Re: Irex   
     By: Daryl Stout to JOE DELAHAYE on Mon May 12 2014 16:27:49   
      
    DS>  I know there was a utility to check if ones system could handle the   
    DS> "virtual memory" of XP, but all my systems would need upgrading to pass   
    DS> that test.   
      
   If you wish to run XP in a VM then you also need to have the BIOS and CPU   
   capable of doing that.  There will be a setting in the BIOS, or the UEFI.   
      
      
    DS>  My main concern is that I have a large number of legacy programs that   
    DS> will run under 32-bit (such as under XP), but they will NOT work under   
    DS> 64-bit. The BBS is one of the last hobbies I can still do, and I can't   
    DS> see upgrading the OS just to satisfy Microsoft's Corporate Greed (never   
    DS> mind the cost), and then having to reinstall everything.   
      
   If you are upgrading from XP, to Windows 7 or 8, then you will need to do a   
   clean install.  Having a 32 bit version of the OS will allow you to run 16 bit   
   programs still as well.  However, because of a clean install, you will have to   
   reinstall all of your previous programs.  Been there, done that.  It is always   
   better in any case to do a clean install.   
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