Hi everyone, I know there are loads of posts about how to get Windows 8 working inside a virtual pc but I want to know what it the best or recommended virtual pc software to use in Windows 8?
I have quite a few Virtual PC 2007 images that I switch between for different tasks but on windows 8 I cant install virtual pc 2007 or virtual pc v6 (the one that has XP mode)
If I have to then so be it but I really don't want to have to rebuild all my images in a different virtual pc product (VMWare, Virtualbox etc) so my first question is there any way to make good old fashioned virtual pc work in Windows 8? and if this is impossible then what is the best alternative?
Many thanks guys
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I just found the easiest way ever to upgrade my roms after upgrading to Vista....
Its simple....back up all your files and re-install XP Pro....
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chandlercjh said:
I just found the easiest way ever to upgrade my roms after upgrading to Vista....
Its simple....back up all your files and re-install XP Pro....
Everyone loves a Cynic!!!
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No way, I'm not using that buggy crap. MS DOS 6.0 rulezz!!111!!
wot about something even more stable
Can anyone write some basic code and translate the roms to Audio cassette format, hook up a tape drive to the orbit and use my old spectrum?
Simple......
Not as stupid as it sounds
This isn't as bad an idea as it sounds,
1. Install VMWare
2. Create and XP guest machine ensuring to enable USB devices
3. Install Windows XP on the guest
4. Install VMWARE tools on the guest
5. Install Activesync on the guest, reboot the guest to allow it to pickup and install the PocketPC
Thus you have yourself a dedicated machine for mucking about with rom's etc.
I just upgraded my Atremis to WM6 via the VMware guest and it worked perfectly.
note. Getting VMWare running on Vista (esp x64) can be interseting, hunt through forum posts tho and you should get it running ok. (Had to modify the BDC to allow undisgned drivers in my case!)
markjrey said:
This isn't as bad an idea as it sounds,
1. Install VMWare
2. Create and XP guest machine ensuring to enable USB devices
3. Install Windows XP on the guest
4. Install VMWARE tools on the guest
5. Install Activesync on the guest, reboot the guest to allow it to pickup and install the PocketPC
Thus you have yourself a dedicated machine for mucking about with rom's etc.
I just upgraded my Atremis to WM6 via the VMware guest and it worked perfectly.
note. Getting VMWare running on Vista (esp x64) can be interseting, hunt through forum posts tho and you should get it running ok. (Had to modify the BDC to allow undisgned drivers in my case!)
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Er. it was a joke, I update ROM's regularly on Windows Vista with no difficulties, that is way too much trouble.
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
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You can dual boot win8 and win7 its a breeze, i just did follow this simple steps posted on microsoft-news.com
just make three partition on your laptop...one for each.. or you can install Ubuntu through wubi on windows 7 and windows 8 on a separate partition.. am currently using like this...
Easiest way is to install ubuntu inside windows 7 and use VMware to instal Windows 8 on virtual machine.
I did that today. Could go without windows eight tho.
thnx everyone i run win8 in VMware..
rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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Its actually pretty simple.Just dual boot windows 7 and 8.Im sure u knw how o do this.Then install Ubuntu alongside 7 through the boot setup!
If you had a newer CPU, I'd suggest using Client Hyper-V (from Win8) to run the other OSes virtually, but the Core 2 family lacks second-level address translation, which means Hyper-V messes up desktop performance so MS made SLAT mandatory on client (non-server) builds if you want Hyper-V.
rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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I had my windows 7 installed , and then i installed ubuntu. Now , lets say you installed windows 7 on a LocalDrive (c):, then in this drive there will be some files.
wubildr
wubildr.cfg
wubuildr.mbr
These are the files that gets your ubuntu booted.
So just install windows 8 normmally on some other drive. (note: dont keep any operating system in same drive. Make a 100gb for windows 7 , 50gb for ubuntu(if you not compiling any big projects) and 100 gb for Windows 8 , and the rest 70 gb a 4th hard drive )
You can store songs and stuff in any drive you want.
NOTE:
When you boot up your computer,this is what happens,
1) Bios awakes all the hardware("Goodmorning mouse,keyboard harddisk, any other devices connected too (except your internet router) )
2)Bios finds a operating system and boots up its "SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM"(called bootmanager).(in my pc when i use windows 8 and shut it down, the next time i start pc i get windows 8's boot menu. but if i use windows 7 and shut it down , and next time when i turn on my pc i get windows 7's bootmenu, You wont get ubuntu boot menu on startup)
3)Go to Windows 8 , open my computer . Now you will see that the drive on which you installed Windows 8 is now C drive..
4) Find out on which drive you had your windows 7, open it, go to program files. and use which ever software you had without reinstalling it, Like lets say if i want photoshop, then i will go to windows 7 drive, open program files, then Adobe, then photoshop cs5 and here there will be photoshop.exe, i will create shortcut on desktop (use this method only when the software publisher have not published the software for windows 8, eg TeamViewer , they released their software for windows 8 , so i wont link it to desktop from my windows 7 files.. I will download a new one.. )
Thats it.. have fun buddy..
Check this out.
Google EasyBCD. And then download that software. so if you ever mess up , then you can make a new entry in your bootmanager and name it what you want. lets say you mess up with ubuntu, and in boot menu ubuntu option doesnt come, then you go to windows 7/8 and then open up EasyBCD , make a new entry , name it Ubuntu(or what ever you want) and then point it out to "wubildr.mbr" (remeber , make backup of the three files i told above..) Also you can change the names of existing OS. Like Windows 7 can be changed into Hello, This is Windows 7 . Then this will appear in your boot screen..
Hope i helped. I know you booted windows 8 in VM, but VMs are slow... I just gave you extra info so u know what to do if you mess up on install new OS again
rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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It is easy install Ubuntu alongside win7 and install windows 8 to a different partision
you can install them separately, each on a partition
it is very normal and easy
i did it, i installed windows 7 then 8 then ubuntu
just make sure to install ubuntu after all because of the grub boot loader
Win 8, then Hyper-V as many different OSs as you have space for, its quick, painless, you don't need to worry about Linux over zealous bootloaders screwing everything up, unless you are running several at the same time even a moderate spec'd PC with the correct hardware requirements will run them both without much of an issue.
one thing I miss from 7 is the ability to run XP programs right of my desktop, I have some USB hardware that only supports 32bit XP, on 64 bit 7 I VM'd with XP mode, had the program icon that used said hardware right on my 7 desktop, double clicked, and for all intensive purposes it ran and worked the hardware as if it was on that very os
pretty impressed I have to say, alas it doesn't work like that on 8 which is a shame
Has anyone been able install Windows 8 on vmware esxi 5? When I create a new virtual machine I set the settings for a Windows 7 PC. But when I boot from the dvd or iso image it disconnects and shuts down the virtual machine after it loads the installation files. (right after it boots from the dvd)
Windows 8 on eSXi 5
Currently its not possible, need to wait for esxi 5 updates.. check belwo guide
mytricks.in/2011/09/windows-8-on-vmware-vsphere-5-esxi-5.html
I install Windows 8 in vmware Workstation 8 without any problems.
Maybe this ist a solution for you.
Not so long ago I became linux mint user. Many of the necessary programs and games runs without problems in Wine. But I couldn't connect my galaxy note through wine. So I find another way to connect it with odin through VirtualBox. I wrote a small guide:
- Install VirtualBox.
- Download windows xp or windows 7 ISO image install disc. For example, you can download windows 7 trial 90 day from microsoft.com. If you have a disc with windows installer you can use it. I personally prefer windows xp micro edition (250mb).
- Start VirtualBox. Add virtual machine, choose your ISO image or real CD-ROM if you have disc. Install windows with the recommended settings.
- When the installation is complete, and windows will boot to desktop you will need to install drivers. Connect USB flash with drivers to your virtual machine or create virtual network disc to linux and drag these drivers (mirror1, mirror2) to windows.
- Intall drivers.exe in virtual machine.
- Move odin to your virtual machine same way. And start it.
- Reboot you galaxy note in download mode and connect to usb. Press USB indicator in the bottom menu of virtualbox and choose your samsung connection.
If you are doing everything right you will see this:
You can also try Heimdall. It has linux port.
Kies should work fine same way.
I found humdall to be much more reliable and easier than Odin
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kishd said:
I found humdall to be much more reliable and easier than Odin
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This is correct.
Yeah, I prefer Heimdall as well, but thanks for the great guide.
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anonymous572 said:
Not so long ago I became linux mint user. Many of the necessary programs and games runs without problems in Wine. But I couldn't connect my galaxy note through wine. So I find another way to connect it with odin through VirtualBox. I wrote a small guide:
- Install VirtualBox.
- Download windows xp or windows 7 ISO image install disc. For example, you can download windows 7 trial 90 day from microsoft.com. If you have a disc with windows installer you can use it. I personally prefer windows xp micro edition (250mb).
- Start VirtualBox. Add virtual machine, choose your ISO image or real CD-ROM if you have disc. Install windows with the recommended settings.
- When the installation is complete, and windows will boot to desktop you will need to install drivers. Connect USB flash with drivers to your virtual machine or create virtual network disc to linux and drag these drivers (mirror1, mirror2) to windows.
- Intall drivers.exe in virtual machine.
- Move odin to your virtual machine same way. And start it.
- Reboot you galaxy note in download mode and connect to usb. Press USB indicator in the bottom menu of virtualbox and choose your samsung connection.
If you are doing everything right you will see this:
You can also try Heimdall. It has linux port.
Kies should work fine same way.
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It works but only when the phone is in USB Mass Storage Mode not in Download Mode BTW Heimdall isn't compatible with Galaxy Ace i . . . it's too bad
Alucard1989pl said:
It works but only when the phone is in USB Mass Storage Mode not in Download Mode BTW Heimdall isn't compatible with Galaxy Ace i . . . it's too bad
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i have same problem with my i9500
anonymous572 said:
Not so long ago I became linux mint user. Many of the necessary programs and games runs without problems in Wine. But I couldn't connect my galaxy note through wine. So I find another way to connect it with odin through VirtualBox. I wrote a small guide:
- Install VirtualBox.
- Download windows xp or windows 7 ISO image install disc. For example, you can download windows 7 trial 90 day from microsoft.com. If you have a disc with windows installer you can use it. I personally prefer windows xp micro edition (250mb).
- Start VirtualBox. Add virtual machine, choose your ISO image or real CD-ROM if you have disc. Install windows with the recommended settings.
- When the installation is complete, and windows will boot to desktop you will need to install drivers. Connect USB flash with drivers to your virtual machine or create virtual network disc to linux and drag these drivers (mirror1, mirror2) to windows.
- Intall drivers.exe in virtual machine.
- Move odin to your virtual machine same way. And start it.
- Reboot you galaxy note in download mode and connect to usb. Press USB indicator in the bottom menu of virtualbox and choose your samsung connection.
If you are doing everything right you will see this:
You can also try Heimdall. It has linux port.
Kies should work fine same way.
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any idea why?
Hi, is it possible connect WIN CE with WIN 10(1909)?
I use Riftek PDA(Railway Wheel Profile Gauge IKP,IMR, IDK) with WIN CE 6.x...but problem is with connection via WMDC. PC just ignoring connection. I try WIN 7 in VB, but no lucky too. Please, can somebody help me with this? I need connection with PC for download and back up data from measuring.
https://riftek.com/eng/products/~show/instruments/railway-devices/railway-wheel-profile-gauge-ikp
erik.aragorn said:
Hi, is it possible connect WIN CE with WIN 10(1909)?
I use Riftek PDA(Railway Wheel Profile Gauge IKP,IMR, IDK) with WIN CE 6.x...but problem is with connection via WMDC. PC just ignoring connection. I try WIN 7 in VB, but no lucky too. Please, can somebody help me with this? I need connection with PC for download and back up data from measuring.
https://riftek.com/eng/products/~show/instruments/railway-devices/railway-wheel-profile-gauge-ikp
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Don't use a usb 3.0 port, try a 2.0.
Did you try to run WinMo device manager in compatibility mode for Win7?
Mik-el said:
Don't use a usb 3.0 port, try a 2.0.
Did you try to run WinMo device manager in compatibility mode for Win7?
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Problem is still continue. I try USB 2.0.
In windows 10 it was once connect with HTC Touch 2, what I try. But Riftek PDA still nothing. And HTC have too problem, after PC restart.
Win 7 in VirtualBox have problem too, with WIndows Mobile and CE connect. It wrote me error with USB sync driver, code 10. But driver install was from MS Update.
erik.aragorn said:
Problem is still continue. I try USB 2.0.
In windows 10 it was once connect with HTC Touch 2, what I try. But Riftek PDA still nothing. And HTC have too problem, after PC restart.
Win 7 in VirtualBox have problem too, with WIndows Mobile and CE connect. It wrote me error with USB sync driver, code 10. But driver install was from MS Update.
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I've never had problems connecting my WinMo device to my computers.
Before WinMo device manager there was Active Sync, if I'm not wrong it works on Win XP only.
I don't use virtual machine very often, if I insert a usb pendrive to my pc I can't see it on my virtual machine obliviously, you need to change settings for the virtual machine and so on. In the worst case I suggest you to install a lite version of Win7 alongside the main Windows installation on your computer
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I've never had problems connecting my WinMo device to my computers.
Before WinMo device manager there was Active Sync, if I'm not wrong it works on Win XP only.
I don't use virtual machine very often, if I insert a usb pendrive to my pc I can't see it on my virtual machine obliviously, you need to change settings for the virtual machine and so on. In the worst case I suggest you to install a lite version of Win7 alongside the main Windows installation on your computer
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Yes I have not problem too, but last 2 update make big problems with WMDC under Windows 10. Only solution what I see is, found old NB and run Windows 7/8 on it.
Or is it possible run Win CE 6.x app from this PDA on WIndows Mobile device with WIndows 6..1/6.5? I try it, but i got error. But I think it with little editing it is possible run it. But how?
https://riftek.com/eng/support ->Railway Wheel Profile Gauge -> IKP-5 Software for PDA (from 2016) (2MB)