Comments on: Virtual XP Mode Coming To Windows 7 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:14:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Virtual XP Mode Untuk Windows 7 | Leader-theme Weblog's http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-762951 Virtual XP Mode Untuk Windows 7 | Leader-theme Weblog's Sun, 03 May 2009 21:43:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-762951 [...] Via ghacks [...] [...] Via ghacks [...]

]]> By: Crus http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-747228 Crus Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:08:03 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-747228 Hmm, can one hope for this feature to use specific XP drivers? Or is it just a wet dream of mine? WDDM has problems with some apps, using XDDM on win7 fixes some issues, but kinda misses the point of using Win7 in the first place.. Dang, Dungeon Keeper 1 on Win7 would be neat. Hmm, can one hope for this feature to use specific XP drivers? Or is it just a wet dream of mine? WDDM has problems with some apps, using XDDM on win7 fixes some issues, but kinda misses the point of using Win7 in the first place.. Dang, Dungeon Keeper 1 on Win7 would be neat.

]]> By: anonymuos http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744868 anonymuos Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:09:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744868 This is simply the next version of Virtual PC which adds native host OS integration (removes the desktop and start menu/taskbar from the guest OS). This should in an ideal scenario work with any OS, esp Vista, but Microsoft is trying to sell if off as an exclusive Windows 7 feature for business reasons. VMWare Workstation 6.5 released in September 2008 aleady does this (called Unity mode instead of XP Mode) and isn't locked for Windows 7 hosts and Windows XP guests. Sadly, THIS WON'T GIVE ME BACK THE FEATURES REMOVED FROM WINDOWS VISTA OR WINDOWS 7 WITH NATIVE INTEGRATION. Users will still have to manage and patch this "Virtual XP". This is simply the next version of Virtual PC which adds native host OS integration (removes the desktop and start menu/taskbar from the guest OS). This should in an ideal scenario work with any OS, esp Vista, but Microsoft is trying to sell if off as an exclusive Windows 7 feature for business reasons. VMWare Workstation 6.5 released in September 2008 aleady does this (called Unity mode instead of XP Mode) and isn’t locked for Windows 7 hosts and Windows XP guests. Sadly, THIS WON’T GIVE ME BACK THE FEATURES REMOVED FROM WINDOWS VISTA OR WINDOWS 7 WITH NATIVE INTEGRATION. Users will still have to manage and patch this “Virtual XP”.

]]> By: roberto http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744851 roberto Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:54:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744851 I don't see why there is so much buzz about this minuscule feature. Last I remember Vista has a compatibility mode option under the files properties. Personally in no way will this be a big game changer either. Most applications that are available for XP work on Vista and will surely work on Windows 7. If you're telling me I have to pay an extra $100 to get this useless feature then I'm just better off throwing Ubuntu on my desktop and "Wine" my way through most XP apps. I don’t see why there is so much buzz about this minuscule feature. Last I remember Vista has a compatibility mode option under the files properties. Personally in no way will this be a big game changer either. Most applications that are available for XP work on Vista and will surely work on Windows 7. If you’re telling me I have to pay an extra $100 to get this useless feature then I’m just better off throwing Ubuntu on my desktop and “Wine” my way through most XP apps.

]]> By: lame http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744776 lame Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:42:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744776 yeah like I'm gonna fall for that yeah like I’m gonna fall for that

]]> By: Tom http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744616 Tom Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:22:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744616 Any problems with your home (main) page? When I try to open it, it offers me a (binary) file to save ... Definity unable to open http://www.ghacks.net! And now it works again! So ignore this meesage! Any problems with your home (main) page? When I try to open it, it offers me a (binary) file to save … Definity unable to open http://www.ghacks.net!

And now it works again! So ignore this meesage!

]]> By: RealWorld http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744579 RealWorld Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:49:33 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744579 That will make a big difference to companies unsure about upgrading do to incompatibility with legacy apps. Good move by Microsoft. That will make a big difference to companies unsure about upgrading do to incompatibility with legacy apps. Good move by Microsoft.

]]> By: Mosh http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744339 Mosh Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:08:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744339 Or - and here's a really off-the-wall idea - how about they just keep *real* XP on the system and save a boatload of cash in hardware upgrades, time and troubleshooting? Or – and here’s a really off-the-wall idea – how about they just keep *real* XP on the system and save a boatload of cash in hardware upgrades, time and troubleshooting?

]]> By: Paulus http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744310 Paulus Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:45:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/25/virtual-xp-mode-coming-to-windows-7/#comment-744310 Yeah nice buth imagen the strange on the system i think a quad processor and 8 GB memory are not enough any more, to make it run (realy) smootly. So nice fore the hardware sellers. Yeah nice buth imagen the strange on the system i think a quad processor and 8 GB memory are not enough any more, to make it run (realy) smootly. So nice fore the hardware sellers.

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