Virtual Windows XP (AKA XP Mode)

Although Windows has included the Program Compatibility Wizard and Compatibility tab to help older programs to run properly under the current version of Windows since Windows XP, these features are not always able to help older applications to run. While Windows 7 continues to offer these features, some editions can also use a better way to run older Windows applications: XP Mode.

XP Mode at a Glance

XP Mode (also known as Virtual Windows XP) enables some editions of Windows 7 to run Windows XP in a virtualized window, and to run individual Windows XP-compatible apps in a virtualized environment directly from the Windows 7 Start menu.

XP Mode is supported by the following Windows 7 editions: Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise.

By providing an actual Windows XP environment, as opposed to an emulation of Windows XP as provided by the Program Compatibility Wizard and Compatibility tab in a program's properties sheet, XP Mode enables business programs that require 100% Windows XP compatibility to run within Windows 7. XP Mode enables Windows XP-compatible programs to be launched directly from the Windows 7 Start menu. You can also pin XP Mode programs to the Taskbar or Start menu in Windows 7.

XP Mode also enables you to use peripherals (such as older scanners and multifunction devices) that are not supported by Windows 7; you can run them in XP Mode and save the output to locations accessible to both XP Mode and Windows 7

To use older versions of Windows utilities such as Internet Explorer 6 supplied with Windows XP, launch a windowed or full-screen XP Mode virtual machine and run programs within it.

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