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Post by me on Apr 25, 2017 12:49:57 GMT 7
A bit late now but it depends on the version of windows 10 you have. If you have windows 10 pro you allready have the softeare to load windows xp Home edition. I know of a few laptops for sale locally that might have older versions. A dedicated laptop will work better anyway. It was worth trying. Makes me wonder how many gamers have a lot of games that they can no longer play. I never heard of this problem until an (expensive specialised) interface I ordered turned up yesterday and wouldn't install on 64 bit. Great proven software but obviously not adapted yet. Was that interface for Flight sim? |
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Post by me on Apr 25, 2017 12:56:14 GMT 7
You have xp on a disk so mount it without the win 10 and run it. You should be able to make a virtual image of that disk...(read up on your oracle stuff)
You can then copy that image to where you want and run that in your windows 10 machine with oracle.
(A while since I have done it and new versions now so cannot help more precisely)
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Post by oldie on Apr 25, 2017 12:59:43 GMT 7
Home edition. I know of a few laptops for sale locally that might have older versions. A dedicated laptop will work better anyway. It was worth trying. Makes me wonder how many gamers have a lot of games that they can no longer play. I never heard of this problem until an (expensive specialised) interface I ordered turned up yesterday and wouldn't install on 64 bit. Great proven software but obviously not adapted yet. Was that interface for Flight sim? No not a flight sim. Machine diagnostics by manufacturer. |
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Post by oldie on Apr 25, 2017 13:05:46 GMT 7
Can't find the xp disc. I vaguely remember drilling holes in it and hanging it outside to scare the birds away.
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Post by me on Apr 25, 2017 13:07:35 GMT 7
Was that interface for Flight sim? No not a flight sim. Machine diagnostics by manufacturer. ok the virtual software may help but you may have trouble with interface to your machine....most do not have old style serial and parralel ports though they can be added but may give problems with the vm....not sure |
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Post by me on Apr 25, 2017 13:09:14 GMT 7
Can't find the xp disc. I vaguely remember drilling holes in it and hanging it outside to scare the birds away. |
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Post by oldie on Apr 25, 2017 13:19:43 GMT 7
No not a flight sim. Machine diagnostics by manufacturer. ok the virtual software may help but you may have trouble with interface to your machine....most do not have old style serial and parralel ports though they can be added but may give problems with the vm....not sure Thanks Me. I am now thinking a cheap laptop with genuine XP is the best option for this task. At least I have orical installed and can play with it later. |
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Post by oldie on Apr 25, 2017 13:22:56 GMT 7
No not a flight sim. Machine diagnostics by manufacturer. ok the virtual software may help but you may have trouble with interface to your machine....most do not have old style serial and parralel ports though they can be added but may give problems with the vm....not sure All the hardware seems to match up but the instructions say to use WXP or W7 32 bit, but definitely not W10 64 bit. I am taking like a pro already 555. |
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Post by oldie on Apr 25, 2017 13:24:33 GMT 7
I'll pick up a second hand HP down the road for a couple of thousand baht max.
If that doesn't work you won't hear the end of me.
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Post by me on Apr 25, 2017 13:29:22 GMT 7
ok the virtual software may help but you may have trouble with interface to your machine....most do not have old style serial and parralel ports though they can be added but may give problems with the vm....not sure Thanks Me. I am now thinking a cheap laptop with genuine XP is the best option for this task. At least I have orical installed and can play with it later. laptop may not be your best bet....check which ports the machinery uses and make sure you have them |
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Post by me on Apr 25, 2017 13:31:53 GMT 7
I'll pick up a second hand HP down the road for a couple of thousand baht max. If that doesn't work you won't hear the end of me. this is the time i may consider going to the local it shop and having a word about a small cheap machine with win 7 or xp pro.....should only cost a few thousand baht....but do not tell microsoft. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2017 13:55:43 GMT 7
"oiling the slide valves on my toy train" eh ? Never heard it described like that !  |
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Post by oldie on Apr 25, 2017 13:56:53 GMT 7
"oiling the slide valves on my toy train" eh ? Never heard it described like that ! Behave. |
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