[ale] I need a machine that'll run [MS] XP stuff because ofrepair software unavailable in other formats, what are my choices, if any, other than MS XP ?

[Courtney Thomas]

Robert,

Thank you for your reply.

These applications will run ONLY under Windows XP.

I have access to Win2Kpro and Vista but not XP. The software is for 
mechanical repairs and has nothing to do with computers other than must be 
run under XP.

Appreciatively,

Courtney


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Reese~" <ale at sixit.com>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] I need a machine that'll run [MS] XP stuff because 
ofrepair software unavailable in other formats,what are my choices, if any, 
other than MS XP ?


> Hi Courtney,
>
> Vista.   ::running, ducking, and grinning::
>
>
>
> You don't specify anything about the application other than it is repair
> software and requires Windows.  That means we cannot give you alternatives 
> such
> as Windows 2000 Pro (IMO, the only decent version of Windows ever 
> released) or
> even the forthcoming Windows 7.
>
> You might even be able to run in under WINE.
>
> What I do know is you would be well-served with a virtual machine with the 
> most
> likely candidates being either VMWare Workstation for Linux or VirtualBox.
>
> FYI, VirtualBox is not free for business, but for the life of me I never 
> did
> figure out how to pay Sun Microsystems for it or even how much to make out 
> the
> check.
>
> And FWIW, I like VMWare Workstation better than VirtualBox.
>
> Obviously, YMMV.
>
> Cheers,
> Robert~
>
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