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| From | "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.windows7.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general |
| Subject | Re: Windows 32-bit |
| Date | 2023-11-17 13:36 +0000 |
| Organization | 255 software |
| Message-ID | <xjMLyJRpx2VlFwCa@255soft.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <p9oelitcsv7st4g42edsd6ac7rreeilrud@4ax.com> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
In message <p9oelitcsv7st4g42edsd6ac7rreeilrud@4ax.com> at Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:02:06, Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> writes >Someone stole my laptop computer, and I'm beginning to be concerned >that it may be irreplaceable. > >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 If you mean new machines, then yes - although a 32-bit version of Windows 10 does exist, I've never seen a new machine offered with it, and I don't think there _is_ a 32-bit version of Windows 11. As others have said, new machines have hardware for which '7 drivers do not exist. Virtual machines, though, emulate hardware for which - obviously - drivers do exist. There might be _some_ difficulty in "passing through" the host OS, so you can access e. g. USB ports (assuming the new machine even has any USB2 ones), though I think these are surmountable. When I lost my 7 machine, and replaced it (January this year IIRR), I found a shop selling several (second-hand) Windows 7 laptops - with 32 bit as a definite option; when I asked him why, he said lots of people were in the same situation as you, wanting to run 32-bit software or hardware. You may find - if you can find such a dealer - such a machine still a step-up on your old one; I have been enjoying this one (compared to my old one, it has a bigger screen so proper keyboard, 4G [the 32-bit maximum] instead of 3G RAM, and I think a more powerful processor). >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. If/when you do get something that can run the old software, probably worth seeing if there is a way of converting the data (presumably involving getting an updated version of the software - maybe not the latest version, if that can't, but a transitional version, that can read the old and write the new; may need some digging to find). > >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. As others have said, it's not an emulation of the OS, it's an emulation of a complete system - on which you can install whatever OS you like, including of course W7-32. You'll need a valid licence to do so - as far as MS are concerned, you're running two computers - though I believe the activation servers for 7 are getting fairly lax in their checking now. [] Does what you want to do involve accessing external hardware, or just old data (presumably on an external drive, CD, DVD, or memory stick)? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "You _are_ Zaphod Beeblebrox? _The_ Zaphod Beeblebrox?" "No, just _a_ Zaphod Beeblebrox. I come in six-packs." (from the link episode)
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