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Stef wrote:
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If Hyper-V becomes too problematical, you might consider VirtualBox.
It is a free virtualizer, but unlike Hyper-V actually runs as an app
on the host OS, in your case W8.1, and all VMs run as Guests on the
Host.

https://www.virtualbox.org/

It works very well. Easy to set up.

Stef

Way too early for me to know, especially because I'm a newbie VM
and networks. I've tried virtual box before under WinXP. So far
Hyper-V seems to work; I just don't know enough to recognize if it
works and plays "well". The articles I posted links to gave what I
thought were very clear step by step instructions to install Hyper-V
and WinXP. No significant problem, just that now I have to learn to
use it :-)

John

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I always say. If you're not having any
problems, and Hyper-V is fulfilling your needs, why try something else?

Stef