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ust stop clinging on to XP.... there is no excuse for home users or small businesses to stay there.
Well then, I have a question for some advice if you will. Whats the best way to deal with legacy software. Several scenario's, some will only run on 95 or 98, some will sort of run okay on XP on compatability mode. Some won't run on machines higher than XP. Software that is produced by OEM to support equipment and they don't change it much. Software that when installed on the same machines (laptops) don't work well together.
I sort of envisaged a toughbook with a few virtual machines set up with each respective os and OEM diagnostic software on it. Problem is you need it dumb proof for floor personal so its just double click on a icon.
One should not underestimate the amount of secondary legacy software out there that rely's on the old OS