{"id":24840,"date":"2011-09-29T07:39:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T12:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=24840"},"modified":"2011-09-29T07:39:32","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T12:39:32","slug":"windows-secrets-newsletter-using-windows-7%e2%80%b2s-xp-mode-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/windows-secrets-newsletter-using-windows-7%e2%80%b2s-xp-mode-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Secrets Newsletter: Using Windows 7\u2032s XP Mode \u2014 step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20110126windowssecrets.jpg\" alt=\"windows secrets\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Fred Langa\/Windows Secrets Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a sure-fire way to keep your oldest Windows applications alive while living in a Windows 7 world?<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find it with Win7\u2032s XP Mode, a free and fully functional version of XP Professional SP3 that runs entirely inside Windows 7. And even if you don\u2019t have ancient apps to support, you gotta admit: keeping XP around for those times you want to indulge in a bit of nostalgia is pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p>XP Mode is a free add-on for Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise \u2014 Win7 Home Premium and Starter don\u2019t qualify. For those versions, or in any case where Microsoft\u2019s XP Mode doesn\u2019t work, there are other alternatives I\u2019ll discuss at the end of this article.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 7\u2032s XP Mode runs within a virtual PC (VPC). It\u2019s not a dual-boot setup, which lets you run only one OS at a time; a VPC lets you run a second operating system within your current OS, giving you access to both simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>In a VPC, all the hardware (video boards, hard-drive controllers, etc.) an OS needs is emulated or moderated by the VPC\u2019s software. In Win7\u2032s XP Mode, the virtual hardware boots and runs XP Pro SP3 within a Win7 window (see Figures 1 and 2). 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