Microsoft Virtual PC
What you can do with an old operating system and old programs.
A virtual PC is one that does not really exist. Of course you have a box with a computer in it but it is running Windows Vista or Windows 7, or even Windows XP. Now, if you want to run a program that only works in Windows XP or Windows 98, what do you do? Windows Vista and 7 have compatibility modes that work well, but not for every program. So you need to run that program in a Virtual PC that runs Windows XP (or even Windows 98 or 2000). To do this you need sufficient memory to run the older operating system on top of what you need to run your own computer. You also need sufficient hard drive space to allocate to the Virtual PC. You will need a legitimate copy of the older operating system and Microsoft Virtual PC, which is free for the download.
I am running a softball league program (with very good tech support) that was released in 2004 in Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 running Windows XP. I set up everything I would need to do the league schedules: a legitimate copy of Windows XP, Office 2007, the scheduler program, Firefox web browser, and Windows Live Writer to post the schedules to the blog site.
This is a safe way to run or test any program because your own computer's operating system remains untouched no matter what happens in the Virtual PC.
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