[PLUG] VirtualBox

[Denis Heidtmann]

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 4:52 PM, John Jason Jordan<johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:54:47 -0700
> Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> dijo:
>
>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM, John Jason Jordan<johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
>> ...
>> > You can use a license for later versions of Windows to install previous
>> > versions....
>>
>> BTW John, where did you get this little tidbit?
>
> Attached is a document I downloaded from Microsoft.
>
> Note that both my XP licenses are OEM licenses. My Windows 2000 and NT
> licenses are retail licenses. I installed 2000 in Vitualbox using the
> retail license, and XP using one of the XP licenses. I still have the
> other XP license that is downgradable to 2000, or it can be used to
> install XP. I'm not sure I have the XP media, however, as it came with
> my Thinkpad and I wiped out the XP partition when I installed Linux.

Thanks for that obscure document.  I am now well on my way toward a
degree in contract law.  I will be trying my old applications on my
son's XP.  If successful, I will hunt for an unused XP or 2000 CD.

-Denis