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Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP

From Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP
Date 2014-03-17 10:34 +0000
Organization Piglet's Pickles & Preserves
Message-ID <boo1dgFchd2U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2014-03-15, Rich <rich@example.com> wrote:
> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

[snippage]

>> Ah. Well that seems like a rather silly objection. I can get 4,000 GB of
>> disk space for $100, enough for 400+ windows 7 VMs. Pretty sure my Win7
>> VM is not that large though. I think its more like 4-5GB.
>
> True, for home.  I suspect his situation is hosted VM's, were you don't
> get 4T for $100.  And so the increase translates directly into an
> increased cost.

VirtualBox creates sparse file systems, so a Tb is not a Tb.


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How to tell if you're running WinXP RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-14 10:56 +0000
  Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Adrian C <email@here.invalid> - 2014-03-14 11:44 +0000
  Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-14 18:48 +0000
    Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-14 19:47 +0000
      Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-03-14 21:03 +0100
      Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-14 20:06 +0000
        Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-03-14 21:19 +0100
          Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-14 22:28 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-03-15 03:18 +0100
      Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-03-14 20:58 +0000
        Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-16 04:20 +0100
          Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-17 10:35 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-19 22:38 +0100
      Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Elmer <efudd@invalid.com> - 2014-03-14 20:55 -0500
        Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-15 12:41 +0000
          Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-03-15 14:09 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-15 16:52 +0000
              Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-03-15 18:10 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-17 10:34 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-03-17 12:35 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-19 16:31 +0100
          Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-15 14:20 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-15 16:21 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-15 16:54 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-15 17:20 +0000
              Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-15 17:32 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-15 18:01 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-15 19:19 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-17 19:18 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-17 19:27 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-17 21:38 +0000
                Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-17 10:33 +0000
            Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-16 12:13 +0100
    Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) - 2014-03-14 15:53 -0400
      Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-14 20:25 +0000
    Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-14 22:26 +0000
      Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-15 00:51 +0000
        Re: How to tell if you're running WinXP Scion <a.b@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-20 16:41 +0000

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