RE: Finding W2K was Re: La Machine Est Morte, Vive La Machine!

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

I am not sure - - but doubtless Kari knows - - how to enable or
disable Internet access in W2K/VM-of-choice. I only found that when I
installed W2K from the ISO I have mentioned, Internet Access was
turned off. If I recall, Harry, it was you who informed me of the
test I needed to make to ensure that I did not have Internet access.
What I wanted was not to have Internet access but to give W2K/XyWrite
complete access to my host drive, and this has worked out with
remarkably little trouble.


At 22/07/2014 18:08, you wrote:
> If W2K is not internet-safe, I just use it for Xy? I guess the
> virtualization software is settable for whether the VM can talk to
> the internet. Correct?
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Breeze
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:42 AM
> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Finding W2K was Re: La Machine Est Morte, Vive La
> Machine!
>
> Further to that, I have successfully installed w2k and xp from CDs
> (actually ISOs grabbed from CDs as Kari suggests -- its much
> faster) without any problem.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Paul
> Paul Breeze
> On 22/07/2014 16:19, Kari Eveli wrote:
> > Bill,
> >
> > ISOs are a great way to speed up processing when working with
> virtual
> > machines, but there is nothing wrong with genuine CDs, and they
> do
> > work as is. That said, it is a good idea to make an ISO out of a
> CD
> > for speeding things up. I have installed my VBox W2K from a CD
> and
> > added the MS updates the normal way. There is nothing very
> special
> > about virtual machines, one should deal with them just as if
> they were the real thing.
> > The virtual machine is your new computer, it should be set up
> just
> > like one. Check the (virtual) hardware, configure it, if
> necessary,
> > and have suitable drivers ready for it when installing. Nothing
> more, nothing less.
> >
> > I do not find a prepackaged ISO very appealing. You do not know
> > exactly how they have been built.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Kari Eveli
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> > 22.7.2014 16:13, Bill Troop wrote:
> >> In my experience, everyone who has tried to install a VM OS
> from a CD
> >> has come close to success but ultimately failed. What works --
> easily
> >> -- are the commonly available ISOs. I am inclined to think that
> the
> >> SCSI issue is a red herring that will disappear when you go to
> an ISO.
> >
> >
> >