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Strange Behavior in Windows XP Mode
I have something strange going on in Windows XP mode. I did an update to my Norton Antivirus that is installed on the XP Virtual Machine. There was a problem with that update (it needed a restart and it shut the virtual machine down, but it did not start again by itself). So I started it manually, and was faced with a popup to uninstall Norton Antivirus. I knew it had downloaded a new version in the update, so I went ahead. It unistalled without a problem. But a new version did NOT install after an XP Mode reboot.
So, with a lot of mumbling and grumbling, I decided to reinstall Norton Internet Security on the Virtual Machine. Here is where the strange behavior happens.
When I insert the installation DVD in the drive, nothing happens. However, the DVD is accessible through Windows Explorer, and I can see all the folders and files OK. But if I double click the START.EXE file (which is what the autorun.inf file says should be run), I get an error that says D\START.EXE IS NOT A WIN 32 APPLICATION.
Now, I would think that perhaps the Start.exe file had been corrupted by damage to the DVD, or something like that. But if I exit XP Mode, and return to Windows 7 and double click th START.EXE file, it brings up the "Do you want to Install?" box.
Note also that I origially installed Norton on the XP machine from this very same DVD. So it has to be something new in the XP machine that is causing this problem.
Any ideas?