Msg: Re: OT: some questions for our Apple + Parallels Users

I have no certainty as to the "provenance" of that XP: all I can say so far is that it is XP Pro, Version 2002, SP3. Even after I might restore the circa 2014 image to a bare hard drive, I would think that connecting it to the internet would be unduly risky. (Some say otherwise, but I have no confidence in that . . . . ) I know that it was a legitimate Windows XP, installed way back when that rig was built by our then consultant. Most likely it was retail. There are utilities that can extract a license key from the Registry, if this has been lost. Even worst case, there are license keys you can find online. I doubt MS would be of any help -- they washed their hands of XP quite some time ago.

Jordan

From: Kari Eveli
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: OT: some questions for our Apple + Parallels Users

Manual,

Great links. Parallels may be a good choice for run-of-the-mill situations.

Parallels relies on a working computer for transfer. This means that an
old image is not enough, and you will need a working XP computer with
correct communications capability. vmWare might do the trick by
converting the image. Still, if the XP OS is OEM, you will need a new
license, too.

Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
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> Obviously, you need to restore the existing image to a real hard disk. I
> hope this helps.

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