Windows 7 Professional 64bit + Windows XP Mode 32bit: can I run 32-bitapplications with no 64-bit drivers?
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From: Dan on 14 Dec 2009 11:13 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 |