Windows Xp Mode In Windows 7

When it was first leaked out that Windows 7 would have Windows XP mode for full backward

compatibility, many assumed that Windows 7 was going to be shipped with a fully functioning Windows XP running within of a virtual machine.

In Vista, you can run Windows XP with Virtual PC 2007. However, Virtual PC 2007 has been criticized for being inefficient and slow because it had to pass every hardware call through the host OS. It is natural to assume that Windows XP Mode is just a marketing gimmick intended to convince the consumers that Windows 7 will not be plagued by serious compatibility problems that Windows Vista has come to be known for.

Obviously it's convenient to be able to use your legacy programs alongside newer Windows 7 applications. You can run older applications directly through the Windows XP GUI. You do this by installing legacy application in Windows XP virtual machine. If you want to run older Windows XP programs in the Windows 7 GUI, you should log out of the Win XP Mode, and close the virtual machine. If you don't log off, you will get a pop-up saying that you have a choice of either running the virtualized application or opening the virtual machine.

Virtualized programs take a little longer to load than programs that are installed natively in Windows 7; even so, you won't see noticeable differences between opening a native application and opening a virtual application. As a matter of fact, you would be hard pressed to tell if an application is a virtualized application (installed within the Windows XP mode).

By default, the Windows XP Mode needs 256 MB of RAM, however the RAM and other computer resources that are needed by the Windows XP Mode are adjustable. It is now possible to use a Ctrl + Alt + Delete request directly inside Windows XP Mode window without using any menus.

Technically, it is not an earth shattering change; even so it's handy nonetheless. Windows XP Mode now also has USB device access for guest OS, which highly improve its versatility and usefulness.

by: Mike Bell.

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