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  • Digger on Windows 10

    From Octavius@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 18 08:41:31 2017
    Hi all. I have a copy of Digger that I was able to run perfectly on
    Windows 7 Professional using a Virtual Machine. I was forced to upgrade
    to Windows 10, and now cannot seem to find the same type of setup. Does
    anyone know whether I can run Digger on Windows 10?
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    John Maher
    jstt dot 3820 at bigpond dot com

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  • From Ray Hayes@21:1/5 to Octavius on Sat Nov 18 10:18:05 2017
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    Hi John,

    I understand that the free Windows Virtual PC available for Windows 7
    was not included in Windows 10.

    However there are third party software vendors who provide software that achieves a similar and better functionality.

    I use VMware Workstation 12, there was and probably still is a free
    version, I purchased the paid version.

    https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html

    I run Windows 7 Professional 32 bit for Digger and other older software
    that won't run directly in 64 bit versions of Windows in one virtual
    machine, and Windows XP 32 bit in another.  You can install multiple
    virtual machines assuming you have the original disks to install from. 
    You can allocate the amount of RAM and hard disk space for each virtual machine, and allow access to shared folders on the hard drive etc..

    Regards

    Ray


    On 18/11/2017 8:41 AM, Octavius wrote:
    Hi all. I have a copy of Digger that I was able to run perfectly on
    Windows 7 Professional using a Virtual Machine. I was forced to
    upgrade to Windows 10, and now cannot seem to find the same type of
    setup. Does anyone know whether I can run Digger on Windows 10?


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  • From Octavius@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 19 09:01:09 2017
    Hi all. Thanks to those who wrote to me personally regarding my
    question. Not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I've been given some
    ideas. Cheers to all.

    Hi all. I have a copy of Digger that I was able to run perfectly on
    Windows 7 Professional using a Virtual Machine. I was forced to upgrade
    to Windows 10, and now cannot seem to find the same type of setup. Does anyone know whether I can run Digger on Windows 10?


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    John Maher
    jstt dot 3820 at bigpond dot com

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@21:1/5 to Octavius on Mon Nov 20 03:38:57 2017
    On 18/11/17 08:41, Octavius wrote:
    Hi all. I have a copy of Digger that I was able to run perfectly on
    Windows 7 Professional using a Virtual Machine. I was forced to upgrade
    to Windows 10, and now cannot seem to find the same type of setup. Does anyone know whether I can run Digger on Windows 10?

    Windows 10 has a hypervisor, but it is available only in the
    Professional and Enterprise editions:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v

    I haven't used VMware, but it should do the job. The player is free.

    HTH,

    Doug.

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