Thursday, September 24, 2009

Windows 7 XP Mode

virtual_pc Windows 7 XP mode is out). Windows XP Mode is add-on for Windows 7, which enables you to get FREE copy of Windows XP that you can run virtually. Why do you need this? If you have some old application that doesn’t work in Windows 7, you can install it in virtual XP, and then you can start it and use it within Windows 7 environment.

New features in Windows XP Mode RC

  • You can now attach USB devices to Windows XP Mode applications directly from the Windows 7 task-bar. This means your USB devices, such as printers and flash drives, are available to applications running in Windows XP Mode, without the need to go into full screen mode.
  • You can now access Windows XP Mode applications with a “jump-list”. Right click on the Windows XP Mode applications from the Windows 7 task bar to select and open most recently used files.
  • You now have the flexibility of customizing where Windows XP Mode differencing disk files are stored.
  • You can now disable drive sharing between Windows XP Mode and Windows 7 if you do not need that feature.
  • The initial setup now includes a new user tutorial about how to use Windows XP Mode.

Windows XP Mode RC requires Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise. It also requires additional 1 GB of RAM, 15 GB of available disk space, and processor capable of hardware virtualization with AMD-V or Intel VT turned on in the BIOS. For more information visit Link

DOWNLOAD: Windows 7 XP Mode

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