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Old 02-20-2009   #1 (permalink)
Siva


 
 

Windows 2000 in WIndows XP

Can I run windows 2000 professional and its associated software in XP
professional
if I use Virtual PC?.

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Old 02-20-2009   #2 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP]


 
 

Re: Windows 2000 in WIndows XP

"Siva" <Siva@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Can I run windows 2000 professional and its associated software in XP
> professional if I use Virtual PC?.
Yes absolutely! This is one of the main purposes of virtualisation.

The only problems you might have is if the software requires "advanced"
hardware such as 3D graphics, or needs to use USB devices like scanners,
cameras etc:
http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx


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Old 02-21-2009   #3 (permalink)
Van Chocstraw


 
 

Re: Windows 2000 in WIndows XP

Siva wrote:
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> Can I run windows 2000 professional and its associated software in XP
> professional
> if I use Virtual PC?.
Sure, I run W2k VM on a Vista host.




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Old 02-22-2009   #4 (permalink)
Van Chocstraw


 
 

Re: Windows 2000 in WIndows XP

Van Chocstraw wrote:
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> Siva wrote:
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>> Can I run windows 2000 professional and its associated software in XP
>> professional
>> if I use Virtual PC?.
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> Sure, I run W2k VM on a Vista host.
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Also run W2k on a linux host with vbox.

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