Will XP Programs Run in Windows 7?

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cohenmarioman Says:
at 6:02 pm
I know about that, he just should have mentioned what it is compatable for. Most users get the cheaper home premium.
DecimicCimiced Says:
at 6:02 pm
It is for Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate, not Starter, Home Basic, or Home Premium.

You can try the Compatibility tab in the Properties box, I’m sure Windows 7 still has it.
DecimicCimiced Says:
at 6:02 pm
This isn’t a problem with Windows, but it might be the modem or a bad driver.
ElKitKat Says:
at 6:02 pm
i was so excited for xp mode.. unfortunately it fails on most pc..
‘Hardware Virtualization required’
DecimicCimiced Says:
at 6:02 pm
You can try the Compatibility tab in the Properties box. I’m pretty sure Windows 7 has it. He should have mentioned that it is only available for Professional and higher.
superman2k8records Says:
at 6:02 pm
is it any 7 or do u ave to have profesional or ultimate
bigd4316 Says:
at 6:02 pm
Yea cool video, you probably should mention that it doesn’t work for any of the home editions of Windows 7 except for “Ultimate”
grooveclubhouse Says:
at 6:02 pm
is there a performance hit for running in compat mode?
PossumCuber Says:
at 6:02 pm
Windows 7 also has a compatability mode.
Nazmus1992 Says:
at 6:02 pm
XP mode is for Win 7 pro, but not Home.
guest2424 Says:
at 6:02 pm
@sickspastic I try to use as much freeware and open source that I can.

Of course the best option, would be to either use a non-formatting partition software and put Win 7 on it and dual-boot and test it with a win7 trial, or put in a new primary hard-drive and test it on that, or format your HD and put win 7 on that or find someone with win7 & install it, try less reliable things like running VM software of XP on XP and try it in that, as long as the same VM software works on Win7 the same way.
mostwanted625 Says:
at 6:02 pm
@LeetRecordings i agree..
0987654321284 Says:
at 6:02 pm
how do you have your whole monitor mave nothing but live chat on it?
JhonnyBoyLive Says:
at 6:02 pm
They should be able to do this for everything. Like be able to play Playstation One games on Playstation 3 (example). Why should you buy , new games, for a new system? Of course… it’s for the money.
mostwanted625 Says:
at 6:02 pm
i think xp programs will run at windows 7

i have a xp program…it runs smoothly in my windows 7 home premium
willie498 Says:
at 6:02 pm
Pain in the ass if you ask me.
philipjrp Says:
at 6:02 pm
Bing it!
IceArdor Says:
at 6:02 pm
Windows XP Mode is only available on Windows 7 Professional or higher.

You may need to enable Hardware Virtualization Technology on your BIOS to run Virtual PC.

I love Windows XP Mode and use it every day. Using Integration Tools, you can run Win XP Apps as if they were native windows, so you won’t have to stare at XP’s wallpaper, desktop, taskbar, etc–just the apps.
11danzizzle11 Says:
at 6:02 pm
This only works if you have windows enterprise or higher. You cant use it on home premium or starter. Sadface
LeetRecordings Says:
at 6:02 pm
oh chris chris chris, you call yourself a geek??? It only runs in Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and versions above home premium!!!
james227uk Says:
at 6:02 pm
I have only had to restard mine for updates and the occasional lock up where I try to do too much, and overload the CPU. I also haven’t had a virus for the past 5 years.
lmyhoosier Says:
at 6:02 pm
@james227uk i really dislike windows. to many restarts and viruses. for every windows program there exists a better linux program
nelizmastr Says:
at 6:02 pm
I know, but there r only 3 CPU manufacturers, and I want to know what your problem is with XP mode
kitsuneflame Says:
at 6:02 pm
so you can BING IT!!
0m3n1337 Says:
at 6:02 pm
No, it runs on a ton of different types of processors.

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The curtain has been raised (slightly) on the next installment of Microsoft’s Windows operating system – Windows 7.

Microsoft hope it will bring the internet, mobile phone and PC closer together. But reviews have so far been mixed, although reviewers have been limited to trying the (pre-beta version).

The full version is expected to be capable of working with a touchscreen screen, navigating documents and the Web similar to Apple’s iPhone. It is officially released at the end of 2009.

InfoWorld

“I have seen the future, and it is bleak. Windows 7, the next big version, the one that was supposed to fix everything that was wrong with Vista, is here (at least in pre-beta form), and I can now say – with some confidence – that Microsoft has once again dropped the ball.

“Overall, I’m extremely disappointed with Windows 7. Far from atoning for Vista’s sins, Windows 7 simply carries them forward, visiting them upon yet another generation. Windows 7 is no panacea. Rather, it’s just more of the same: slow, bloated, and frustrating as hell.”

The Register

“When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft hasn’t just learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista. It has picked up a thing or two from Apple’s OS X, judging by first impressions.

Techradar

“It’s not clear how big the changes are so far. If you put the beta-build of Windows 7 side-by-side with Windows Vista, you’d be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Yes, some of the icons look slightly different and there’s no sidebar, but it’s essentially still the Vista look and feel. But that changes when you start to use Windows 7.

“For a start the OS won’t nag you as much; many notifications are banished to a control panel, you get to approve icons before they show up in the system tray and Microsoft has reined in Vista’s useful but annoying UAC prompts; you can choose which ones you want to see or turn them off altogether.”

ZDNet

“Initially Windows 7 looks similar to Vista, but there a lot of new features that have been added. Under the skin, Microsoft has been working hard. Boot times have been reduced, and certainly the review laptop Microsoft provided has a fairly snappy boot time.

“Microsoft has been working with OEMs to improve battery life – simple things such as reducing the timer frequency can improve battery life by up to 10 per cent. The networking stack has had new diagnostics added to help users figure out exactly where the problem lies.

PC Magazine

“So, is this all a big deal? It’s not a change to the fundamental core of Windows, and most of the improvements sound relatively small. But taken together, they seem to address many of the issues people have had for Windows. I’m looking forward to trying it out, starting this afternoon.”

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