karthikbalaguru wrote:
> Hi,
> I am exploring Windows Virtual PC
> along with XPM(Windows XP mode)
> in Windows 7.
> The XPM is a virtual machine package
> for Windows Virtual PC. It allows
> Windows XP apps to run in a virtual
> environment alongside the Windows 7
> apps in same desktop. The concept
> of using the same desktop sounds
> very interesting & good !!
>
> XP Mode enables the ability to run many
> older Windows XP business and
> other applications . But what about the
> earlier versions support ? I wonder the
> need for XPM in Windows 7 that too
> specifically w.r.t XP ?
>
> XP Mode applications run in a
> Terminal Services session in the
> virtualized Windows XP, and are
> accessed via Remote Desktop Protocol
> by a client running on the Windows 7 host.
> Is XPM just to demonstrate the usage
> of same desktop for virtualization ?
>
> Will XPM good for high end games in XP ?
>
> How is it be rated against Vmware and
> other virtualization technologies ?
>
> How is it rated against VirtualBox ?
>
> Will it support linux in the future upgrades ?
> Any ideas ?
I have found that because of certain limitations I have not been able to
work around (at least on 64-bit Windows 7 running XPMode) - VMware works
better. For example - if you have an ironkey stick drive - you can use it
with VMware running Windows XP - but not on the same machine inside an
XPMode session.
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