Seamless integration, migration and installation of non-native application into native operating system

1. A method for migrating non-native applications on a computer having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

launching a first Virtual Machine (VM) and a first original guest OS in the VM, on a computing system that has the host OS and a host desktop, wherein the first VM has a non-native application associated with the first VM and the first original guest OS;

replacing the first original guest operating system (OS) system in the first VM with a different version of the guest OS;

upon a user attempting to launch the non-native application, migrating the non-native application in the first VM to a second VM;

launching a second Virtual Machine (VM) and a second original guest OS in the second VM, on the computing system;

associating the non-native application with the second VM;

determining compatibility of the non-native application with the second original guest OS;

launching the non-native application inside the second VM; and

displaying a non-native application window to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring the non-native application for compatibility with the second VM.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the configuring step includes modifying registry settings.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the configuring step includes modifying driver settings.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the configuring step includes setting up an emulation environment of required hardware.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second original guest OS is the same version of the operating system as the first original guest OS.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different version is a later version of the same OS.

8. A non-transitory computer-useable storage medium having computer code stored thereon for implementing the steps of claim 1 .

9. A system for migrating non-native applications comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

computer code loaded into the memory for implementing the following:

a first Virtual Machine (VM) and a first original guest OS in the VM, on a computing system that has the host OS and a host desktop, wherein the first VM has a non-native application associated with the first VM and the first original guest OS;

means for replacing the first original guest operating system (OS) system in the first VM with a different version of the guest OS;

upon a user attempting to launch the non-native application, means for migrating the non-native application in the first VM to a second VM;

the second Virtual Machine (VM) and a second original guest OS in the second VM, on the computing system;

means for determining compatibility of the non-native application with the second original guest OS;

means for associating the non-native application with the second VM;

wherein the non-native application is launched inside the second VM.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the non-native application is automatically configured for compatibility with the second VM.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the configuring includes modifying registry settings.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the configuring includes modifying driver settings.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the configuring includes setting up an emulation environment of required hardware.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second original guest OS is the same version of the operating system as the first original guest OS.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the different version is a later version of the same OS.