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A Mixed Review For Windows 7's XP Mode

Posted by timothy on from the weak-solution dept.

The Register writes "If one thing excited people more than the disclosure of the Windows 7 Release Candidate's availability, it was the news of Windows 7 XP Mode. The Reg's Tim Anderson gave Windows XP Mode a mixed report in his review of the Windows 7/Virtual PC combo. Overall, the level of integration is excellent and Windows XP Mode showed strong potential. However, responsiveness of applications was sluggish and the seamless integration between Windows 7 and XP proved confusing."

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  1. Re:I wish I could run Ubuntu 9.04 in 8.10 mode. by Drinking+Bleach · · Score: 3, Informative

    "sudo aptitude install virtualbox-ose"

    Install 8.10 and the guest additions, enable seamless mode, boom, it's the exact same thing Microsoft is doing with Windows XP on Windows 7