Who is running and will continue to run XP / W2003 server

DeaconFrost said:

eldinv said:

Wel,l I no longer have an XP Disk and key, so this is how I get to use XP. So I guess you misunderstood me, because it wouldn't make any sense to use it that way if I already had XP.

That's the benefit of XP Mode...that you don't need your own XP license...it gives you a fully functional copy. But my point was, to use XP Mode, you don't need/shouldn't need/shouldn't use VMWare. VMWare would be if you did have your own XP license to use, and also planned on using other OSes in VMs as well.

It runs sluggish for me on VirtualPC, but when I use it in VMWare it runs great.

DeaconFrost said:

eldinv said:

It runs sluggish for me on VirtualPC, but when I use it in VMWare it runs great.

So you swapped out VirtualPC, and converted/loaded the VM to a VMWare format. I see. that's all you had to say from the beginning. On a side note, if you were seeing a performance difference, you have another issue somewhere. I have two systems running XP Mode and both outperform VMWare and VirtualBox for a base XP install, if there is any difference between them. One system has Intel VT, and the other doesn't. In addition to the speed, you also give up the integration features that make XP Mode...well...XP Mode.

I can't tell you what to do, but if it was my system, I'd rather solve the issue and use XP Mode as intended, rather than frankenstein it.

So why was it so difficult for you to understand...LOL...Had you read the article in the link I sent, it would have made sense. Although, don't understand why it didn't at first.

In Linux there are many distros where the image has already been set up; (pre-installed) and you just have to add them to your virtualization program, and then your up and running. (Like XP mode)

I'm not sure how that fits into our discussion though.

Very true, but you insisted.

Good luck,