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Video: A demo of XP Mode in Windows 7

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Through its XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7 can extend the useful life of legacy applications and peripherals.

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Sometimes an application or piece of peripheral equipment is useful long after the operating system it was originally designed for has been replaced. Keeping these legacies up and running often takes some creative maintenance of older machines running older software.

With a feature called XP Mode in Windows 7, Microsoft hopes to make it easier to use legacy applications and equipment. In this video, ZDNet’s Ed Bott, blogger of Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report, shows you how the new XP Mode works and suggests a few possible uses for the feature.

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Is XP Mode for you? Mark W. KaelinTechrepublic Moderator | 10/16/09
Not just for 7 itpro_z | 10/16/09
I Agree, However... rickk@... | 10/19/09
RE: Video: A demo of XP Mode in Windows 7 BlackFireNova | 10/20/09
More info needed misceng | 10/20/09
Don't bank on it working for you. tripplec | 10/22/09
Does XP Mode include ntvdm.exe? firstaborean | 10/20/09
Virtual DOS still in Vista and Windows 7 techr@... | 10/21/09
RE: Video: A demo of XP Mode in Windows 7 xdallen | 10/20/09
Some Processors dont support Virtualization! damon.mac88@... | 10/22/09
Processor specific and many version don't support this mode! tripplec | 10/22/09
Yep, the original author of this article left that out! cutedeedle | 10/22/09
Drivers tripplec | 10/23/09
RE: Video: A demo of XP Mode in Windows 7 paulca@... | 10/22/09
Tried it, didn't like it. dberkey@... | 10/22/09
DirectX mtilley@... | 10/23/09
RE: Video: A demo of XP Mode in Windows 7 jcyphert@... | 10/22/09
No way Oz_Media | 10/22/09
Is it DIYable? Jindai@... | 10/22/09
Vitualization options kingcomputing@... | 10/22/09
ArcGIS cornyation-fan@... | 10/22/09
VMware player or WIN7 XP mode ? Colinza | 10/22/09
Nothing beats "XP mode" in XP. pbock@... | 10/23/09
XP Mode mtilley@... | 10/24/09
since beta 1 inertman@... | 11/14/09

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