Re: Do we actually need XP support?

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

Jordan, when you say that apps are not non-resinstallable do you also
mean that they are non-executable? I can't think of many older apps that
can't just be executed. For example, I never 'install' XyWrite when I
move it to another system. I merely execute it.


Some quite complex and more modern apps cannot be installed but can be
executed. For example, PageMaker 7, or whatever the last version was,
could not be installed, if I recall, in Windows Vista. Nevertheless, you
could just run the program fine. This is also true of Adobe's invaluable
ATM  (Adobe Type Manager) on Win-7-32. (It may even be possible to
run on Win-7-64???) (Haven't tried it on Win 8!)


What are these apps? I'm sure there is some way of getting them to work.



At 25/03/2014 23:51, you wrote:

This is really a problem then,
in that a lot of my concern was for retaining several non-reinstallable
apps.  That wouldn't do, re building something up again from
scratch.  This seems to lead me in the direction of slipstreaming a
more loaded XP install DVD, or attempting to spin off several apps into
portable versions.  I have no prior experience with either, but
guess I'll just have to roll up my sleeves and explore this.




   Jordan








From: Paul Lagasse 


To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx


Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 4:57 AM


Subject: Re: Do we actually need XP support?




Jordan, I'm not an expert on this, but I don't think this will work



smoothly, if I understand you correctly. While it is straightforward
to


convert an existing XP install disk to an ISO that can be used to



install XP in a VM, trying to copy an existing XP installation to an
ISO


and use that installation in a virtual machine is bound to lead to at



least some troubleshooting concerning networking and other hardware



conflicts, and will no doubt result in a demand for recertification
from


XP. You might be better off installing XP to a VM and rebuilding



installation as a VM. The ISOs for the various service packs should
be


readily available on the internet.



Paul Lagasse



On 03/24/2014 11:40 PM, J R FOX wrote:


> Bill,


>


> I'm wondering if you have come across any insight into how those
ISOs


> were made ?  As I mentioned previously, and for purposes
wholly


> unrelated to Xy, I still have an interest in possibly turning my



> existing XP boot partition into just such a VMWare-ready, Guest
VM ISO.


>


>


>    Jordan


>