[ale] Semi-OT, Windows as VM guest

[Phil Turmel]

On 11/28/2014 05:52 PM, Ken Cochran wrote:
> If it'll run QuickBooks Pro, a few different automotive
> diagnostic applications (a couple of which are proprietary
> & dongle-activated) and a proprietary photo-processing
> application, I'm interested, but I don't have a box to test
> it on.
> 
> All these applications require XP or later.  QuickBooks requires
> Win7 or later (and from their docs, non-emulated & probably
> not in a VM), but does run in XP, albeit with errors & crashes
> if up to its current patchlevel.

I run Quickbooks Pro in a Virtualbox VM -- have for several years.
Currently on Win7 with QB Pro 2013 w/ a payroll subscription.

If your proprietary apps use a USB dongle, they'll probably run just
fine in a VM.

Phil