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Re: Windows 8.1 and XyWrite

Thanks for the suggestion, Kari. I will try it out. And W2K would
have the advantage of no S/N/validation, right? As regards security,
surely it's possible to get VBox to let Win 8.1 'network' W2K to but
not allow W2K internet access?


At 25/11/2013 06:48, you wrote:

I am not sure, but VirtualBox and W2K might be worth considering
(when there are no more updates in the spring, XP will not be much
more secure than W2K, W2K is less unnecessary code). Then there is
VMware, which is a professional virtualization system (see:
http://www.duxburysystems.com/documentation/megadots/vmware.htm
mentioned by Jon Pareles). I have not been a big fan of VMware,
because it is rather heavy (installation takes time) and does not
accommodate other virtualization solutions. E.g., there is no way to
switch off hardware virtualization (other than BIOS) if hardware
virtualization is present. I have started experimenting with VMware
and XP mode, but run into some problems, and have not had time to
work it out properly.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
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24.11.2013 23:58, Bill Troop wrote:


Kari recently wrote,


XP mode is the preferred solution for running legacy programs in
Win 7 64-bit.



But what of Windows 8.1 ? This is a terrible operating system for
many reasons, one of the least significant being that there are
many USB 3 drives that would work with Sandy Bridge era laptops but
that won't work with 8.1 - - a problem that has been documented for
over a year without a solution.


However, I am testing a laptop with 3200x1600 resolution, and there
really is no choice but the installed Win 8.1, until something
superior comes along, as it must.


What is the preferred solution for 8.1 ? VirtualBox and XP ?