Explain XP Mode

Windows XP Mode (XPM) is a new feature developed by Microsoft to enhance Windows 7 compatibility. It enables applications under XP to run directly on Windows 7 through virtual technology. On the desktop. The purpose of developing this technology is mainly to reduce the compatibility of users when transitioning to the Windows 7 platform. In particular, many applications of small and medium-sized enterprises require the XP platform to operate well.

A lot of test users have got the beta version of Windows XP Mode. Let's take a look at this Windows XP Mode.

This is the XP Mode installation file, which "KB958559"; this patch needs to be installed first, after restarting to install the main file "VirtualWindowsXP". By file name, it is easy to see that XP Mode is actually a virtual XP environment.

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When you run the installation package, you will be asked to enter a password first. This password is required, because some functions need to have this password to use, so it is best to enter a password, and then check the "Remember Credentials" below, you can save the trouble of entering the password multiple times. In case you didn't enter the password, click Next. You need to go to the control panel to set it yourself.

User agreement descriptions, things that are usually ignored by most people.

Installation progress, the entire installation process will take some time, about 15 minutes, fortunately, the entire process does not require manual intervention, fully automatic.

Install additional feature components.

After the component is installed, you are ready to download the necessary update files. The lower right corner prompts you to find new hardware and is searching for the driver.

After the related drivers are also installed, the entire XP Mode is installed. Let's take a look at how to run the program in Virtual XP directly under the Windows 7 desktop.

First of all, you need to create a shortcut to the program, here IE as an example.

Then right click on the virtual XP start menu and select “Open All users”.

After opening the “All Users” folder, go to the “Program” folder and drag the shortcut you just created into it. Wait a moment (the screen will flash) After that, the XP IE will run on the Windows 7 desktop.

At this point, under Windows 7's "All Programs", "Windows Virtual PC" will have a folder called "Virtual Windows XP Applications". The IE shortcut you just added will appear here.

To run this virtual program under Windows 7, first close the Virtual PC window. The virtual program is not operational when the virtual machine is running.

When you run the virtual program for the first time, it needs to be initialized, which takes about 2 minutes.

After the initialization is complete, the virtual program IE6 appears on the Windows 7 desktop. See, IE6 and IE8 coexist on the same Windows 7 desktop.

Go to the Virtual Machines directory under Windows 7 and you can manage and set up virtual machines.

Virtual machine settings, friends who have been exposed to Virtual PC will not be unfamiliar.

Running Windows XP Mode has certain memory requirements, at least 2GB capacity, in the case of running PS CS4, Firefox (7 tags), and virtual program IE, Task Manager The display memory usage has reached 1.41GB.

Overall, Windows XP Mode will appear SMBs better transition to the Windows 7 platform, but from Windows XP Mode Beta version of view, the The operation of the virtual XP program sent to Windows 7 is somewhat complicated. The ideal way is to integrate the command into the right-click menu. Second, Windows XP Mode does not seem to be designed for multimedia and gaming. Running CS 1.6 in XP Mode can cause the entire virtual machine to crash.