Run Applications in XP on Windows 7

Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate versions targeted towards businesses will now include a free copy of software Microsoft is calling Windows XP Mode. Providing the ultimate software compatibility Windows XP Mode is based on Virtual PC and allows you to run applications in a Windows XP virtual machine but they appear on your desktop as a normal desktop application. When a application is running in Windows XP Mode, I comes with the XP window look!

Windows XP Mode applications also appear separately in the Start Menu as shown below:



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