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Windows 7: I got XP mode to display 24-bit color with integration!
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25 Nov 2010
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Windows 7 Professional (x64) 311 posts Los Angeles |
Glad to see this thread is still helping people after all this time!
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Cyberpower, Inc.
OS Windows 7 Professional (x64)
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Motherboard Gigabyte AMD MA770T-UD3P AM3 DDR3 1666+/1333/1066
Memory 6GB (3 x 2GB) Kingston DDR3 1333 SDRAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Sound Card Onboard 7.1 Sound
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 24" SyncMaster 2422
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HTK-1001
Mouse Razer Viper
PSU Kingwin 700 Watt Power Supply
Case Silver X-Cruiser 2 Mid No Power
Cooling Asetek 120MM Watercooler
Hard Drives 500GB Sata II 3.0GB 16MB 7200RPM,
Western Digital 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive
Internet Speed Incoming: 2496 kbps, Outgoing: 512 kbps
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06 Apr 2011
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Win 7 Ult + Starter, XP Pro +Home, 2kAS, Linux Mint 8, SuperOS 227 posts |
Just a little tip: Without integration features enabled, the built-in driver for Windows Virtual PC S3 Trio 32/64 graphics offers 32-bit colour for XPMode and other Windows virtual machines, which is slightly easier on the eye for longer periods and reading from the screen, but not so good with screen repaints when windows are moved, etc., which appear fragmented and blocky. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer 7520, Packard Bell dot se, Acer travelmate 2423
OS Win 7 Ult + Starter, XP Pro +Home, 2kAS, Linux Mint 8, SuperOS
CPU AMD 64 Athlon X2 , Intel Atom N450, Intel Celeron M 1.50 Ghz
Motherboard Acer Fuquene
Memory 2.5GB ; 1GB; 2GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce7000m; Intel; Intel
Sound Card Realtek AC57
Monitor(s) Displays 17" ;10.1"; 19"
Screen Resolution 1440x900;1024x600;1440x900;
PSU 19v
Case Laptop
Cooling Air
Hard Drives WD 80, WD 320;
Internet Speed 9.7Mb/s down 0.99Mb/s up
Other Info ISP VIRGINMEDIA 10M cable broadband - D-Link DIR615 wireless router, 3Com OfficeConnect ASDL router used as wireless extender switch
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17 May 2011
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Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1 249 posts St Thomas, Virgin Islands |
Thanks much!
Quote: Originally Posted by HughShaw  I found an easier way to get 24 bit colors with integration on here.
1. Run regedit in XP.
2. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services].
3. Add a DWORD Value named "ColorDepth" w/o parenthesis.
4. Right-click it, modify, then put "4" in the Value data.
5. Restart XP mode. On another note, if you clicked the link above, you'll notice that he said 32-bit color is possible with XP mode, but you'll have to make extensive changes to the RDP! Excellent tip, Hugh! Changing from 16 bit to 24 bit made a difference. In 16 bit color the grays had a pink tint. Now in 24 bit, the grays are neutral. Go figure! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1
CPU Intel QX9650 - Mild Overclock to 3.5Ghz
Motherboard ASUS P5Q SE Plus
Memory 16GB G.Skill F2-6400 at 840Mhz
Graphics Card nVidia Ge Force GTX 550ti
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2408h
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard Logitech Illuminated
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackball M570
PSU Antec Basiq BP500U
Case CoolerMaster ATX ATC-210
Cooling Non-Stock Heatsink w/high speed CPU fan
Hard Drives CRUCIAL M4 128Gb SSD, --
Two - WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 SATA's, -- One
WDC WD2001FASS-00U0B0 SATA
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17 Jul 2011
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Windows 7 Pro x64 12 posts UK/Germany/NYC |
Quote: Originally Posted by HughShaw Glad to see this thread is still helping people after all this time! It's still helping in 2011. Loving the ClearType wizard link someone posted, and 24 bit color makes a HUGE difference (thanks for the .reg file, making it easiest of all). | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build
OS Windows 7 Pro x64
CPU i7-2600K @ 3.5GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD5
Memory 16GB DDR3-1600
Graphics Card Gigabyte HD5850 "OC" 1GB
Sound Card basic motherboard onboard, with Logitech Z4 speakers
Monitor(s) Displays 1.LG 27" E2750V, 2.Samsung 19" 913N
Screen Resolution 1920x1080, 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Illuminated 920-000914 (Super super quiet)
Mouse Microsoft Optical
PSU Seasonic X-460FL 80+ Gold
Case Fractal "Define R3"
Cooling Scythe BIG Shuriken
Hard Drives Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD, 2TB SATA 600 internal, 2TB SATA 600 USB3.0 external
Internet Speed DSL
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28 Sep 2011
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Win 7 Pro SP1 64 Bit 1,128 posts Northeast Ohio |
24 bit is a tad better but Microsoft after all these years should have been able to fix this. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Pro SP1 64 Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 960 @3.20 GHz
Motherboard MSI MS7522
Memory 24.0 GB DDR3
Graphics Card GeForce GTX 460
Monitor(s) Displays LG E2341 23 Inch
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Ms Wireless
Mouse MS Optical Wireless
PSU 700 Watt
Case Haf 912
Cooling Fans
Hard Drives 1TB Western Dgital 1002FAEX-00Y9A0
1TB Hitachi HDS721010CLA322
Internet Speed Cable
Antivirus Avast Internet Security 8.0.1483/MBAM
Browser Firefox 21 Beta 3
Other Info MalwareBytes Anti-Rootkit utility
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09 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Professional x64 9 posts |
OO glad to hear about the upgrade. I was worried that I would be stuck with 16bit | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me/3
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Q6600
Motherboard Asus P5QL Pro
Memory 4gb ddr2 ram
Graphics Card ATI HD 4850 1gb
Monitor(s) Displays AOC 27"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Laser 6000 v2
Mouse microsoft wireless laser 6000
PSU 650wt
Case RaidMax Dirktooth Smilodon
Cooling fans
Hard Drives 1tb
500gb
Internet Speed cable
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06 Apr 2012
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Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 1,428 posts USA |
This is awesome! I just did this to my XPMode and it looks so much better! Thanks! | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P7-1010
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon X4 645
Motherboard Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2011x
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard HP OEM- Made by Chicony
Mouse HP OEM- Made by Logitech
PSU Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
Case HP OEM
Cooling Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
Hard Drives 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
Internet Speed 20MBit Down/4 Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 9
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