Windows 7 new bottle on XP old wine test version will be released

On April 30th, Microsoft announced that the Windows 7 release candidate version will be available to Microsoft TechNet and MSDN members since April 30th. Since May 5th, the general public has been downloaded. Another good news is that Microsoft will also launch the XP mode function in the Windows 7 environment, and the test version will be released soon.

In order to save users the cost of updating hardware and software, Microsoft XPM (XP Mode) is a Windows 7 environment with a virtual program Virtual PC to drive the Windows XP SP3 operating system. This integrated software, similar to the multi-desktop window application, allows users to fill in familiar applications in XPM mode and launch related programs through the Windows 7 desktop window display. The hardware requirements for supporting virtual platforms may be Intel and AMD dual-core processors.

According to the Microsoft Super Site blog Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate users can download XP mode for free on Microsoft's official website. A beta version of the Windows 7 operating XP mode feature will be available soon.

But because Windows 7 attempts to integrate XP, not Vista, it does not include a secure and powerful ADSR or IE protection mode. Instead, it is replaced by DEP (Data Execution Prevention) and automatic update function, which can block malicious program activity, but does not include detecting viruses.

"WeWeek.com" columnist Larry Seltzer believes that operating XPM in a Windows 7 environment is different from running a legacy OS 9 on a Mac OS X Classic platform through a virtual platform, so system security issues To be tested.