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From: Carlos on 15 Dec 2009 07:10
Richard,
Thanks for the tip!
Carlos

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Carlos,
>
> If the programs installed in XP Mode do not publish automatically, make sure
> that the programs shortcuts are in the All Users/Start Menu/Programs folder.
> I have had to manually move them over from my personal account for some
> programs that were designed for Win95/98.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience & Security
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95D5A5E8-5D33-4EBD-A844-11ECF0FF5AA9(a)microsoft.com...
> > Dan,
> > 32-bit applications installers will point to Windows 7 x64 without
> > offering
> > you the choice of XP mode.
> > You have to install 32-bit apps inside the Virtual Machine (boot into
> > virtual xp and then install).
> > From my experience, some apps "publish" themselves in Windows 7 menues
> > while
> > others not.
> > Those that publish themselves "out" of the VM can be run from Windows 7
> > without launching the VM.
> > Please note that Windows XP mode runs only in 16-bit color by design (no
> > 24-bit or 32-bit).
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> >> hello,
> >>
> >> Short question: Can I run 32-bit applications in Windows 7
> >> professional's Windows XP Mode, even if there is no 64-bit driver
> >> available? Does this actually mean that if an application ever ran in
> >> Windows XP, there is absolutely no doubt that it will run on Windows 7
> >> (either on Windows 7 64bit, or in the Windows XP Mode)?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I try to figure out if I can recommend a client to go to Windows 7
> >> Professional in 64bit version, while he still has some older software
> >> that might or might not have 64bit drivers.
> >>
> >> The way I understand Windows XP mode is that it is running in a 32bit
> >> Virtual PC. So, the issue of not having 64bit drivers for a certain
> >> application is not really a problem, right? I just set the application
> >> up to run in Windoes XP Mode. The application would appear to run like
> >> any other native 64-bit application. Correct?
> >> How difficult is this to set up? If I install a 32-bit application, will
> >> it give me the option to have it setup in Windows XP Mode? Or are there
> >> additional configuration steps necessary?
> >>
> >> I've never seen this in Windoes 7 so far (in that sense, I'm a newbie).
> >> I played around with VMWare on XP and Vista(also Windows 2003 server and
> >> 2008 server), and it has similar features. Though I have to install the
> >> applications on the VMWare guest and then configure it to run as window
> >> on the host. Kind of complicated for my client.
> >>
> >> The clients environment includes applications that are pretty localized
> >> to the Swiss market. At least, none of them can be found in teh Windows
> >> 7 compatibility center.
> >>
> >> thanks for any pointer.
> >>
> >> dan
> >> .
> >>
>
> .
>
From: RICHYIII on 2 Jan 2010 19:47
I have a question regarding Windows Virtual Machine: Win XP mode:
I have a 32 bit application (Corsix Mod Studio) that ran fine in 32 bit
Vista. I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate (halaluia) 64 bit. Now
i get an error that files are missing when i start Corsix Mod Studio. If i
install XP mode 32 bit with Windows Virtual Machine, will I be able to use
this program again???

Thanks,

RichyIII


"Dan" wrote:

> Thanks everybody who answered. You all gave me important input.
> With those hints I was able to dig deeper into the documentation found
> on the internet. I concluded that I will first test Windows 7 64bit over
> a time. I will recommend the client to go with 32bit until I have more
> practical experience.
>
> Thanks again
> Dan
>
> .
>
From: Dan on 3 Jan 2010 04:28
I did some testing in teh meantime and I have, so far, not found any
software that would not run in Win XP Mode (if it worked fine in XP before).

The only issue I've had was that Win XP Mode would not get an IP address
from my DHCP server. I finally gave up and assigned a fixed address.

dan


On 03.01.2010 01:47, RICHYIII wrote:
> I have a question regarding Windows Virtual Machine: Win XP mode:
> I have a 32 bit application (Corsix Mod Studio) that ran fine in 32 bit
> Vista. I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate (halaluia) 64 bit. Now
> i get an error that files are missing when i start Corsix Mod Studio. If i
> install XP mode 32 bit with Windows Virtual Machine, will I be able to use
> this program again???
>
> Thanks,
>
> RichyIII
>
>
> "Dan" wrote:
>
>> Thanks everybody who answered. You all gave me important input.
>> With those hints I was able to dig deeper into the documentation found
>> on the internet. I concluded that I will first test Windows 7 64bit over
>> a time. I will recommend the client to go with 32bit until I have more
>> practical experience.
>>
>> Thanks again
>> Dan
>>
>> .
>>

From: David Kerber on 4 Jan 2010 15:30
In article <42820951-7C2B-4E33-98FA-DFC2BADFB319(a)microsoft.com>,
RICHYIII(a)discussions.microsoft.com says...
>
> I have a question regarding Windows Virtual Machine: Win XP mode:
> I have a 32 bit application (Corsix Mod Studio) that ran fine in 32 bit
> Vista. I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate (halaluia) 64 bit. Now
> i get an error that files are missing when i start Corsix Mod Studio. If i
> install XP mode 32 bit with Windows Virtual Machine, will I be able to use
> this program again???

Probably. I'm not familiar with that particular package, though.

From: Bobby Johnson on 4 Jan 2010 18:04
You should be able to use Virtual XP to run the program.

Most of the time when you get errors that files are missing when running
an older program on 64-bit Windows it's because the program is looking
for it's support files and they're not where the program is looking for
them.


On 2010-01-02 19:47, RICHYIII wrote:
> I have a question regarding Windows Virtual Machine: Win XP mode:
> I have a 32 bit application (Corsix Mod Studio) that ran fine in 32 bit
> Vista. I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate (halaluia) 64 bit. Now
> i get an error that files are missing when i start Corsix Mod Studio. If i
> install XP mode 32 bit with Windows Virtual Machine, will I be able to use
> this program again???
>
> Thanks,
>
> RichyIII
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