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    Win 7 with XP as virtual machine

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by T61Dumb, Sep 14, 2009.

  1. T61Dumb

    T61Dumb Notebook Consultant

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    We have an XP-based program that I have to run (a custom database). I was thinking of upgrading to Win 7 and running XP as a virtual machine. For those of you who have played with the Win 7 beta/RC/RTM, what does it take to install XP on a Lenovo Thinkpad? Lenovo doesn't give us the XP disks. How did you do it?

    I searched the Lenovo threads but I couldn't find the answer to this one.

    Thanks in advance.


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  2. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you are talking about the virtualization you just download the virtual PC software and the XP image provided.

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

    It is pretty easy. You don't need a separate license if you have the proper Windows 7 license (not all windows 7 licenses support the virtual PC addon).
     
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    Never mind!
     
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    My error, Jaredy. I had heard that you had to have your own XP license (i.e. MSFT wasn't providing one free with Win 7).

    Thanks! That solves the problem.
     
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