Re: Staying with XP after April 8 2014 (was Win 7 vs Win 8)

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

> It's reassuring to hear that that virtualization is relatively easy.
> Can you move seamlessly between your virtual W2k machine and your main OS?
Yes. In VMware's 'unity' mode XyWrite and other W2K programs behave
exactly as Win 7/8 programs and appear in the taskbar.
> Does the anti-virus software on the main OS extend to your W2k
> virtual machine?
No. The simplest thing is to disable internet for the VM. For me,
this just happened out of the box.
>  (And how readily available is W2k if one wants to buy it new
> rather than used?)
It can be bought on eBay but is apparently considered abandonware. At
any rate, it is extremely easy to find free. And one of the supreme
advantages of Win2K is that it does not require any serial or other
authorization - - it is similar to MacOS in this respect. Since XP,
MS OSs have grown progressively more oppressive as regards serials
and activation, and it is not unheard of for legitimate copies to
have activation problems.