Windows 7 is a pretty slick platform, however I had some older software that was not compatable with Windows 7.
I searched for and found a free download called XP Mode Virtual PC.
It works great, so now my machine will operate in either platform. The cool thing is that it even stores an Icon in your Windows 7 start menu for the programs you install in XP mode. Just click the Icon and it automatically starts the program in XP Mode. It just runs on top of Windows 7 in another window.
Really nice and works very well indeed...
Windows 7 Will Soon Be History
Now that it works MicroSoft is introducing a New Windows Version. It will fix all the old problems, just trust them, again.
Paul in PA
What version of Windows 7 do you have? The professional version or the home version. I understand that the home version does not come with the xpmode option. Have you added the download to a version other than the professional one? I am probably going to purchase a computer this coming year your input is of great value.
Robert
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate N version. However, it looks like any version can run the XP mode, take a look at the link in my original post. Click the link and look halfway down the page where it allows you to select your version of Windows 7.
For example, I have some older Trimble sofware that I just use from time to time. Trimbles tech solution was to upgrade and told me that my version absolutely could not be run on a Windows 7 platform. However, XP Mode is a very good workaround that they never mentioned as a possibility.
I was a true blue XP fan, but after using Windows 7 it would be hard to go back to XP only. 7 is much slicker for the end user.
I hope this helps.
hmmm.... If I select the Home Premium 64 bit version, it says "You are not eligible to download Windows XP Mode. You must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode. To upgrade visit Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade."
So, nothing has changed. You still have to have the Pro or higher version to get it.
Oh, ok that settles it, I just saw it on the list and assumed it was available.
This makes a great case for purchasing the pro, ent. or ultimate versions of Windows 7 if you are looking to purchase in the future.
Windows 7 Will Soon Be History
That sounds a lot like what Apple's "Mac vs. PC" ads were saying back when Win7 was first coming out. I notice those ads weren't aired for long before the whole campaign was pulled...
> For example, I have some older Trimble sofware that I just use from time to time. Trimbles tech solution was to upgrade and told me that my version absolutely could not be run on a Windows 7 platform. However, XP Mode is a very good workaround that they never mentioned as a possibility.
The would be TGO, I presume. The answer being to buy TBC at, what, $3k a pop?
I've been using Windows 7 64 bit for a year now, including XP mode for TGO. While there are still a few issues regarding compatibility with old program and finding drivers for some peripherals I just can't see buying a new computer with XP on it.
> That would be TGO, I presume. The answer being to buy TBC at, what, $3k a pop?
I recall that one of the XP Service Packs broke TGO, causing it to produce incorrect vector results. I immediately applied the TGO patch when it became available, so I'm not familiar with the details. However, I wonder if anyone has vetted Windows 7 XP compatibility mode to determine whether or not this might be an issue again.
That plus Pathfinder Office, PO works flawlessly.
It sure beats the cost of upgrading.
> > That would be TGO, I presume. The answer being to buy TBC at, what, $3k a pop?
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> I recall that one of the XP Service Packs broke TGO, causing it to produce incorrect vector results. I immediately applied the TGO patch when it became available, so I'm not familiar with the details. However, I wonder if anyone has vetted Windows 7 XP compatibility mode to determine whether or not this might be an issue again.
As far as I can tell any patch you would have used originally would apply in Virtual XP Mode. I have done a few updates and they all seemed to work first try.
We have TGO and it runs great in Win7. At first we had an XP emulator program I called the vitural encabulator to run TGO and our accounting program. We hired a guy ro rewrite the accounting program and he saw TGO and asked: "why do you have this here?"
"Because it won't run on Win7."
"Of course it will." he says.
He takes my computer and our young surveyor fresh out of college and sits down and ten minutes later fixes it; then the young guy goes to the rest of the computers and fixes them.
We were also having trouble getting activesync to work with the new Mobile device program and he fixed that also. So no more XP emulator. I have little idea how he did it, we spent quite a bit of time getting the emulator to work and he spent a few minutes getting rid of it.
I also have Trimmap and TSO but don't use them anymore. I'm not sure how they would work with Win7. I just have the old jobs stored so I can get old dc files and update to TGO.
> We were also having trouble getting activesync to work with the new Mobile device program and he fixed that also...
Mobile Device Manager (Activesync's new name for Windows 7) worked just fine for me with our TSC2's.
Yeah, our TSC2's work great now. We were going through XP to download them but now it isn't a problem in Win7. We also have a TSCe and it also is working. Win7 seems to be a good program.
Thank you all for the input, it pretty much confirms what I had been told. I have some programs that I would like to keep available that run in XP, so I guess my computer will include the higher versions(s) of Windows 7.
For Windows 7 Home Premium
There is a free program at vmware.com called VMware Player that will create a virtual machine on your Windows 7 Home Premium platform. However you do need to have your own copy of a previous version of Windows to load into it.
For Windows 7 Home Premium
> There is a free program at vmware.com called VMware Player that will create a virtual machine on your Windows 7 Home Premium platform. However you do need to have your own copy of a previous version of Windows to load into it.
Well that is interesting. What do you mean by a previous version of Windows? If a computer came with Win 7 Home Premium loaded on to it, would that work? Or do you need another, older OS?
For Windows 7 Home Premium
It probably would work. You can't mess anything up by trying it. If it doesn't register or anything else doesn't seem to be working right, just delete the virtual machine and try again. It should work for any version of Windows, or DOS for that matter.
Hi,
tried the download for a home version but got this answer
You are not eligible to download Windows XP Mode. You must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode. To upgrade visit Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade.
Nice from Microsoft!
Chr.
