shockersh Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 So I just installed it and played around with XP mode. Not bad however, I'm a little worried about having to manage a new xp machine and patch it etc.. on each of my windows 7 desktops! anyone play with it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Of course i've played with it. I understand what your saying. Sure, you get a free xp machine but it's still 1 extra machine you need to manage, patch, support, protect etc... in the long run. It is nice however in that old applications which would normally require App. compat testing can now easily be installed in the XP VM however, that being said I think there is more draw backs in the long run. It's an age old problem for OS makers. They can make the latest and greatest however they don't control all the drivers, and other 3rd party software. It was probably the best idea at the time... Personally, I hope the final implementation of XP mode completly removes the XP interface and creates some sort of Softgrid bubble around the legacy software that requires XP for compatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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