XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alt.windows7.general   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 06:56:47 +1300, Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid>   
   wrote:   
      
   >Your Windows 64-bit OS will run 32-bit programs.  I presume you have   
   >some 16-bit programs which will run on 32-bit Windows but not on   
   >64-bit Windows.   
   >   
   >   
   > A.  I have Windows 10 64-bit with Windows 10 32-bit running inside   
   >     a virtual machine (the free-for-personal-use VMWare Workstation   
   >     Player version 16).  It works.   
   >   
   >     You will need a separate MS licence for the Windows 32-bit OS   
   >     running inside the virtual machine, in addition to the licence   
   >     for the Windows 64-bit OS that comes with the computer you buy.   
   >   
   >     The virtual machine only emulates the computer hardware. You   
   >     must install the Windows 32-bit OS in the virtual machine,   
   >     similar to how you install Windows on a physical machine.   
      
   Thanks very much, that is one of the things I wanted to know.   
      
   How well does software running in the virtual machine communicate with   
   the host?   
      
   Can one, for example, copy/paste between them?   
      
   Can the virtual machine read/write files on the host system?   
      
      
      
      
      
      
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