‘XP Mode’ and legacy virtual machines in Win10

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‘XP Mode’ and legacy virtual machines in Win10

By Fred Langa Upgrading from Windows 7 to Win10 has caused problems for some users of XP Mode and similar virtual PCs. Plus: How to ensure your Setup/Install/Repair media are current, and two more options for accessing Win10’s Safe Mode.

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Unfortunately, the trick of restoring a XP Mode VPC to a newly created VPC in Win10 does not work. At least, it didn’t work when I tried it nor did it work for a few others.

There was a long thread on this in the forum some time back. The XP Mode VPC is non-standard in several ways. Not the least of which is the fact that it’s tied to the Win7 license in some way. It is possible to move the VPC from a Win7 computer to a Win10 but it won’t activate. I’ve read that you can activate it once it’s moved using a retail XP license, but that didn’t work for me.

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Wondering if there is a way to tell which build is on the burned installation disc? If I follow the process you outlined here (“This is not an onerous chore; the Win10 Media Creation Tool (MCT) can make it almost a background task. Here’s how:”), does it automatically burn the version I have installed on my computer, or does it burn the latest version MS has made available?

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Wondering if there is a way to tell which build is on the burned installation disc?

Have a look at How to see which build and edition of Windows 10 the iso file contains.

The MCT downloads the latest version MS has made available.

PS – IMO creating a bootable USB is better (providing your device can boot from USB). USBs have much faster ‘read’ speeds than DVDs so installation of Windows 10 is faster as a result.

Hope this helps…

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