Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run your Windows XP applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode provides you with the flexibility to run many older productivity applications in a Virtual Windows XP environment on a Windows 7-based PC.
All you need to do is install these applications directly in your Virtual Windows XP environment and they will be published on your Windows 7 desktop. Now you can run many older applications, including older versions of the same application you are already running on Windows 7.
Designed for Small and Medium Businesses
Windows XP Mode was designed for the small and medium business user who doesn’t have a lot of resources to spend on IT or on revamping important software.Windows XP Mode extends the lifecycle of many older Windows XP applications to continue providing business value.With just one click, the business user can run many Windows XP applications from a Windows 7 desktop just as if it were a Windows 7 application. There’s no need to retrain the user, or to re-learn the application.
Easy to Set Up Windows XP Mode
Once you’ve installed both Windows Virtual PC and the Virtual Windows XP environment, Windows Virtual PC provides a simple wizard to set up the Windows XP Mode with just a few clicks. It’s that easy!
New Cool Windows Virtual PC Features
Here are some of the exciting new Windows Virtual PC features that make it easy to use, and to run many of your older Windows XP applications from your Windows 7 desktop:
• Seamless Applications—publish and launch applications installed on Virtual Windows XP directly from the Windows 7 desktop, as if they were installed on the Windows 7 host itself.
• Folder Integration between host and guest—access your Windows 7 Known Folders, such as My Documents, Pictures, Desktop, Music, Video, from inside the Virtual Windows XP environment.
• Clipboard Sharing—cut and paste between your Windows 7 host and any virtual machine.
• Printer Redirection—print directly to your attached printer from your seamless application or virtual machine.
• USB Support—users can access USB devices attached to the host directly from Virtual Windows XP. These devices include Printers and Scanners, Flash Memory/Sticks and External Hard Drives, Digital Cameras, and more.
PC Requirements for Windows Virtual PC:
• 1 GHz 32bit or 64bit processor or better
• CPU w/ AMD-VTM or Intel VT features turned on
• 2 GB of memory recommended
• Additional 15GB of hard disk space per virtual Windows environment recommended
Note: Beta version of Windows Virtual PC is now available for download in the following Microsoft URL.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
References
http://www.microsoft.com/virtual-pc
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
http://www.microsoft.com/virtual-pc/support
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