Question regarding virtual Windows 7 to use Internet

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Recently I had a problem connecting to my old ADSL Internet, which is operated by Verizon by the way and next month Verizon will transfer their operations of Internet and telephone to Frontier Communications only in CA, TX and FL.

 

I had my old ADSL installed way back in 2009 but the drawback was the software that came with it only works in Windows XP, 2000 and 98SE, but not Windows Vista/7 and above versions. Due to a conflict with the ISP, the DSL internet had to be reactivated again in my old WinXP SP2 (and not SP3 due to stupid restrictions) hard drive partition where I have been stuck ever since. I also had went to the Internet successfully under Win7 64-bit OS under another hard drive with the original attached hard drive that has WinXP SP3 in it (all in the same PC). Now I am not confident I can run my DSL again successfully in Win7 64-bit because a few weeks ago I was locked out due to a network issue and had to call for technical support to reactivate my DSL Internet under XP SP2 and not Win7 64-bit.

 

I doubt there is a ISP that offers DSL and their software to work in Windows 7 and above. It's too bad my country and state don't have VDSL service, similar to what Sonic had in NZ. Upgrading to cable or fiber optic is a pain because it costs way more and I now currently paying 1 MBbps DSL for $14.99 USD a month.

 

The main question that I am puzzled about, it is possible for an installed virtual Windows 7 in VirtualBox to access the DSL Internet under WinXP SP2? The reason why is that every other cloud platform (like Origin) needs at least that OS to run today's programs and games. If I can run Origin in virtual Windows 7, is it possible for an installed/downloaded game(s) to move back to the main hard drive (when shared)?

[Plok 327]

The main question that I am puzzled about, it is possible for an installed virtual Windows 7 in VirtualBox to access the DSL Internet under WinXP SP2?

 

It should. Even installing an older Windows OS in a VM should get you online through the existing "real" network you have, as long as you enable networking for that specific VM.