Using Win XP mode? If so What for?

Skellz

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Probably been asked before but im curious, who's using XP Mode and what are you using it for? Has it helped you in anyway yet?

One of the main reasons i got Win 7 Pro over Home was so i could toy around with XP as a virtual OS. Installed it the other week and i haven't used it properly yet. It doesn't seem to recognize the Anti virus software im using (Kaspersky on Win 7) in XP mode which puts me off using the net on it so far.

I originally liked the idea of XP mode for compatibility sakes. I want to try and see if i can get my Asus wireless adapter working using it as the Drivers/software wont work with windows 7 at the moment. Anyone know if its possible to Install the Drivers/software on Windows XP Mode then Configure the device and use it on Win 7 without XP mode running?

I'm sure there's many other helpful tricks i can use with XP mode but i cant think of any others than using it for Drivers & Software.
 
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It is worth noting that Virtual XP is just that, virtual, it does not use real graphics drivers as such and is useless for gaming or any kind of serious work.

It's main use is for bespoke business software that will not work on 7.
 
Skellz said:
Anyone know if its possible to Install the Drivers/software on Windows XP Mode then Configure the device and use it on Win 7 without XP mode running?
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It doesn't work like that. XP Mode is a virtual machine running in Microsoft Virtual PC in such a way that the applications run in the virtual machine appear to be running on the host. VMWare have a similar technology which they call Unity. Any drivers you install inside the XP virtual machine will not be available to the Windows 7 host.
 
Well that sucks, though i was expecting it. It must have some uses other than Business software?
 
Skellz said:
Well that sucks, though i was expecting it. It must have some uses other than Business software?
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It was implemented precisely for business use.

You have this great new operating system that you want corporations to spend lots of money buying. Those nice corporations wont spend a penny on a new OS if they can't run their XP-only business software that they use every day and cost them a lot of money to buy.

So we have an XP-mode! Hurrah. Problem solved.

It was never meant to work as a fully functional [ie native] XP installation or to allow XP apps/drivers to run inside Windows 7 itself.
 
JessicaD said:
You must install XP Mode and ensure your motherboard will support Virtualization technology.
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Your processor must also support VT, and you must be able to enable NX bit on the motherboard. There are a great number of Intel processors that lack the NX bit (called XD bit in Intel marketing).
 
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