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XP Mode -- any OFFICES / Workplaces using it yet
Hi all
I've posted another thread expressing my disappointment with XP mode -- great Idea but flawed implementation IMO.
I'm just curious to see if anybody is actually using this in a WORK PLACE / CORPORATE LAN environment.
I've seen plenty of users testing this on a HOME computer but is this actually being used by anybody in a WORKPLACE upgrade to W7.
I've trialled it with a few users in a Workplace - with another group also trialling running the legacy apps on a W2003 XP server accessed via a VPN / RDP.
NOBODY liked the XP mode compared with the Virtual W2003 server implementation even though the legacy app was now run on a server instead of on their desktop.
I think case proved.
The cost of the W2003 server license was well within the "upgrade" budget for the W7 upgrade and passes the test 100% -- not a single app was inacessible or failed to work - and not only that there was an added bonus for the test users -- they could also via the vpn access the xp legacy applications from home as well whatever machine they had.
Anybody else in W7 upgrade testing processing -- for a WORKPLACE -- not a HOME LAN please.
Cheers
jimbo