I have some old software that I use everyday that runs on Windows NT 4.0. It’s proprietary geologic mapping software. A new version would cost about $15,000, with annual maintenance of about $3,000. I can’t afford that right now. Currently I’m running on a very old machine that is not connected to the internet. Moving files for email purposes is a real headache – especially since Windows NT doesn’t support USB. Anyway, I’m pretty sure that this software won’t run on WIN 7 or 8, but it might run on WIN XP. I need to test it, but now Microsoft will no longer support XP after April, so I need to figure something out.
I thought that dual booting might be an answer, but can I protect XP (or NT if I have to) from malware in a dual boot situation with either WIN 7, or WIN 8, or is it vulnerable? Would it be better to try and run either XP or NT in a “virtual machine”? I have never dual booted, or run a virtual machine before. Which do you think would be a better fit for my circumstance? Does anyone have a better idea? Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks,
Lance
