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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Gary Britt
date: 2007-05-09 11:03:34
subject: Re: Questions About NT 4 Workstation; I just bought a copy.

From: Gary Britt 

Thanks!  Most likely it will be VMWare on Linux.

Gary

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> If you are going to install NT4 as a virtual machine you might want to check
> out the link below. The link is for a VirtualPC 2004 install. I'm not sure
> how well or if Virtual PC 2007 handles NT4. If you are installing it in
> VMware do a search on 'VMware NT 4' as I recall there are some extra steps
> that one needs to do to load the VMware tools.
>
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/03/01/383399.aspx
>
>
> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> news:4640f0ae{at}w3.nls.net...
>> So do you think it should install OK even if I don't have any product key
>> serial number.  It might be a while before I try installing it on
>> something. I bought it because of the price and as a backup because of
>> what MS is doing with licenses for virtual machines.  I figure when I make
>> the move to Linux that should I need windows running in a VM on Linux for
>> some of my old faithful windows and dos programs that Workstation 4 ought
>> to run pretty fast in a VM.  What do you think?
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Robert Comer wrote:
>>>> For the hell of it, I purchased a copy of NT Workstation 4 from that
>>>> superdealonline site you cited recently.  $24.95.
>>> Cool, I might have to buy a few licenses. (JIC)
>>>
>>>> On CD and on only 3 floppies (hard to believe only 3 floppies).
>>> That's just the boot floppies if you can't boot off CD.  you still
>>> need the CD...
>>>
>>>> Is service pack 6a the latest and greatest?  Do I need to
download and
>>>> install anything else??
>>> 6a is the last service pack, don't know if you can even get fixes
>>> after that any more.
>>>
>>>> The package contained a COA with a product ID.  It says it
was for sale
>>>> with HP Computers.  It doesn't have a serial number
anywhere.  Unless
>>>> I'm overlooking it.  Does NT Workstation require a serial number be
>>>> input when you first install it like Win2K, et seq. require??
>>> I think some NT4's had a key, but not all. Definitely no activation
>>> though!
>>>
>
>

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