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25th November, 2007 at 07:27:24 -

I didn't read all the posts, but you can simply install a Virtual Machine (free) off Microsofts website, install Windows XP on it, and you then have a nice copy of XP you can open or close when you wish!

 
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25th November, 2007 at 09:23:08 -

Shouldn't running it in XP compat mode be like running it in some virtual machine? It's only right that MS should progress. But even OSX can run OS9 apps through built in emulation.

Meh, I'm on XP so I can't really complain!

 
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25th November, 2007 at 09:35:55 -


Originally Posted by Dr. Jamesa Claus
Shouldn't running it in XP compat mode be like running it in some virtual machine?



Originally Posted by LIJI.
Other than disabling some features and faking the Windows version, compatibility mode doesn't do anything.



 
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25th November, 2007 at 10:39:12 -

It was more of a request

 
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25th November, 2007 at 10:40:26 -

Nah, Microsoft are too lazy.

 
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25th November, 2007 at 13:23:35 -

I don't know that much about this, but wouldn't a virtual WinXP run slower than the real thing?

 
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25th November, 2007 at 13:28:10 -

Yes, but as the hardware doesn't have to be emulated much (like an x86 processor that stays an x86 processor in emulation) it's still quite fast.

 
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25th November, 2007 at 14:04:49 -

I mean, try running a binary from one Linux distro on quite a different distro - much chance that it won't work unless you recompile the entire thing for that distro.

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25th November, 2007 at 14:31:54 -

Sorry, I tend to forget that those terms are less known by the public since less people use Linux.

 
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25th November, 2007 at 20:24:48 -

..OR I could just be a big dumbass

 
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25th November, 2007 at 21:24:13 -

Compatibility mode might not do much for most stuff, but there have been many cases where I've used it for things like older games for 95 that wouldn't work on XP and such. It does do something, and does tend to fix a lot of issues, such as a program not starting up like MMF on Vista. That's just not the case here.

 
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