Solved Windows 7 Virtual PC problems.

[Swifty]

Hey everyone I have run into a wall with something in particular to Virtual PC, I have come to find out XP mode only works with Professional and higher. So that strikes virtual PC out of the question. I have a program that only runs in Windows XP and lower but I have no clue what other things I can do without having to pay to upgrade my windows to professional.

Anyone have an idea's on what I can do?

Thanks.

 

[Brink]

Hello Nick,

That's true that the Windows XP Mode option is only available for Windows 7 Pro and above, but you could still create a XP virtual machine using any virtual machine program or with Windows Virtual PC like below. You don't have to have Windows XP Mode to have a XP virtual machine. You would just need your XP installation media and product key to use to install it in the virtual machine.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8254-windows-virtual-pc-create-virtual-machine.html
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Hope this helps.

 

[Swifty]

Yea that's the problem I don't have an XP disc nor a key, I may actually have a restore disc that has xp on it but it is for a Dell Dimension desktop and I don't think it would work out very well.

 

[Brink]

Yeah, that wouldn't work. It would only install and activate on that specific Dell since it's permanently tied to it's motherboard.

 

[Swifty]

Other than that I am not too sure what to do : [ it's probably next to impossible to find one this day and age.

 

[Brink]

If you had a TechNet or MSDN subscription, you could legally download XP with a key there.

I wouldn't trust any online retailers since XP is no longer legally sold online anymore.

 

[Gary]

There is also Virtual Box which is real easy to work with.

https://www.virtualbox.org/

 

[Swifty]

There is also Virtual Box which is real easy to work with.

https://www.virtualbox.org/

For the virtual box would as well have to install Windows XP?

 

[whs]

How about a different approach.

Create a VHD from your XP installation (e.g. with Disk2VHD) and then run the XP from the VHD.

I have never done that myself because I never owned an XP, but it would be an interesting project.

 

[Brink]

There is also Virtual Box which is real easy to work with.

https://www.virtualbox.org/

For the virtual box would as well have to install Windows XP?

Yes, you would have to install and activate XP in it as well.

 

[Swifty]

So I figured out what I could do, I used VMware Player and used a iso file to install xp and used an old xp key I had on an older desktop worked like a charm! Thanks for the help guys!

 

[Brink]

Great news Nick.