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07-15-2008
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| | Installing Upgrade version in Virtual PC As I seem to need to refer back to XP rather a lot, I am thinking of using Virtual PC on my Vista laptop. I have a retail upgrade version of XP unused, and also a copy of Windows 98. Can someone tell me if it's possible to install XP via W98 in Virtual PC? Thanks |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Installing Upgrade version in Virtual PC I did it in virtual box so it should work in virtual pc "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ebtu1Bp5IHA.4776@xxxxxx Quote: > As I seem to need to refer back to XP rather a lot, I am thinking of using > Virtual PC on my Vista laptop. > I have a retail upgrade version of XP unused, and also a copy of Windows > 98. Can someone tell me if it's possible to install XP via W98 in Virtual > PC? > > Thanks |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Installing Upgrade version in Virtual PC "poppop3x" <anotherhotmailuser@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C13C97DD-6AD6-469E-8240-FCC8D293FD3B@xxxxxx Quote: >I did it in virtual box so it should work in virtual pc > be working so far.... |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Installing Upgrade version in Virtual PC "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ebtu1Bp5IHA.4776@xxxxxx Quote: > As I seem to need to refer back to XP rather a lot, I am thinking of using > Virtual PC on my Vista laptop. > I have a retail upgrade version of XP unused, and also a copy of Windows > 98. Can someone tell me if it's possible to install XP via W98 in Virtual > PC? > > Thanks when Setup asks for a cd from a previous version of Windows just provide the Win98 cd for the verification. It works the same as on a physical computer when clean installing XP using an upgrade cd. |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Installing Upgrade version in Virtual PC "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9521AEE8-3CC0-401C-BD0A-CD7F0D099EC8@xxxxxx Quote: > "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ebtu1Bp5IHA.4776@xxxxxx Quote: >> As I seem to need to refer back to XP rather a lot, I am thinking of >> using Virtual PC on my Vista laptop. >> I have a retail upgrade version of XP unused, and also a copy of Windows >> 98. Can someone tell me if it's possible to install XP via W98 in Virtual >> PC? >> >> Thanks > Yes. But you don't need to. Just start the vm with the XP upgrade disk > and when Setup asks for a cd from a previous version of Windows just > provide the Win98 cd for the verification. It works the same as on a > physical computer when clean installing XP using an upgrade cd. Thanks for that - there's obviously been an improvement since the last version (unless I did something wrong) because I haven't been able to get it to work in the past. This time it worked! (Now if only I can get the wireless working.......) |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Installing Upgrade version in Virtual PC "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23MMmdpr5IHA.5052@xxxxxx Quote: > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:9521AEE8-3CC0-401C-BD0A-CD7F0D099EC8@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:ebtu1Bp5IHA.4776@xxxxxx Quote: >>> As I seem to need to refer back to XP rather a lot, I am thinking of >>> using Virtual PC on my Vista laptop. >>> I have a retail upgrade version of XP unused, and also a copy of Windows >>> 98. Can someone tell me if it's possible to install XP via W98 in >>> Virtual PC? >>> >>> Thanks >> Yes. But you don't need to. Just start the vm with the XP upgrade disk >> and when Setup asks for a cd from a previous version of Windows just >> provide the Win98 cd for the verification. It works the same as on a >> physical computer when clean installing XP using an upgrade cd. > > Thanks for that - there's obviously been an improvement since the last > version (unless I did something wrong) because I haven't been able to get > it to work in the past. This time it worked! (Now if only I can get the > wireless working.......) |
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