virtual pc 6 with xp pro.

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TBLUHP - 23 Sep 2006 15:48 GMT

I have vpc6 and it comes with xp pro on the same disk anyway I can put
the xp pro install onto a cd-r and install on a intel mac? Cause I no
longer use vpc now that I have a intel mac.

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Michael Vilain - 23 Sep 2006 19:17 GMT

> I have vpc6 and it comes with xp pro on the same disk anyway I can put
> the xp pro install onto a cd-r and install on a intel mac? Cause I no
> longer use vpc now that I have a intel mac.

There should be a FAQ associated with this product and group. This
would be one of the questions.

No, any version of XP purchased with VPC won't run on Intel Macs because
the disks cannot boot XP. The version of XP sold with all releases of
VPC is an OEM version that is only licensed for VPC and will only run on
VPC. It's not bootable media. That's why it was cheaper to buy VPC
with XP than buying VPC and XP stand-alone.

You pays your money, you makes your choices.

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Steve Jain - 23 Sep 2006 19:55 GMT

>> I have vpc6 and it comes with xp pro on the same disk anyway I can put
>> the xp pro install onto a cd-r and install on a intel mac? Cause I no
>> longer use vpc now that I have a intel mac.
>
>There should be a FAQ associated with this product and group. This
>would be one of the questions.

I FAQ would be nice, but only 10% of new posters actually read them.
And, this newsgroup will slowly die off...which it already has started
to do.

>No, any version of XP purchased with VPC won't run on Intel Macs because
>the disks cannot boot XP. The version of XP sold with all releases of
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>
>You pays your money, you makes your choices.

But, I have put a new blog entry here:
http://www.essjae.com/blog/default.asp?id=10
to save us all some typing.

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Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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