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One of my clients has decided to switch to 64-bit. I'm still using 32-bit. There is no problem with the app except for my lack of ability to create an .accde that runs under 64-bit Office so I need to do something. I no longer have a spare computer to keep the two versions of Office separate so they will need to live on the same PC.
I think creating a VM is probably the best solution but all the links seem to assume I know something I don't know, like where do I get the OS? Where do I get the VM? Can anyone give me a short task list with how to do this including what I have to buy and what is free*. Please include links to the place where I get the VM and the place where I get the OS. I'm assuming these aren't free, which is fine.
* I've been thinking about getting a new desktop so that could just solve the problem but I'm trying to downsize my office also and I'd rather just retire the old PC. It is 7.5 years old and has had a good run. Sadly, I will probably need to go to Win 11. From my experiences working with a client PC, I hate it but unless I can figure out how to make it work like Win 10, I will eventually get it to work.
Question 2 - Should I upgrade to Win 11 pro? Does that have any advantage if I am going with a VM?
Question 3 - Seems like I should spend extra money on more memory but I probably don't need a fancy graphics card or lots of cores. I don't do much real multi-processing. I don't edit videos or play powerful games. So, extra memory seems like it would be better than a more powerful processor or super dooper video card.
Question 4 - The desktops these days seem to come with only an SSD drive. I'd feel safer with a SATA for data and just use the SSD for the OS. Any comments?
Observation - CD's seem to be dead but not in my world so it looks like I have to find a "box" that has a CD slot in the front so I can install one myself.
I think creating a VM is probably the best solution but all the links seem to assume I know something I don't know, like where do I get the OS? Where do I get the VM? Can anyone give me a short task list with how to do this including what I have to buy and what is free*. Please include links to the place where I get the VM and the place where I get the OS. I'm assuming these aren't free, which is fine.
* I've been thinking about getting a new desktop so that could just solve the problem but I'm trying to downsize my office also and I'd rather just retire the old PC. It is 7.5 years old and has had a good run. Sadly, I will probably need to go to Win 11. From my experiences working with a client PC, I hate it but unless I can figure out how to make it work like Win 10, I will eventually get it to work.
Question 2 - Should I upgrade to Win 11 pro? Does that have any advantage if I am going with a VM?
Question 3 - Seems like I should spend extra money on more memory but I probably don't need a fancy graphics card or lots of cores. I don't do much real multi-processing. I don't edit videos or play powerful games. So, extra memory seems like it would be better than a more powerful processor or super dooper video card.
Question 4 - The desktops these days seem to come with only an SSD drive. I'd feel safer with a SATA for data and just use the SSD for the OS. Any comments?
Observation - CD's seem to be dead but not in my world so it looks like I have to find a "box" that has a CD slot in the front so I can install one myself.