Re: [Fractint] I'd like to virtualize & host my entire WinXP computer on Win8.1 - Help.

Am 03.02.2015 um 20:07 schrieb Timothy Wegner:

2. Microsoft counts the virtual machine as a new installation. If you are decommissioning the old XP machine, Microsoft might let you use the old serial. In my case the old XP machine is home-built, and I installed an OEM version of XP. My understanding is you can't reuse an OEM serial of Windows, but I haven't tried. If you use the Microsoft Virtual Machine for XP they supply a new serial for XP Pro that is used automatically. But I dont recommend to use Microsoft VM as it is very slow and has only a virtual graphic card. XP Dos in this environment is a bad joke. A fast Bootstick is the best and simplest solution, read my "Hot tip", it can also be used as SSD. Albrecht