XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alt.windows7.general, microsoft.   
   ublic.windowsxp.general   
   From: mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de   
      
   Am 17.11.2023 um 15:02:06 Uhr schrieb Steve Hayes:   
      
   > It was running Windows 7, 32-bit, and it seems that most, if not all,   
   > laptops sold nowadays with Windows installed are 64-bit, which means   
   > they won't run a lot of my software, and that means that they won't   
   > allow me to access a lot of the research data I have collected over   
   > the last 30 years.   
      
   Current machines have hardware that doesn't have Windows 7 drivers   
   support.   
   If you still need Windows 7, move that into a virtual machine in   
   VirtualBox.   
      
   > People have told me that it is possible to run a virtual machine on a   
   > Win 64-bit computer that will emulate a 32-bit OS, but before I spend   
   > money on a computer that might not work for me, I'd like to hear from   
   > someone who has had experience in running such things, to find out how   
   > well they work.   
      
   Run it with any current system, like Windows 11 or Linux and use   
   VirtualBox.   
      
   > Do today's third-party emulators work as well as the OS/2 ones, or do   
   > they have hidden disadvantages?   
      
   Virtual machines are not emulators, it is a real operating system   
   running separated from your normal "host" OS.   
      
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