I got XP mode to display 24-bit color with integration!

[HughShaw]

Glad to see this thread is still helping people after all this time!

 

[fafhrd]

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.

 

[TBoyd]

Thanks much!

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!

 

[ddd990]

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).

 

[Gary]

24 bit is a tad better but Microsoft after all these years should have been able to fix this.

 

[tim61495]

OO glad to hear about the upgrade. I was worried that I would be stuck with 16bit

 

[windude99]

This is awesome! I just did this to my XPMode and it looks so much better! Thanks!

 

[Ex_Brit]

This no longer works as there is no Terminal Services showing in mine. I also tried that dword regedit fix and still only get 16bit with Integration on.

It all worked fine until I used MSConfig to boot into Safe Mode to do the old address toolbar fix and from then on everything went "tilt".

Darn thing, might just ditch it. Just hanging on to XP Mode simply for testing purposes but really hardly ever use it.

 

[The Gunslinger]

Reg file from post 10 just worked fine for me, thank you

 

[BloxxingBlocks]

Wait, will this work on my PC which is 1 GB Ram?
EDIT: I don't even know...but I installed Mozilla Firefox on Windows XP Mode and the icon on the desktop shows white instead of transparent, will doing this fix it?