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StuartMW
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StuartMW to Frodo

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2013-Apr-29 7:25 pm

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Re: Security of restricted XP system past End Of Life

said by Frodo:

The only thing I'm aware of that is special is the price.

That is my understanding too.

I already had an XP VM and Microsoft wants about $90 to upgrade from Home Premium to Professional. The going rate on eBay for a copy of XP is about $50. One has to be very wary of eBay however. Everyone says you get an unused key but how do you know?
actions · 2013-Apr-29 7:25 pm ·
Frodo
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Frodo

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2013-Apr-29 7:33 pm

The license says "END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP MODE
(WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PACK 3 IN VIRTUAL HARD DISK IMAGE FORMAT FOR USERS OF WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL, ENTERPRISE AND ULTIMATE EDITIONS)"

This means that if I upgrade to Windows 8, the VM becomes toast, according to some posts I've been reading.

I'm not obligated to run it under Microsoft's VM. I have it running using VMplayer, using Unity mode.
actions · 2013-Apr-29 7:33 pm ·
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