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> > I do have a couple of WinXP pro licenses but hoped there might be a |
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> > ready made VMappliance I can just download and fireup. |
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> Download Windows XP? Do you actually assume, that somebody |
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> will now post a link to some Warez site, or what? |
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You can hunt here and maybe find something: |
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http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/ |
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For example, |
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http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/649 |
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Is a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Virtual |
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Appliance |
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Why does everyone always assume people are pirates or in search of |
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warez. I don't see why someone couldn't put up a copy of XP or Vista or |
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whatever that is unactivated, yet all installed and ready to go |
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(everything but the CPU is emulated in VMWare, so it could be possible, |
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and even the XP CPU is a generic x86 compatible, not like it's optimized |
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AFAIK). Then one could just plop in their key to activate it for reals |
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to get "WGA certifed". |
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I'm sure you can find an XP CD lying around your work or ask someone |
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with an MSDN subscription too. |
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A word of advice, once you have it all installed in your VM and setup |
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the way you like, I would take a snapshot so you can always revert to |
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it. Or backup the VM directory. I like to use an XP VM on my XP host |
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just to go to sites where they try to install something to make you get |
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the content, etc. |
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