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tain

Apr 25 2009, 08:12 AM

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Windows XP Mode is specifically designed to help small businesses move to Windows 7. Windows XP Mode provides you with the flexibility to run many older productivity applications on a Windows 7 based PC.

All you need to do is to install suitable applications directly in Windows XP Mode which is a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC. The applications will be published to the Windows 7 desktop and then you can run them directly from Windows 7.

Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC are best experienced on your new Windows 7 PC. We will be soon releasing the beta of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate.

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/business/...virtual-pc.aspx

DigeratiPrime

Apr 25 2009, 12:13 PM

I wonder what applications would require this and do not work native on (Vista or) Windows 7 even with the compatibility shims. I cant wait to see people try to run games in it to increase performance

[EDIT] Would this be an actual copy of XP, if so what version and service pack? Would it have its own private memory etc etc?

jaclaz

Apr 25 2009, 01:31 PM

QUOTE (DigeratiPrime @ Apr 25 2009, 08:13 PM)

I cant wait to see people try to run games in it to increase performance

Definitely better laugh of the day!

jaclaz

bj-kaiser

Apr 26 2009, 05:27 AM

I wouldn't laugh so much about this. With this idea, Microsoft may have finally found a way (after 20+ years) to cut off backwards compatibility back to the '80s from newer incarnations of Windows.

And all I have to say about that:
HELL, ABOUT TIME!

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