Windows XP mode for Windows 7

Posted By: James O'Neill | Jun 3rd, 2009 @ 10:50 AM | 77,340 Views | 22 Comments
The announcement of Windows XP mode caused a lot of excitement, in this screen cast we have a look at how it is setup up, what users see and get an idea of what it can do.

Download XP Mode for Windows 7
Tags: Application Compatibility, Screencast, ukdpe, Virtualization, Windows 7, Windows XP
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#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 4:36 AM
VYP
VYP

To my mind, adding drag and drop support by additional integration will significantly increase user experience among "average" users.

#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 9:28 AM
FerJeRo989
FerJeRo989
mind your own biz

i support this idea...

if the item can be saved on a host folder.. drag and drop integration should be allowed too.. so i can "save" it whenever i want from just drag and dropping..

this is a great idea for ppl needing xp for older apps (or dos apps..) or even win98 for older DOS apps..  (extreme old)

#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 10:41 AM
LayKinX
LayKinX
Everything But the high price:)
#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 11:04 AM
michaelappleby
michaelappleby

Whilst the seemingly 'integrated' applications is cool (similar to Parallels on the Mac), being able to close down the actual desktop environment visually, is it not still running in the background, a bit of a resource hog me thinks? - depending on what you are virtualising mind you! I just don't see any massive advantages of this over standard Virtual PC 2007 XP virtualisation. I'd have preferred to have seen a variety of operating systems to choose from i.e. Win 98 - 2000 in addition to XP and some actual improvements upon the way that old software is handled!

#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 12:49 PM
zdaxxy
zdaxxy

Ya know, you could just get a MAC and run VMware and install XP and get the same result on a system that is more stable.

#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 2:21 PM
laurarami
laurarami

??? Why run XP when you have Windows 7 ???

Windows 7 is suppose to be the answer of moving upward away from XP.

Techies are just to playful!

#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 2:46 PM
dangrrr
dangrrr

Not if you are trying to save money. Corporations don't want to pay for 2 OS licenses, a VM platform and an intel-based Mac.

#Jun 25th, 2009 @ 8:14 PM
it guy
it guy

what is the facination with Xp? I can't figure out why a bunch of people who love technology and it's advancement can't let a dinasor go.

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