Justin Tyme wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:38:14 -0400, Paul
wrote:

SteveGG wrote:
Steve, what version of XP. ie sp3 sp2? I might have something kicking
around.
SP3

I tried the keys you posted above and NG.

7 Pro looks like the way to go since it apparently has the XP Mode,
but not sure how to go about upgrading my 7 Home ...
Stick with VirtualBox.

You can't get AnyTime Upgrades for Windows 7 any more. They
were taken off the market, well before they stopped making
regular install kits.

You should look for a WinXP key. If that's what you really want.

Check around your local computer stores. I have a
couple "recyclers", and one just handles "surplus"
computing (brand new stuff, not popular, quite old).
That's where I'd start if I was looking for a WinXP
key locally. That's the only place I could
count on, to give me a good price.

Paul

Why do you prefer Virtualbox over VMware Player? I use VMware
Workstation and I much prefer it over Virtualbox. Just interested why
you choose one over the other.

It gets the job done.

The few times I've used VMware products (like, when I tried to run
WinXP Mode on Win7 Pro, using the VMware product known to support it),
it ended up modifying the VM it was given (it was sysprepping it
or something).

Whereas VirtualBox, it just takes what you give it, and doesn't
mess around. (Of course, you cannot run WinXP Mode in VirtualBox,
and I've not even tried to do that.) In VirtualBox, I can use Modern.ie
appliances or install my own virtual machines, and it's all pretty
straight forward.

VirtualBox still has some pretty rough edges. The "BIOS" is OK.
The EFI implementation is awful, and not nearly as smooth as the
UEFI on the actual hardware. The virtualbox notion of identifiers
for stuff ("can't do this, can't do that") is annoying, and it
may take you a while to find the interface to remove stuff
from the program memory.

For me, VMWare just "didn't seem suited to me". There was
no "first time ignition".

Paul