We want to replicate a clients environment on Azure for test/debugging reasons. The only issue is it's a 32 bit XP.
Does anyone know if I can host this on Azure?
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Only Windows Server instances can be used in Azure (Technically they are a special Azure Guest OS, but really they're versions of Windows Server). If you need XP then I'd suggest using a local VM in something like VirtualBox or VMware Workstation
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Do you have a link to something that states only server instances can be used? I know from a licensing POV thats probably the case, but this machine would not be available outside our VPN so I don't think that would be an issue. – Ross Dargan Dec 24 '12 at 10:00
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windowsazure/ee924680.aspx - Basically you don't get a regular OS image on Azure, you get special instances that are Azure specific (which are actually just Windows Server under the hood) - They aren't in the general cloud VPS business so you don't get much choice in the way of OS. – PhonicUK Dec 24 '12 at 10:17
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hmm, thats rubbish. Guess I probably need to look for another supplier for this then. Ta – Ross Dargan Dec 24 '12 at 11:17
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Why would you need a "local VM" in order to run Windows XP on Azure? Why not pick any modern OS in Azure, then install Windows XP as a Hyper-V virtual machine on Azure. This way, users can connect to the Azure server and then launch the Windows XP VM...
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