Save "Old PC" to NAS and can be used remotely!

　It is a common story that old PCs cannot be easily discarded due to software compatibility issues.Even if you try to build an environment on a new PC, many people have lost the necessary software installation disk and have no experience.

　In such a case, if the whole environment is "virtualized", the actual PC will be cleared up and you will be able to call and use it remotely from another PC.Furthermore, it is possible to store various environments such as old versions of Windows and Linux in the NAS, start up as needed, and check the operation.

　AsouR's NAS supports one of these virtualization software, "VirtualBox", so it can be used as described above.When you virtualize the entire physical drive in an old environment, you need hundreds of GB's disk capacity, but if the NAS with a territory -class capacity, there is no need to worry about this capacity, and multiple virtuals.It is before breakfast to store the environment.

　This time, let's introduce the procedure to use this "VirtualBox" to move the old Windows 7 PC to the NAS so that it can be used.

　If you move your PC to a virtual environment, you need to be careful about the OS and software license.

　For example, the license for the OEM version of the OEM version, which is a general pre -installed OS, is linked to the hardware, in which case "virtualization" does not use the hardware, it will be a license violation.If you are using a license that does not link hardware, such as Windows, such as Windows 7, etc. sold in Windows 7, there is no problem to virtualize it, but even in that case, the transitional PC Windows will be deleted or separate.You need to prepare a license.

　Other software licensed forms vary, but be careful of those that are linked to PC hardware, as virtualization loses licenses.