Virtual XP Mode..Ungradable to Win 7?


  1. ilcaa
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    Window 7 Pro 32bit
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    Virtual XP Mode..Ungradable to Win 7?


    I have Windows 7 Enterprise installed, I created a XP mode Virtual Enviroment and it works great. But i have 2 questions before doing anything.

    1. Can I upgrade this XP mode to Win7? (i know the point of XP is compatibility of SW BUT wondering if I could upgrade this virtual enviroment to Win 7)

    2. On the original Win 7 enterprise, could I create another virtual enviroment using Wins7?

    all documentation i read on windows Virtual speaks to XP Mode only.

    Thanks for anyone can assist with these 2 questions.
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  3. Stevy22
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    Windows 7 and MAC
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    Yes you can..
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  4. ilcaa
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    Window 7 Pro 32bit
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    yes i can to which one of both?

    Can I upgrade the XP mode to run Win 7?

    Can I create a NEW virtual Enviroment with Win 7?

    thanks for the help
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  6. Stevy22
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    You have to upgrade the XP mode to run Win 7.. Thats what i did on my computer which is running Virtual of XP On MAC OSX
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  7. Kari
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    To create a new virtual machine, open the Virtual Machines folder (located in your user folder), click Create virtual machine, and follow the instructions.

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  8. strollin
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    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
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    Technically, XP can't be upgraded to Win 7. As Kari suggested, create a new virtual machine to install Win 7. There's no downside to keeping the XP mode virtual machine (other than some used disk space).
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  10. ilcaa
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    so Virtual XP (XP Mode) cannot be upgraded

    But, I can create a new Virtual machine and use Windows 7 as the OS

    great, thanks for the help
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  11. Barman58
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    One thing to watch here is that as the virtual machine is classed as a separate machine from the eula Point of View - you will need to have a valid second license for the virtual copy of win7 - the License for the XP mode is part of the download package
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