In a recent post, I suggested that maybe it was time to let go of Windows 95. After all, newer printers don’t support it, Windows Update (WU) no longer works on it, and it has considerable difficulty accessing network shares in a modern network. In another post, I suggested that, at the cost of weakening …
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VirtualBox and Windows 95
In a previous post, I provided an overview of my experience with installing Windows 95 in a VM. I decided to provide further detail in this post not so much to focus on Windows 95, but as a prelude to investigating how well different virtualisation software handled legacy operating systems. The guest OS I used …
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VirtualBox and Windows 2000
I had great success virtualising Windows Vista and Windows XP. I wanted to see if I could do the same with Windows 2000. Could I achieve the same outcome? Windows 2000 was pretty long in the tooth having been released in 1999 with extended support ending in 2010. Installing Windows 2000 in a VM was …
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Is there still life in Windows 95?
Having got Windows XP and Windows Vista working in VMs, with Windows Update working for both, and with each participating in robust network file and print activity, I was keen to find out how far back I could go back with legacy Windows operating systems before I perceived there were more disadvantages rather than advantages …
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Puzzling share access behaviour
My NAS of choice is based on the FreeNAS OS (versions 9.10.2-U5 & 11.0), but I also own a ReadyNAS NV+ V2 NAS, which is still in service. I use it to house archive material, which is rarely accessed. Printing and file services are one of the early tasks I consider when integrating a new client …
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VirtualBox and Windows Vista
Now that I’d successfully virtualised Windows XP, it was time to turn my attention to virtualising a legacy Windows Vista system that I owned. My Vista inventory included: A custom-built desktop with a Pentium 4 processor running Vista Home Premium. A Vista Home Premium upgrade CD. I found the experience of virtualising my copy of …
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What about antivirus solutions for legacy Windows?
Microsoft Security Essentials no longer updates for Windows XP and Windows Vista. So, what about antivirus software for legacy Windows? One of the issues of moving to a free antivirus (AV) solution is the nag-ware. If there is nothing of a sensitive nature on the client and there are no special hardware dependencies, don’t bother. Instead, …
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VirtualBox and Windows XP
Over the years, I had accumulated an eclectic array of hardware and software. Well, time has moved on and it was time to declutter. As for my Windows XP collection, this is what I had in my inventory: An Asus EeePC netbook with an Intel Atom CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz, 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD running …
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Resilio Sync Setup for Windows 7+ Clients (legacy)
You will need to setup the sync server first. The instruction here is for setting up sync client software on Android devices to backup important data from them on to the server. The app screens that follow are from the following version of the sync client: Step 1: Install and start the sync client. When starting […]
Windows 10 and FreeNAS
In home or small business networks without a domain controller, to seamlessly stitch client systems to a FreeNAS server, the username and password that is created on FreeNAS has to match that of the client system. This was easy enough to accomplish for Windows 7 and earlier systems. However, Windows 8 and higher initially broke …
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