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Lack of NTVDM on 64-bit systems is kind of a big issue too (yes, I know long_mode does not support real mode, but they could have provided an emulator). I coul

Lack of NTVDM on 64-bit systems is kind of a big issue too (yes, I know long_mode does not support real mode, but they could have provided an emulator). I could just keep running 32-bit XP, or I could pay money and do a lot of extra work, hmm..

pkaye 12y ago
What about the lack of bug and security fixes for XP? How do you deal with that?
- malkia 12y ago
  P.O.S. machines running XP would be supported up to January 12, 2016. Officially ending them at 1 April 2017 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/product-lifecycles.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/product-lifec... You can try googling for: windows xp pos end of life and check the top 10 links for interesting info
Sanddancer 12y ago
They make 32 bit versions of 7 and 8 which support real mode.
- yuhong 12y ago
  It wasn't until Win8 that they finally disabled NTVDM by default in fact.