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Since you say your using Tax Software, I would imagine you could create a save location somewhere in your home directory using an auto mounted folder. Kali Linux VMware & VirtualBox images are available for users who prefer.

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The UP side is that you don't have to do any windows install or setup a virtual machine or have to create any boot disks, nothing, download, import and go! Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is included out of the box with modern. This means that if you want to migrate from VMware to VirtualBox, you first need to convert the virtual machine into OVA/OVF format and then import it in VirtualBox. The downside is that VMware and VirtualBox use different image formats while creating the VirtualMachine. The only down side is there is a expiration of 90 days, so you would need to make sure you save all your App Settings / Backup and Documents off the Virtual Machine before then, I would suggest before you even boot the VM the first time to make a snapshot, that way you can just roll back to this moment, and get going again installing your apps and transfer over your files, so you don't have to re-download or create a new VM. Not only VirtualBox is completely free but it is feature-rich. In your case, feel free to use the IE11 on Windows81 (This is Windows 8.1), that way you can be using this for many years to come as long as you keep it.

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Microsoft Provides them for free to Web Developers but it is a fully functional Windows OS, just choose which version of windows with which IE you want, select Virtual Box, and download. I had to just do this recently, there are many option here:

How about licenses in this case? Do I have to 'activate' Windows somehow?.

Are there any free (or 'used') images of outdated Windows versions (newer than XP) available somewhere?.

Where can I get an installation image of it? Do I really need to buy (or at least pick up) a CD somewhere or is it possible to download the image?.

It does not need any fancy stuff or support the latest hardware etc.

Which Windows version should I pick? It needs to be younger than Windows XP and reasonably stable.

Am I right about that I need a new image? Or is there a better solution for my problem?.

So apparently I need an image of a newer version of Microsoft Windows for my VirtualBox now. Image Name Download Link CentOS Stream 8: Download (M - 0.6 GB / G - NA) CentOS : Download (M - 0.6 GB / G - 1.6 GB) CentOS : Download (M - 0.9 GB / G - 2.2 GB) CentOS 6.10: Download (M - 0.6 GB / G - 2.1 GB) AlmaLinux 8.3: Download (M - 0.6 GB / G - 1.6 GB) Rocky Linux 8.4: Download (M - 0.6 GB / G - 1.6 GB) Ubuntu 21.10: Download (2.

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Now the latest update of the software doesn't support Windows XP anymore and refuses to install. In the past 15 years I used to use VirtualBox on Linux with a really old Windows XP image (from 2002, I believe) for running just this tax software. There is one particular piece of software that I use on a regular basis (it's for tax calculation) for which there is only a Windows version available, no Linux version and no alternative software product whatsoever. Even the stable insider preview is not released, but it will be released you get it from Microsoft Official website. Since I almost never use Microsoft Windows I don't know very much about it so apologies if this is a really stupid question. Download Windows 11 ISO Image: without windows 11 ISO, you cannot install windows 11 on VirtualBox.Unfortunately, at the moment Windows 11 is in the insider preview at the dev channel. mpack Site Moderator Posts: 34767 Joined: 4.I am a heavy Linux user, both professional and private.

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Also avoid unscrupulous eBay sellers with copied disks (you can't activate), and upgrade versions. These may be locked to the hardware they were originally bundled with. Avoid 'branded' OEM licenses such as for HP and Dell etc. The cleanest way to get a license for your VMs is to buy one, perhaps second hand.

If you have retired PCs that no longer need a license then it's quite possible you can re-use the disks that came with those PCs. Activating the VM will invalidate the PC, if it has an internet connection.

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Yes, you can image a working PC (Google for 'P2V site:') but your Win7 license probably only allows one activation at a time. You obtain a Windows ISO by either downloading it from a Microsoft site (either from the shop, or one of their time limited IE test images), or image a CD/DVD that you already have a license for, using a tool such as ImgBurn. The ISO experience is simply a more pleasant one - quieter, faster, and immune to sector errors, plus you'll keep them all in a host folder so you don't need to hunt for them for future reinstalls. First, an ISO is a nice to have, but you can install directly from the CD/DVD if you prefer.