Re: Do we actually need XP support?

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Jordan,

It is possible to turn a physical disk to a virtual setup. VMware has
the tools. If you are interested, read:

http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_convert_physical_machines_to_virtual_machines_with_vmware_converter.htm

You can even prepare this kind of setup for VirtualBox using VMware tools:
http://www.sysprobs.com/physical-virtual-virtualbox-virtualbox-p2v

I have not done this, but I can be done. Is it worth the effort?
Perhaps, it all depends.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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26.3.2014 17:44, J R FOX wrote:
> There is a video editor I like, more capable than most, that was a
> free-for-24-hours-only deal from the Giveaway of the Day site, which
> cannot be re-installed. There are actually more than a few free
> promotional programs I got from that site, such as InPaint, but that
> editor was one of the ones that does not get repeated periodically. I
> could buy new licenses for all of these things, but why should I have to
> ? There must be something like 50 video-related apps and utilities
> alone that are installed into this XP, plus a lot of apps in various
> other categories, and installing all that stuff back into a fresh XP VM
> would be a royal pain. If the MS. Ofc. suite can be slipstreamed into
> an XP install disc, along with all the accumulated security patches --
> and I've heard of this being done -- then it should also be possible to
> do that for _this_ XP. If not, I'd just as soon take that box offline.