(Unofficial) Windows 7 RC Build Out

[Dr Nick]

XP is the best, thats why W7 has this XP mode

Also, http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10234073-64.html

My Pentium D doesn't support it.

Another reason to get a new motherboard and case.

[sdavis117]

I use Dark Basic for my programming needs, and it didn't work in W7 (or Vista for that matter). But I found a fix that involves getting a new .dll file and setting Dark Basic in XP Compatibility mode. But I must say that it would have been much easier just to have been able to use a "Mini XP" as you may call it, instead of having to jump through loops and hurdles to get it to work.

[InnerGoat]

http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up...e-in-windows-7


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[Rook]

I don't get that VM shit. If you need XP just keep XP

[sdavis117]

I don't get that VM shit. If you need XP just keep XP

It's for Businesses that need the newest technology to make themselves look fancy, but also have XP specific software.

[AAA]

XP Mode is pain in the ass. I hope they fix things before the final comes out.

Things like this make me glad there's such thing as a beta.

[Dr Nick]

The default themes are pretty cool, here's my current background!

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...9/05/img24.jpg

[Rook]

It's for Businesses that need the newest technology to make themselves look fancy, but also have XP specific software.

Seems like a waste of time and money

[Nick]

Seems like a waste of time and money

Not really.

I'm too tired to get into the details, but basically businesses will want to upgrade to Windows 7 from XP because:

- It has better tools for IT support, which will reduce support times and costs.
- It has better network administration features and functionality which allow businesses to have stricter control over employees' computers.
- It is more secure out-of-the-box with significant improvements to security since XP.
- It has new remoting and caching features when connected with Windows Server 2008 R2 (you probably don't understand what this means, but in short this is important to businesses that have telework setups).
- It has a few application virtualization solutions built into it (again, you probably don't get it, but it's important).

Essentially, there are a lot of reasons for businesses to want to upgrade, but some simply cannot function without software that was written for XP and cannot / will not be updated to work with Windows 7. To solve that problem, XP Mode makes it so all of the benefits of Windows 7 can be realized while still maintaining compatibility with XP-only software within the same desktop experience (i.e. XP applications run in the same task bar as Windows 7 applications).

And remember ... that's the short version.

Nick

[Cortexian]

I'm still missing the point where this is so much better than a regular VM... Also, I keep getting random "Hardware Disconnected" sounds on my laptop while using the RC.