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To XP Mode or not to XP Mode
I was trying to get Adobe Illustrator 10 to work in Windows 7 Ultimate. It installed OK, but would not run. I was pointed to the XP Mode model. I almost get the impression (from this forum), that there is not really any difference in installing the older version of Illustrator on XP mode\Virtual PC, and installing it on my separate XP VM that runs in VMWare. Yet, when I talked with the tech at Staples earlier today, he gave me the impression that there is a difference. He said that when using the VMWare VM, that I would have to start VMWare, then open the XP VM, then start Illustrator. He said that if I use XP Mode\Virtual PC, that basically I can just run Illustrator (something about it always being there and ready to run). Can someone explain this to me? I can install VMWare and run it without having to change anything in BIOS, why do I have to do this for XP Mode and Virtual PC? IF it is always there, then I am always using the additional memory allocated to the virtual PC?