I haven't geeked out in a long time so I decided it was time for a new project. I don't have any pressing homework (due tomorrow, this weekend will be awful) so I decided to get XP up on my laptop.
It really wasn't all that difficult. I simply obtained a legal version of Windows XP professional and then downloaded Windows Virtual PC 2007. Luckily, Virtual PC 2007 is a free download and works under Vista Business edition.
The install was painless, but the fact I'm performing this on a laptop, I don't have the raw power that would make things go 100% smoothly. I'm currently working on patching Windows and I'm not sure what I'll do with it once I get it up to date yet.
I know I want to get a version of Windows 98 virtualized (just for fun). And maybe a Linux distro or two. I'll probably post more when I get some more free time. My initial impressions are that everything seems to slow down when I have the virtual computer running.
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I thought you were snow under with homework. I see you have found some time to squeeze in your "geek" need.
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