Comments on: Windows 7 reveals XP mode AKA the IT guy’s wet dream

By: Technology blog » Yup, the Acer Aspire One AOD250 dual boots Windows XP and Android, all right

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:13:40 +0000

[...] see that little switch right there? That’s where you tell the netbook to boot into Android or Windows XP. That’s right: this netbook is able to dual-boot, and pretty easily, too. (Though I’m [...]

By: pcphantom

pcphantom — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:37:41 +0000

I also concur. I remember how much everyone hated XP when it launched and wanted to stick with 98 SE, then SP2 changed it all, slowly. The only difference is in the same time it took people to except XP SP2, Microsoft launched a whole new OS after Vista SP2. In reality, Vista SP2 is very solid and on my higher end machine I love it. My laptops however have gone on to Win7. I’ll eventually switch to Win7 on my desktop too, but honestly, I’m in no rush. Vista runs great on it and I’m not ready to toss VPC2007 or Dreamscene yet.

I will however also concur, with the BC capability I’ve noticed in Win7, you can poke XP with a fork, it’s dead. There’s not a piece of hardware in my house I’d insult by putting XP back on it now.

By: JessicaD

JessicaD — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:52:14 +0000

Nelson,

To get your questions answered on the most common challenges around application compatibility when coming from a legacy operating system, why changes were made along the way, compatibility technologies inside the OS and methods for getting incompatible applications to run on Windows 7, please go here: http://tinyurl.com/yfa2yyz

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team

By: Bryan Burnham

Bryan Burnham — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:45 +0000

Im getting a laptop this weekend and I have found a way to convert xp to windows 7 without losing all of your info and you can switch back and forth with out using the virtual side

By: SEM

SEM — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:11:00 +0000

Just in time! OS-X is getting rid of Classic, and I was looking to get my virtual pc fix. Seriously, I’ll miss the strange, smiling Mac face from OS-9.

By: iPhone Apps Review

iPhone Apps Review — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:39:25 +0000

Virtual PC… nice to have, but not THAT exciting, to my mind… plenty of people already do it.

By: Brian Burke

Brian Burke — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:27 +0000

This is so you can run old programs that are broken because old programming API’s and functions aren’t used or are obselete. Alot of the posts here were about old web apps that only work in IE6. That is why this exists. It is not because Windows 7 can’t do things that XP can. it is all about old stuff.

By: iPhone Apps Review

iPhone Apps Review — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:29:49 +0000

Virtual desktops aren’t that exciting, and it’s sad that there are things that XP can do that Windows 7 can’t, but it is good that they realized the need and did something about it.

By: Css code

Css code — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:13:52 +0000

Does this mean I can install my printer under virtual xp?

By: Taxi advertising

Taxi advertising — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:59:07 +0000

Well, this is good news for all those folks who are reluctant to upgrade because of some software they may have. I know many parents will be happy to know they will be able to runs this kids jumpstart games without a hitch.

By: The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:59:53 +0000

Time for the network engineers point of view from the laptop…
XP Pro rocks. Serial cable support means no dicking around with USB adapters and then restarting Vista to release unsigned drivers to the kernel. Vista doesn’t have hyper terminal installed by default and installed third party terminal emulators regularly freeze up, or start behaving in a way that makes them unusable, usually requiring a reboot of the machine. I have seen this behaviour repeated on over 50 Vista machines so far and fully expect to see it over and over again. XP Pro machines NEVER have these issues.
As for IE6 Vs IE7/8 etc, most of the corporates I work for (in the UK, and all of them top 500 companies) use IE6 and have NO plans to move to IE7 or 8 due to very real application and security concerns which proper patching of IE6 sems to resolve.
I am going to try Windows 7 as it seems from the develpement blogs I read that it has serial port support as a part of the XP virtual machine. I can test it on my laptop as it has a serial port that is so necessary for us networking and comms guys. I tried Linux once… my Linux mad friend talking me through the driver install for the serial port/USB converter said it would take 8 hours to compile and be ready. Now as a Cisco engineer I like a CLI, but that hardly seems like the behaviour of an advanced, viable operating system…

By: Clarkson

Clarkson — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:26:24 +0000

Hint: hello, you’re an idiot. Enjoy your Mac fanboy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:03:29 +0000

Well, it’s a moot point for my own website, which is scripted to block IE of any flavor.

Don’t like it? Use a damned standards compliant web browser. Every Acid test IE goes through fails miserably. I’d rather develop for standards, not for the monopoly dujour. Don’t like it? Tough. It’s typical Microsoft EEE.

By: Spike

Spike — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:47:24 +0000

You guys seriously don’t understand the world of web development, the companies that make the websites don’t get to dictate what they support, the people who pay them to develop solutions are who get to dictate what we develop for, and IE 6 is still heavily used in corporate enviroments. Just because you at home, or in your small business office upgrade, doesn’t mean large corporations IT staff is willing to upgrade to somethign they’re not familiar with. You do realize banks still use mainframes that don’t support encryption, and transmit all data on their lans in plaintext? Why would we even care about a browser when we have other woes like that rampant in IT?

By: The things that are better left unspoken : How to install Windows XP Mode for Application Compatibility

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:33:18 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:22:54 +0000

Whoop-de-do. Now give me a real reason why Windows 7 is any good? (I tried the RC, and I still see nothing there that’s give Linux a run for its money, above or below the hood.)

Oh, and any serious IT guy wouldn’t waste time with Windows. Unless they’re one of those A+tards.

Give me a good reason aside from “games” that I should consider Windows over Linux. (And I’m a hardcore power user, so you’ll have to dig deep to find anything Windows is better than Linux at doing, of which I doubt there is anything.)

By: Casper

Casper — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:03:46 +0000

I tried to install Windows 7 RC on my home computer running XP Pro using an old EIDE 40 Gig hard drive I had laying around (not willing to waste a good hard drive for windows 7 testing), but it would not finish installing. It got to setting up registry and then said it had and error and to restart to try again. It wouldn’t ever finish installing Windows 7. It may be that old hard drive doesn’t work right anymore, but it may also be that my computer isn’t good enough for Windows 7. At any rate I love my computer it does everything I ever want to do with no problems, so i will be using XP Pro until I build a new computer (which will not happen in the next 2-3 years at least). I love XP Pro and I don’t see the point in spending money I dont have to waste on a new OS when I have one that works already. my system is:
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 OC to 2.9 Ghz (stable with Prime95 for 48 hour test)
4 Gigs of Corsair RAM in dual channel
750 GM SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Hard drive
ATI Radon 4850 OC’d

By: Black Jesus

Black Jesus — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:01:11 +0000

The problem with Linux on the desktop that I have always had is the lack of adherence to basic ideas that users have had as the basis of the computer user experience. Things like standardization of installers that you double click the file and get a wizard that walks you through setting up an app, and being able to completely configure your system without interacting with the CLI. Honestly, the moment a user has to use the CLI all the logic and help files are out the window. Every lay person i’ve met that used linux was fine until they want to use an app that wasn’t installed. The moment you tell someone to goto CLI and type SUDO aptget etc… they are done with linux. Until Linux developers decide to make the CLI completely optional like OSX, or Windows then Linux and will never become a desktop OS no matter how great it is for the knowledgeable computer user.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:08:32 +0000

I am in the track of Anti-IE6 Campaign.

My Question is….

Why one need to use an application that is not all safe to use and has some better updates like IE7, IE8 etc., with the latest MS-OS version ?

- Robin

By: ScRiPt3r

ScRiPt3r — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:14:57 +0000

They are probably very similar to the tech support specialists at cardinal health’s ‘technical support center’, who on a regular basis respond to our calls from the to them for help and/or support with “hold on, let me Google that and call you back…”