Re: Windows XP disk?

In article <11kfe49il4d2voishpkhdsv5t3t9jcqnsj@xxxxxxx>, "Steve Jain
[MVP]" <noreply.-@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 19:27:01 -0700, serge2005
<serge2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Harry,

you are missing the point. All that is happening is prolonging the life of
the virtual PC I created on my old G4 through the use of VPC and the
embedded
windows version. I now have an Intel-based Mac (and I really don't use the
G4
any more), VPC has gone up in flames (because it stunk to begin with), and
Parallels is allowing me to continue what I started some years ago. The main
reason I did this is because I do web design and development and needed an
efficient way to test web pages on MSIE directly from my Mac, which is still
my main objective. Sometimes I test HTML emails on Outlook as well. Nothing
more.

Peace out.

If it stunk, then why did you buy it? Because it was the best
solution for running Windows on a PPC Mac, nobody else touched it
until Apple moved to Intel, because it's a hell of a lot easier to not
have to emulate the entire CPU.

When you purchased VPC with Windows you agreed to the OEM terms that
the Windows included is only for use with Virtual PC. You got a
significant discount on that version of Windows for that reason.

VPC+Windows XP cost LESS than a stand-alone version of Windows. If
you had wanted to have the ability to move your Windows across
platforms you should have purchased a retail version of Windows XP ...

.... along with the standalone / no OS version of Virtual PC.

Just to complete that last sentence. :o)

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)
.

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