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To: oldvirginian
Is there anyway I could download XP onto the same machine and use XP whenever I wanted to?

Yes, you just have to run Windows XP in a “Virtual Machine”. There is free virtual machine software available such as Virtual Box or VMware Workstation Player, or if you upgrade Windows 10 to from Home to Pro you can use the built in Hyper-V. The cheapest way to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro is to buy a license on eBay. I don't actually know why the eBay licenses keep working but I haven't had any of them go bad. Just pick one of the cheapest vendors who has a good feedback over a period of time.

You have to do some work arounds to get sound to in a Windows XP virtual machine in Hyper-V so if you need sound, it would probably be easier to use Virtual Box, or the free VMware Workstation Player. It is really not that difficult and has some advantages over a physical machine.

105 posted on 11/21/2020 2:34:54 PM PST by fireman15
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To: fireman15

Thanks, I’ll check them out.
I’m pretty computer illiterate but I think I can make something simple work and if I hit a snag my landlord works in IT at Liberty U while he works towards his Masters degree.


110 posted on 11/21/2020 7:45:12 PM PST by oldvirginian (Behind enemy lines in the Old Dominion)
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