Re: and another option

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Hello Jon,

While WMlite might be something to test if you are interested in
experimenting with virtual solutions, I think VirtualBox provides a
solid foundation for many legacy applications in the Win 7 - 8 realm.
VirtualBox has a good update record and it is a very good mainstream
application, and not so heavy as VMware. If you have Win 7 Pro and no
particular reason to proceed otherwise, XP mode is a safe bet. Then
again, if you think ahead and plan to upgrade to Win 8, you could start
using VirtualBox with W2K or XP (if you have a spare license to
activate). This has the merit of easy transfer from Win 7 to Win 8. A
VirtualBox virtual machine works in both equally well.


As regards transferring files, XP mode might be a bit easier with
drag-and-drop, but I find that I have no trouble with VirtualBox shared
folders either. I have my Win 7 Desktop as a shared folder shortcut on
my W2K virtual machine Desktop. When I am done with something in the
virtual machine, I just drop the file onto the shortcut, and bingo, it
appears on my Win 7 Desktop. And if I want to fetch something from my
Win7 Desktop, doubleclicking the Win 7 Desktop shortcut on my W2K
Desktop opens a view of my Win7 Desktop in W2K. This works very well,
but ideally you need a couple of monitors to make it really shine.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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6.1.2014 8:43, Jon P wrote:

The first link is broken. The second just says you can keep using XP until the computer dies, which
is true.

The third...I don't see the point of putting Sun Virtualbox between Win7 and XP Mode, since XP Mode
works directly with Win7. I have a shortcut on the taskbar that pops up my XY window--no XP desktop
shown--on the Win7 desktop. A similar result seems to be what the whole thinkgeek Virtualbox
installation process ends up with.

To get my files out of the virtual machine, I do have to keep a duplicate XY directory (or actually
just a folder) on Win7's C: drive, and export from XP Mode to that directory, but that's just a key
assignment. And I have no idea whether Virtualbox would make any difference on that front.

If Win8 doesn't have an XP Mode, then maybe we'll have to go through Virtualbox.

But I await Kari's considerably larger expertise.

Jon Pareles



Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 12:45:01 -0800 (PST)
From: J R FOX 
Subject: Re: and another option


wonder if they might merit a place on the list of VM options ?



http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&idG&Itemid3

http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6122_102-5526446.html?tag=nl.e497&s_cidä97&ttagä97&ftagÊD5920658

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12309/install-xp-mode-with-virtualbox-using-the-vmlite-plugin/

Kari ?


  Jordan