Revealing Windows XP Mode for Windows 7

[Party Monger]

Since no one posted this, here i am to the rescue:rofl:

This technology, dubbed Windows XP Mode (XPM, formerly Virtual Windows XP or Virtual XP, VXP), dramatically changes the compatibility story for Windows 7 and, we believe, has serious implications for Windows development going forward. Here's what's happening.

XP Mode consists of the Virtual PC-based virtual environment and a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). It will be made available, for free, to users of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions via a download from the Microsoft web site. (That is, it will not be included in the box with Windows 7, but is considered an out-of-band update, like Windows Live Essentials.)

Obviously, XPM has huge ramifications for Windows going forward. By removing the onus of legacy application compatibility from the OS, Microsoft can strip away deadwood technology from future versions of Windows at a speedier clip, because customers who need to run older applications can simply do so with XPM. For Windows 7 specifically, XPM is a huge convenience, especially for Microsoft's corporate customers, who can of course control XPM behavior via standard Microsoft administration and management technologies like Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP). And it significantly recasts the Windows 7 compatibility picture. Before, Microsoft could claim that Windows 7 would be at least as compatible as Windows Vista. Now, they can claim almost complete Windows XP compatibility, or almost 100 percent compatibility with all currently running Windows applications.

http://community.winsupersite.com/b...vealing-virtual-windows-xp-for-windows-7.aspx

No it wont be usefull for games, but this is freaking awesome for running the legacy apps, im waiting for the beta of xp mode, wil try some of the office apps that are not vista and w7 compatible!!!:clap:

Screen shots:- http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/xp_mode_pre_shots.asp

 

[madmaniac]

im waiting for the beta of xp mode, wil try some of the office apps that are not vista and w7 compatible

I thought everything was compatible now. :S I havent come across anything that I havent been able to run in compatibility mode.

 

[Party Monger]

I thought everything was compatible now. :S I havent come across anything that I havent been able to run in compatibility mode.

Im not talking abt normal software like firefox and all, these are custom softwares for office use..Compatiblity is a big issue inspite of using compatiblity mode..Simply speaking the coding of these softwares isnt really upto the mark but there are no alternatives..

 

[alsiladka]

I thought everything was compatible now. :S I havent come across anything that I havent been able to run in compatibility mode.

This isn't XP Compatibility mode. This is XP Mode. What you will be doing is actually running applications on XP, not on Windows 7 in an XP compatibility mode. You shall be installing Windows XP in a new version of their Virtual PC, install the apps inside that virtual PC. But the cool thing about this mode is that you can start those apps right from Windows 7. Shortcuts for those apps will be available on the Windows 7 desktop or wherever you want. So no need for XP to be on your screen all the time, its core will be there in the background, and the application in the Windows 7 world!
If it actually is as i have understood it, it should be the single feature which could make the enterprises upgrade to Windows 7. Security & Performance of Windows 7, but applications on Windows XP.

Im not talking abt normal software like firefox and all, these are custom softwares for office use..Compatiblity is a big issue inspite of using compatiblity mode..Simply speaking the coding of these softwares isnt really upto the mark but there are no alternatives..

Yeah, compatibility mode can only do a little. It will just open the apps wrapped in a make belief mode. whereas XP mode will actually run the apps in real Windows XP.