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Getting a new Windows 7 computer with programs only running on XP
Hello
I want to buy a new computer, but have three or four embroidery programs that the maximum they run is on XP. I don't want to buy/learn a whole new embroidery program, and have investigated "a bit" of having virtual machine software run on Windows 7. Would it be better to have a dual partition, one running XP and the other Windows 7? When I talked with the salesperson at Best Buy, he said although having a dual partition may be possible, it doesn't always work. There are three embroidery software programs that are sort of "tied in to each other", with one getting the information and the other writing it to a card, that I then put in my sewing machine in order to stitch it out. They are all Husqvarna Viking programs, and the names are VIP Customizing version 6.2, d-card reader/writing version 5.0 and resize plus version 5.0. It would also need to have internet and printing capabilities because I get some of the designs from the web. If I installed the virtual machine software, would I need separate software for each program? I don't know where to turn. Thank you.