Tag: XP-MODE

I've been waiting to get my hands on the Windows Virtual XP beta for Windows 7 ever since reading about it on Within Windows. If you're not familiar with it, XP Mode is built on Virtual PC and the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and is designed as a way to avoid application incompatibilities like those that plagued Vista. I've read some interesting complaints about it. Things like "XP Mode is ...

One big strike against Vista was the fact that some programs which worked just fine in Windows XP just wouldn't run properly. Not even after playing with compatibility mode options. Microsoft has, however, come up with a brilliant solution for Windows 7 that could do wonders for Windows 7 enterprise adoption. Dubbed XP Mode (XPM), the new feature should make Vista-esque program incompatibilities ...