[Virtualacorn-list] End of Microsoft support for Windows XP

[Mik Towse]

In article <mpro.n3ktl500p86h102xw at wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid> Jeremy Nicoll - ml virtualacorn  wrote:
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> I keep trying to persuade myself that I will move to Linux, but certainly
> need plenty of time to explore the possibilities.  I'm thinking of running
> Linux under VMware or Virtualbox, under W8.  I think I'll never explore a
> Linux if it requires me to dual boot or use two machines at once.  I hope
> this approsach will be no harder than running VRPC under Windows.
Well yes & no. ;) I have old Sage software that won't work on W8, ODBC driver
issues! I tried VirtualBox & it's awful. I installed VMLite Workstation
instead which has much better W8 integration.

ITE I bought a W8 version (last year's version & legal) on Ebay much to
Sage's annoyance since they wanted to charge me 3 times as much for the
latest version.

Getting back on topic, the VMLW integrates so well with W8 that the pointer
changes to blue when in XP window & back to white when outside - ie ONE
pointer. So, since it's obviously possible, can we have that included in
VRPC? 8)

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