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in Virtualbox it is possible to set up several instances of the same OS. Now I want to install Windows XP two or three times, because I need to check all my webwork on different Windows settings and IEs. Therefore I need to purchase one working license for the XP. But If I want to run three XPs (NOT simultaneously), do I need to have three licenses?
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To keep your boss happy (not spending more money than needed) and the Microsoft company happy you may want to consider installing their VHD's:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=21eabb90-958f-4b64-b5f1-73d0a413c8ef
You can load these with Virtualbox. In so doing no licence violations will have been committed.
I’ve tried to install a fully working Windows OS over the VM. It actually did work, but I was looking for something easier and slicker. I did find the Wine app in addition to the Winebottler app. These two work together perfectly for my needs: Installing IE 6, 7 and 8 for testing purposes. However I’ve had some issues installing IE6, but I think I will work it out soon. Use Wine to install Windows apps without having to run a full Windows partition. You just have to download the Winebottler, its image contains Wine already. You just have to Update Wine after running it the first time.
Thanks for your reply Mathew. I think your solution is also worth thinking about!
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So I took my laptop (a Lenovo Yoga 2 pro) in to best buy after it had water spilled on it. They said they'd fix it under warranty and I left it with them. A few days later I came to pick it up, but with only one problem. I gave them the laptop with windows ten as it was installed during the free upgrade period. I got the laptop back with windows 8. Best buy basically said tough titties and told me they couldn't do anything. Would I be able to install windows 10 to it with no problem, or would I have to buy a copy. I heard you can install it and use the windows 8 key it came with.
What does everyone think?
So far I know, you can activate and install Windows 10 with the key of your old Windows version only if it's the one with which you upgraded to Windows 10. However it could be also possible to use other keys according to this link. Here is also shown how to reinstall Windows 10.
How to reinstall Windows 10 with your old Windows 7/8/8.1 key
Anyway because it's Windows 10 you also have a digital license which is linked with your account. So it's also possible to reinstall Windows 10 without a product key requiring only to log in with your Microsoft account. You can read yourself, just scroll to the section where it's about how to activate after reinstallation.
How to: Windows 10 activation
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Getting this output: http://pastebin.com/PzQULCtx
Trying to run program called Chess Position Trainer with Wine on my Mac. I have tried VMs but they make the program run way too slow. A friend suggested Wine but I'm having trouble getting to running. I made a prefix with WineBottler to create the app. When I click on the .exe it bounces on my dock for a bit and then closes. When I try to run it through my terminal it gives me that above output. Tried googling this issue but not gleaning anything from my search. Any ideas?
You need to find the location of the Wine installation by running the program directly, one of the optional File paths is the location of the Wine or for mac you should be using the new version WineBottler which is now trademarked for Mac OS X and included Wine and Winebottler. Once you run the program directly your .exe will be in the system files in the same way Windows would store the files under Wine-1.7/Program Files. You might want to reinstall so that you have an easily accessible folder. Make sure to delete all Wine Folders first if you do so. Right now I'm trying to get serial bus and internet functionality within my applications and the new version includes a list of optional services called winetricks that can be applied from the menu, but right now I'm staring at a seemingly hung DOT NET 3.5 SP1 which I'm probably going to let run all day because if it's installing service packs, I've seen those take weeks on old Windows computers.
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I inherited a headache. I have a small legacy (GUI) app that was developed 10 years ago and the VB6 source code is long gone. It works currently on a couple of old XP PCs and I was asked to see if I could get it working on Windows 7 64bit. Well… that was a no go, so I tried a 32bit version to verify that 64 wasn’t the issue and it didn’t work. So I then created an XP virtual machine and it didn’t work either. The issue is the same on all three environments. You double click the .exe and nothing is displayed but when you look under task manager, it’s there and pegging the CPU.
I downloaded Dependency Walker and it seems that all the required dlls and OCX files are there. Can anyone suggest anything else? I’m really at a loss here. Anything would be appreciated!
The standard approach is to download and run ProcessMonitor, set it to filter just your executable, run your executable and ProcessMonitor will capture what DLLs/Files/ Registry settings are being used by your application.
Have you confirmed you have the VB6 runtime files installed?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290887
I'm not sure if they are included in Win7 anymore and they were only in XP in one of the later service packs.
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I've just listened to episode 6 of StackOverflow podcast, and I just wonder, is there a free and good enough implementation of Mac Spaces for Windows?
try Dexpo
from their website
With Dexpot you may have separate virtual desktops for different applications. One desktop might feature applications for graphic design, for example, and another might feature your business applications.
Switch between virtual desktops in order to keep track of your open windows. Using Dexpot, you'll considerably increase your workflow.
Try the Microsoft Sysinternals Desktops, it offers 4 virtual desktops.
No there isn't, at least not for XP. It's hard because xp wasn't designed with that in mind, while Mac and Linux handle it beautifully.
The best one for XP that I have found is VirtualWin, which just works by hiding windows. It's hacky, but at least it gets the main idea down. I think if you've got an accelerated desktop like vista, VDM might be worth a look. But since I don't have vista, I can't be sure.
Microsoft has a Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy. Not nearly as good as the ones on Linux & OSX, though.
Dexpot is the best i've found for options and functionality, however the free version comes with some trashware in the installer, if you just install the pro trial and then tear down the free version installer with 7zip and copy the program files in to the program directory - it works like a champ however - No trashware.
Try not to break your computer doing this.
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What's the general consensus on supporting Windows 2000 for software distribution? Are people supporting Windows XP SP2+ for new software development or is this too restrictive still?
"OK" is a subjective judgement. You'll need to take a look at your client base and see what they're using.
Having said that, I dropped support for Win2K over a year ago with no negative impact.
I'd say MS have made the decision for you if they themselves wont support it in .NET 3.5.
The latest version of WinRAR still supports Windows 95. Think about it, why is that? It's because WinRAR solves a extremely common problem - of unpacking a file. People still use older systems not because they like them, but because they are forced to by the hardware. If you're making a video game, sure, drop support for anything below XP SP2, but if you're making a program that solves a specific task, like converting an RTF to PDF, I don't see a reason not to support other systems.
It is not merely "OK"; it is a good idea. Anything to encourage the laggards to keep current is a good thing.
A lot of computers at my company use Win2k, so we couldn't really drop support. It all depends on the client base.
With XP being 5/6 years old now, I think most home users will be using it, but many business users may still be using it. all in all, it depends on your target audience.
Personally I would regard Windows 2000 support as a bonus rather than a requirement.
This is very subjective, it really depends who you're selling to.
If it's average Joe then Windows 2K owners are going to be at best a percent or two of your target market. If it's the military (who I believe still run 2K on their toughbooks) then you're in trouble.
Its fine by me :)
The company i work for (mining and construction) with <15k employees and we don't support Wink2k and have not for a while.
I would say yes, as most have switched to XP or vista, from what I can tell.