Windows XP Mode/Windows Virtual PC RTM

HughShaw · 23 Oct 2009

Are you saying that we need to download XP mode and Virtual PC and that they won't already be included in the Windows 7 cd?

Shouldn't it be included?

Airbot · 23 Oct 2009

Yes that's right. It doesn't come already installed on the OS with the installation disc. You have to install it separately if you want it. No, it shouldn't be included.

Night Hawk · 24 Oct 2009

This is one item that has to be a totally separate item since it's not even supported on the Home Premium edition there as well being intended for a more specific purpose.

I'm still waiting for the retail disk to show where the finalized VPC and XP Mode will go on just the same while most programs already work on 7 due to the improvements seen with application compatibility on 7 over Vista there where some programs simply would not run on the 32bit Vista while they do on the 64bit 7!

Can't complain a bit!

aem · 24 Oct 2009

MS has elected to not make alot of programs part of the build as this was a mistake coming out of Vista.

CSSteve · 03 Nov 2009

What a problem solver! I had an important program that would not install in W7 and now I can run it in Virtual Machine XP mode without have to go to another computer or create a dual boot. Awesome!

Night Hawk · 04 Nov 2009

The main intent for the XP Mode from the start was to encourage businesses to move up from XP and still allow them to use all of their XP softwares. For many programs however you can right click on the installer's executable and run that in XP or Vista compatibility mode and later the program's main exe if present to get them on and running with the 32bit 7.

The right menu in 7 also sees the "troubleshoot compatibility" option not previously seen in either XP or Vista there. When first running the betas that was found to be another usefull asset now available in 7!