Comments on: Virtual XP Mode in Windows 7 http://www.realworldcs.com/2009/11/virtual-xp-mode-in-windows-7/ The IT Service and Support Experts for Mac and PC Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RealWorld http://www.realworldcs.com/2009/11/virtual-xp-mode-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-28 RealWorld Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:10:23 +0000 http://www.realworldcs.com/?p=557#comment-28 Excellent points. Thanks for your input. Excellent points. Thanks for your input.

]]> By: Thom McKiernan http://www.realworldcs.com/2009/11/virtual-xp-mode-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Thom McKiernan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:10:27 +0000 http://www.realworldcs.com/?p=557#comment-27 I installed this as soon as it came out, thinking it would be invaluable for backwards compatibility. It turns out (three months later) that I haven't had to use it for anything! All the apps I use work great in Windows 7 natively. Even so, it's nice to have a licensed VM floating around just in case. One thing you should probably mention is that you must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode. If you have Home Premium or lower you can still download Virtual PC for free but need to have a paid-for license of XP. I installed this as soon as it came out, thinking it would be invaluable for backwards compatibility. It turns out (three months later) that I haven’t had to use it for anything! All the apps I use work great in Windows 7 natively. Even so, it’s nice to have a licensed VM floating around just in case.

One thing you should probably mention is that you must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode. If you have Home Premium or lower you can still download Virtual PC for free but need to have a paid-for license of XP.

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