Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Bill Smithers Volunteer Moderator. Microsoft only sell Windows How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Bill Smithers's post on May 27, Thanks, Bill. Please let me know where I can address my question to. That would be amazing. Many thanks, Claudia.
In reply to Claudia-Raro's post on May 27, They don't sell them. How long can OEMs sell devices with a prior version of Windows installed? How long can retailers sell a prior version of Windows? What's unclear is how long the computer makers will offer this option; Dell has committed only until February , for example. And don't be surprised if you have to pay extra for the "downgrade" privilege. Oh, and don't expect to find these in physical stores like Circuit City and Best Buy; you'll find them almost exclusively at the computer makers' online stores.
Sorry, not XP Home. And other Vista versions cannot be "downgraded. Note that any business or enterprise that has a Vista site license also has these downgrade rights. Buy an ultracheap PC or laptop. XP Home will be available on ultra-low-cost laptops and desktops until They simply cannot run Vista, so Microsoft is allowing sales of XP on them until Windows 7 comes out. Scour the Internet for leftover XP discs. You'll find old copies of XP available through various online retailers.
VirtualBox is a free app that allows you to run operating systems in a window. Before you boot up your shiny new Windows XP virtual machine, you need to tweak a few settings.
On the VirtualBox toolbar, press Settings. Head to System. Look at the Boot Order. Uncheck Floppy, and move it down the list. Promote Hard Disk to the top of the pile. Just like your host PC, the virtual machine has a specific boot order. You need the virtual hard disk at the top of the list, so it boots first:. Next, check the Windows XP virtual machine network settings. Older versions of VirtualBox required a more manual approach to network configuration.
The software is smarter these days read: automated and usually picks up your network settings without prompt. However, if it doesn't work and you'll realize the good or bad news in a moment when you fire up the virtual machine , you can try an alternative configuration.
In the left-hand column, select Change adapter settings. Then, right-click and select Bridge Connection. When you enter the virtual machine, you'll have to update your network adapter settings:.
You extracted the virtual hard disk. You created a virtual machine, fiddled with the settings, and now you're ready to hit the power switch. Double-click it and wait for Windows XP to burst into life:. There is a strong possibility that your mouse will not immediately work with the Windows XP Mode virtual machine. Navigate the operating system installation pages using the Tab key, arrow keys, Spacebar, and Enter key. Complete the installation. You'll arrive at a completely black screen.
Don't worry! If the installation doesn't begin automatically, use the keyboard to navigate to My Computer. Use the default installation location and wait for the setup to complete. Select Continue Anyway. The installation process does take a little while, needing periodic input to move past the software warnings. Once the Guest Additions installation completes, select Reboot now.
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