Hi Hopachi , thanks for the info...I made a vhd of my entire computer, so it's not a clean install,,,I'm getting failed errors when using VMware or Virtual box to try and boot it....Should I make some screen shots and show you these things?
Thank you mighty kind of you to try and help
edit...After reading the article below that I added as a link - I surely did a lot of things wrong, so the errors were well warranted
what do you think?
Run your Windows XP system in Windows 8 with VMware - TechRepublic
Update...I think I have an OEM pre-installed XP system so I may be in for an up hill climb to get this done and actually working... I do have a CD too that came with it - Actually it has been so long since I have had this machine like 13 years I may have used the Cd to activate XP on the Machine?
come to think of it, I think the CD is just for recovery, not installation of XP, i'll check when I get a chance
If it is OEM - do I have a wing and a prayer to do the virtualization? Or is it a fact that > You can't use an XP OEM license in a virtual machine on your new windows 8.1 computer!
Windows XP - OEM, Retail, or upgrade - how to tell which one you have - Microsoft Community
My intentions are to virtually run my current XP machine as is on my new 8.1 computer and disregard the old xp 100 pound non-virtual machine.
Don't look good, read below, Is there any hope left...Please say it ain't so
There is no solution listed as there isn't one. OEM XP cannot be virtualized unless it is only on the same hardware (and what is the point of that?) and if it is OEM XP from a vendor like Dell or HP then it simply isn't possible regardless of the license limitations since it is not just tied to the original hardware but specifically tied to the original manufacture's hardware. :shock: