to buy all new peripherals and software. I had no complaints about my printer and scanner and software, but I can no longer scan editable text (which is an integral part of a new project we're working on), and my software, such as Adobe Acrobat, is perfectly usable, it is all incompatible with the new Windoze.
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