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How to Run ESO 2006 or VCF
2000 in WindowsVista, 7, 8 or 10 (64 bit
versions) using VMware Player or
VMLite
Both ESO 2000 (Update 2006) and VCF
2000 are legacy 16 bit applications which will not
run natively on any Windows 64 bit program.
However, they will run on any 32 bit version of
Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10. During the installation,
you will be instructed to personalize your desktop to
"Windows Classic for Windows Vista or 7" to make them
display properly. For Windows 8 or 10 (32 bit), you must
personalize using the "High Contrast White
theme".
As the ESO 2000 (Update 2006) and VCF
2000 will not run natively on any 64 bit Version of
Windows - The following provides our preferred solutions
for running these programs on the 64 bit versions of
Windows.
VMwareSolution: VMware Workstation Player (a free download) allows
you to create an XP Professional Virtual machine on any
Windows system provided you have a legal copy of a 32 bit
Windows XP disc or iso image file. (You may also use a
Windows 7 (32 bit) or Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 (32 bit) disk
for installation.
You may download VMware Workstation
Player from - https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0
If you have to purchase Windows for
use in VMware Workstation Player, be sure it is a 32
bit version.
In our testing of these solutions,
we found that VM Player & VMLite both work very well.
VMLite
is the preferred option for Windows 7 as the installation
is simpler and the programs run faster.
VMware Workstation
Player is preferred for Windows 8, 8.1 or
10.
VMLiteSolution: VMLite is a free download that uses the Microsoft
Windows XP Mode file to install Windows XP in a virtual
machine. It will install completely on Windows 7 (64 bit
version).
After installing the VMLite
workstation, use the "VMLite Wizard" to start the
installation and browse to
WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe
file as shown below:
You can then copy the ESO 2006 or
VCF 2000 installation files from your 64 bit operating
system to the Windows XP desktop.
Please note that Microsoft's
Windows XP Mode license is only for computers using
Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7
Ultimate.
Alternatively, you may want to
investigate the use of the 32 bit Windows Server 2008 x86
for use as a virtual machine in a cloud server,
e.g. a Virtual Private Cloud On Demand, like that
offered by VMware
vCloud Air.
During the installation of the ESO
or VCF in your virtual machine, you must
personalize your desktop to "Windows Classic" for Windows
Vista or 7 to make them display properly. For Windows 8,
8.1 or 10 (32 bit), you must personalize the
desktop using the "High Contrast White
theme".
