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Windows 7: Say Goodbye to XP Downgrades - Microsoft - 0 views

www.channelinsider.com/...oodbye-to-XP-Downgrades-667644

shared by John Lundin on 11 May 09 - Cached
  • More often than not in business deployments, one of the first things done with a new PC is to downgrade from Windows Vista to the more popular Windows XP
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 11 May 09
       
      ...and this doesn't send a message about the platform component of architecture to MSFT?
  • running XP as a primary operating system opens a system up to security ills
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 11 May 09
       
      ...and these would be....?
  • A word of warning: Anyone looking to run Windows 7 XP Mode should make sure that their CPU supports virtualization
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  • the systems available today feature CPUs that support AMD-V or Intel VT virtualization
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 11 May 09
       
      ...so buy a new license and buy a new computer... this is getting kinda expensive compared to 'keep my old machine and run my app'...
  • Windows 7 XP Mode, Microsoft is clearly on the right path to reduce the need for Vista or XP on new systems. With some bug fixes and polishing, XP Mode can be a viable alternative to virtualized versions of XP on other platforms
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 11 May 09
       
      ...this is beginning to sound like the Intel Itanium processor (remember the x86 virtual mode?)... only on the OS side. This repackage of Vista with is only compelling if there are critical appls that operate under the 'new & improved' platform... so far all I see is the "new"...
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