On Wed, Dec 14, 2011, at 09:53 AM, alan.b.pearce wrote:
> > Note that you need W7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate.  You can't=
 install XP
> > mode on Home Premium.
> > I've virtualized an XP machine into VirtualBox, and it seems pretty
> > stable.    I did it to salvage a Borland C Builder installation, but I
> > want to see if the old Hauppage PVR software still works if I attach th=
e USB device
> > to the virtual machine.
> > Virtualizing existing machines:
> > https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows
> > Joe W
>=20
> There is a work around for Home Premium at
> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-xp-mode-windows-7-win7,10213.htm=
l
>=20
> I haven't tried it, but it was recommended to someone else here at work
> that was wanting to do it on Home Premium.

I think that you end up with a time-limited trial if you use that
method. But at least you can test it and see if it works for your
application. Just make sure you are ready to try it out, don't install
it and wait a month before testing it.

I have one program that I must run in a Windows 98 VM using VMware
Player. It was the only way to get it to work, but it works properly,
even fullscreen on a wide laptop, so I'm happy. Power management seems
to work, too, no "hot turbine" action.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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