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The mere fact it is limited to 16bpp with integration says microsoft really did some Quality work on XP Mode, considering other software which offers similar, if not better integration equivalents have no such problems.
By default, XPMode installs as a sluggish, somewhat bloated (ok very bloated) virtual hard disk, which like most preinstalls does not allow for the post install cleanup that installing a personal copy of XP into one of the other VM's would provide.
It also makes use of IDE emulation which utilises more CPU cycles then necessary when accessing the virtual hdd, while others with sata emulation have no such problem, and then you have supposed experts ranting at others about it not being as bad "WHEN THEY HAD TO CHANGE PREDEFINED SETTINGS AND REGISTRY ITEMS THEMSELVES".
XPMode is crippled by default and by design, that much is a fact. So stop trying to sell it like it isn't.
Was true for me, but considering it only emulates a 4MB video chip, i don't expect it capable of spectacular results, so 16bpp would probably perform better for desktop functions anyway. considering windows XP required a 16MB gfx card for anything more then word processing anyway.Simply not true.