XP emulation

Alan Justice wrote:

I just got a new computer with Win7 Pro. Some of the programs that worked
on my XP machine don't install. How do I get into XP emulation mode? Does
that have to be done when Win7 is installed, or is it not too late. I hear
it's not easy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window...ws_XP_Mode

"Windows XP Mode is available free of charge to users of Windows 7 Professional,
Enterprise, and Ultimate. Users of other editions of Windows 7 are not eligible
to download and use it.

This restriction does not apply to Windows Virtual PC itself."

It consists of two parts. Windows Virtual PC is a copy of VPC2007, with the
user interface changed to suit the Windows 7 GUI. It includes Terminal Services
style output, allowing single programs to appear as if they're running in
Windows 7. Or, you can run in a windowed mode, similar to how VPC2007 ran
previously.

If you have the required Windows 7 OS version, then you likely
need to download two files.

Windows Virtual PC. Available in 32 bit or 64 bit, to match the host OS.
This would run multiple OSes on its own.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...aspx?id702

The WinXP file to run as a guest, is a separate download. There
are two versions here, and the one with the "N" in it, could be
for European Union compliance (no IE boiled in???). I'd take the
non-N one if I was doing this. Even though they don't bother to
explain the difference.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...aspx?id702

And a third party site, will typically have more complete instructions.
Microsoft could never do it quite like this.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...setup.html

Paul

On 15/07/2012 1:58 PM, Alan Justice wrote:

I just got a new computer with Win7 Pro. Some of the programs that worked
on my XP machine don't install. How do I get into XP emulation mode? Does
that have to be done when Win7 is installed, or is it not too late. I hear
it's not easy.

You don't have to install the full XP Mode emulator to get most XP
programs to work. Just run the Troubleshoot Compatibility wizard on the
install program, and it'll get installed in XP compatibility mode.

Yousuf Khan

On 7/15/2012 2:38 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:

On 15/07/2012 1:58 PM, Alan Justice wrote:

I just got a new computer with Win7 Pro. Some of the programs that
worked
on my XP machine don't install. How do I get into XP emulation mode?
Does
that have to be done when Win7 is installed, or is it not too late. I
hear
it's not easy.

You don't have to install the full XP Mode emulator to get most XP
programs to work. Just run the Troubleshoot Compatibility wizard on the
install program, and it'll get installed in XP compatibility mode.

Yousuf Khan

Well, maybe not all of them. I've got a few that have to be run in the
XP emulator.

On 15/07/2012 3:50 PM, Art Todesco wrote:

On 7/15/2012 2:38 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:

On 15/07/2012 1:58 PM, Alan Justice wrote:

I just got a new computer with Win7 Pro. Some of the programs that
worked
on my XP machine don't install. How do I get into XP emulation mode?
Does
that have to be done when Win7 is installed, or is it not too late. I
hear
it's not easy.

You don't have to install the full XP Mode emulator to get most XP
programs to work. Just run the Troubleshoot Compatibility wizard on the
install program, and it'll get installed in XP compatibility mode.

Yousuf Khan

Well, maybe not all of them. I've got a few that have to be run in the
XP emulator.

Which ones? I've never had this problem

Best,
Wolf K
kirkwood40.blogspot.ca

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:51:26 -0400, Wolf K wrote:

On 15/07/2012 3:50 PM, Art Todesco wrote:

On 7/15/2012 2:38 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:

On 15/07/2012 1:58 PM, Alan Justice wrote:

I just got a new computer with Win7 Pro. Some of the programs that
worked
on my XP machine don't install. How do I get into XP emulation mode?
Does
that have to be done when Win7 is installed, or is it not too late. I
hear
it's not easy.

You don't have to install the full XP Mode emulator to get most XP
programs to work. Just run the Troubleshoot Compatibility wizard on the
install program, and it'll get installed in XP compatibility mode.

Yousuf Khan

Well, maybe not all of them. I've got a few that have to be run in the
XP emulator.

Which ones? I've never had this problem

For me it was the software for three programmable A/V remote controls,
two models by Philips and one model by Universal Remote Control.

Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)