Administrator DKT27 Posted August 5, 2009 Administrator Share Posted August 5, 2009 Microsoft has announced that XP Mod, the Windows 7 add-on that will allow users with the proper hardware to run a virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered Release Candidate status.There are several new features in XP Mode RC. XP Mode programs will now offer users a jumplist of most recently opened files with that program. This brings one of Windows 7's more useful productivity features into play with older programs that wouldn't otherwise have it. So, not only will you be able to directly start your most recently used XP Mode programs from the Windows 7 taskbar, but you'll be able to launch specific files from the Windows 7 taskbar, too. You can now use USB devices in XP Mode without having to make it full-screen, directly from the Windows 7 taskbar. Drive sharing between XP Mode and Windows 7 can be disabled, and a new tutorial has been created on how to use XP Mode that users will first get access to from the XP Mode installation screen. In the XP Mode beta, users couldn't customize where to store differencing disk files. These relate to the virtualization aspects of running XP in Windows 7. Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc recommends in the blog post announcing the XP Mode RC that users install antivirus and anti-malware protections in XP Mode in addition to whatever protective steps users have taken in the native Windows 7 environment. He also cautions that XP Mode is designed for running productivity applications that won't be upgraded to Windows 7, implying that Microsoft doesn't expect the average consumer to get much mileage out of the feature.Users who are still interested in testing out the Windows 7 RC can still do so through August.Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eqagunn Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I installed the beta, but thanks to my bad luck, my processor doesn't support hardware virtualization, and therefore I can't use this mode. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted August 5, 2009 Why didn't you use RTM? ANW that is why I'm still not using it, my PC is too old to support this sort of features.To all. As I said, there will be many updates before the official release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eqagunn Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 You misunderstood me.I used beta version of Windows XP Mode, on Windows 7 RTM.This Windows XP Mode along with Windows Virtual PC has now entered RC status.In order to use Windows XP Mode, you have to turn on hardware virtualization in your BIOS,but unfortunately, my processor doesn't support it...All of you who want to test Windows XP Mode, you can get it from here:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted August 5, 2009 OK. OK. Got it. I'm gonna update my PC before using 7. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donizme Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Can you just download the Virtual PC RC and insall any OS you want on it? I don't want the stupid XP mode. IMO. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I've had it, run it- no point! as IE drivers would not get recognized /installed and most importantly- CPU/resource usage is run as virtual drive on W7 + XP= more than W7 and load more than XP- verdict: pointless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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