[pchelpers] Re: Question Vista & XP

Hi Cy,

Thursday, November 8, 2007, 1:07:56 PM, you wrote:

CH> At that time I had no intention of going to Vista but now I have a
CH> new HP Pavilion s3127c with Vista installed.
CH> Apparently MS designed Virtual 2007 to make the transition easier
CH> from XP. Is it possible to install the hard drive with the XP
CH> system from my old machine to the new one and have Virtual 2007
CH> access it?

I would presume so, but I can't recall having tried it.  Install it
and see.

My understanding is that the documentation says that Vista Home is not
supported for Virtual PC.  This simply means that they will refuse to provide 
tech
support for it, not that it doesn't work.


CH> Vista will not handle several needed programs and some hardware, one 
CH> specifically an HP Scanjet 6200 C Scanner

I was going to ask you what was wrong with the driver on the HP site,
then I discovered that the Vista link merely showed a message.  Have
you tried drivers for other model scanners?  They *might* work.

What specific programs are you having trouble with?  Chances are, they
can be made to work with some tinkering, which would minimize how
often you need to use Virtual PC.


CH> Any words of wisdom that anyone has on this subject will be much 
CH> appreciated.

I'm still working my way through my mail backlog. :)

-- 
Scott.



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