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I know XP should not be used on a normal internet-facing PC. But if you run it within a sand-boxed VM that can't access the main PC, is that OK?
My use-case is I run a VPN within a VM, to RDP into a remote PC I work on. I do it through a VM so the VPN only affects that RDP so my regular web usage doesn't get routed through their network.
I have lots of XP licenses - and XP Mode in W7 - and none spare for other Windows versions. So I wondered if the XP VM is only used for RDP access, if this is 'safe' even if the OS did somehow get compromised (unlikely as I never browse the web from the VM)?
Yes, this is fine. I have a VM that I run XP in for programs/games that won't run on newer OS's. I run mine with an anti-virus and I've never had any issues with it. – tombull89 – 2014-10-21T08:53:48.363
possible duplicate of Windows XP Mode Vulnerabilities as of April 8th, 2014
– agtoever – 2014-10-21T09:58:43.847XP won't be any safer just because it's in a VM, but it (shouldn't) be able to touch your host OS. – Jon – 2014-10-22T23:00:49.630