Sudhir Khanger, http://sudhirkhanger.com https://github.com/donniezazen On May 15, 2014 4:53 AM, "Doug" <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > On 05/14/2014 06:41 PM, Steven Rosenberg wrote: >> >> >> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 8:19 AM, fedora <fed...@ayni.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ever considered to install W XP as a VM on linux? >>> I was successful with both of them (XP and 7) installed on VirtualBox in Linux. >> >> >> This sounds like the best solution. >> > I asked and found that XP will still have the same vulnerability on a VM as if > it were installed to its own partition. I came to the conclusion that if a given > machine simply cannot run Win 7 because it's too slow, that it would be > necessary to obtain a better machine, OR only use XP with no internet > connection. This is possible if you dual boot with a Linux system. You can > access the 'net via Linux, and transfer any needed download to XP from > the Linux partition. A bit clumsy, but virus-free. > (I don't actually know how to make sure that nothing can get thru the > ethernet port to XP. I don't believe it's possible to remove Internet Explorer, and > I don't know if it's still vulnerable if you never access it.) > Of course, the other answer is not to have an ethernet connection at all, and to > move all files to XP via USB sneakernet. > > --doug > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
It depends on what you plan to use it for. I have to run something on an older version of Visual Studio. Window XP is obviously faster than Windows 7 or 8. So I only run VS on XP VM. No internet explorer or no other software on XP for that matter. I use a shared folder and might consider disconnecting from internet altogether. I think that's way more convenient and relatively safer from dedicated Windows install.
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