On a happier note, I have been testing Windows 10 (which will be available as free upgrade when it ships) So far it seems to have most of the things I miss in Windows 7 back again. Your new machine should run just fine with it. It seems to be a lot more efficient that either Win 8.1 or Win 7 on the same hardware (a nice surprise) And I agree Win 8.1 UI is very steep learning curve. I would look into getting an OEM copy of Win 7 and running that instead. PCWorld site has a nice couple of articles about running Win XP on Win 8.1 http://www.pcworld.com/article/2058329/review-virtualbox-4-3-goes-touchy-fee... On 02/03/2015 11:20 PM, david wrote:
On 02/03/2015 08:10 AM, Hal Lane wrote:
Does anyone know anything about virtualizing an entire WinXP machine and hosting it under Win8.1?
I just got a powerhouse of a new computer, and I'm looking for a *temporary* way to keep all the apps and drivers I will lose when I fully commit to the Win 8.1 machine.
Over time I will be replacing WinXP apps that will not run under Win 8.1 -- but I need to get the new machine working efficiently pretty quickly,
Good luck! Just changing from the efficient, familiar Windows XP UI to the Windows 8 UI will cost you many Efficiency Points.
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