Any problems with Windows 7 XP mode?

[Porte Rouge]

I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am looking

at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP mode so I

can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run

XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even

work?





Thanks



Porte

 

[DL]

It doesn't necessarily follow that programs designed for WinXp will not run

when installed on Win7. I have a number that run fine.



"Porte Rouge" wrote in message

news:12638f82-90da-428e-9862-81ed57f5af80@b21g2000vbh.googlegroups.com...

> I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am looking

> at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP mode so I

> can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run

> XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even

> work?

>

>

> Thanks

>

> Porte

>

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Wed, 19 May 2010 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT), Porte Rouge

wrote:



> I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am looking

> at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP mode so I

> can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run

> XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even

> work?







Sorry, your assumption is not correct. *Most* programs written in the

days of XP will run under Windows 7, and will run well. Only an

occasional one won't run at all or will run with some problems.



The reason XP mode exists is to take of those few programs for which

Windows 7 is a problem. Yes, it works.



To find out which of your XP programs will run and which won't,

download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor at

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor





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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

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[Porte Rouge]

On May 19, 2:18 pm, "DL" wrote:

> It doesn't necessarily follow that programs designed for WinXp will not run

> when installed on Win7. I have a number that run fine.

>

> "Porte Rouge" wrote in message

>

> news:12638f82-90da-428e-9862-81ed57f5af80@b21g2000vbh.googlegroups.com...

>

> > I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am looking

> > at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP mode so I

> > can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run

> > XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even

> > work?

>

> > Thanks

>

> > Porte



The most important programs are Photoshop, Lightroom, Quickbooks Pro.

Do you think they would run in windows 7?

 

[Porte Rouge]

On May 19, 3:02 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"

wrote:

> On Wed, 19 May 2010 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT), Porte Rouge

>

> wrote:

> > I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am looking

> > at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP mode so I

> > can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run

> > XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even

> > work?

>

> Sorry, your assumption is not correct. *Most* programs written in the

> days of XP will run under Windows 7, and will run well. Only an

> occasional one won't run at all or will run with some problems.

>

> The reason XP mode exists is to take of those few programs for which

> Windows 7 is a problem. Yes, it works.

>

> To find out which of your XP programs will run and which won't,

> download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor athttp://windows.microsoft..com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup



Great, thanks Ken.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Wed, 19 May 2010 12:33:03 -0700 (PDT), Porte Rouge

wrote:



> On May 19, 3:02 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"

> wrote:

> > On Wed, 19 May 2010 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT), Porte Rouge

> >

> > wrote:

> > > I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am looking

> > > at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP mode so I

> > > can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run

> > > XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even

> > > work?

> >

> > Sorry, your assumption is not correct. *Most* programs written in the

> > days of XP will run under Windows 7, and will run well. Only an

> > occasional one won't run at all or will run with some problems.

> >

> > The reason XP mode exists is to take of those few programs for which

> > Windows 7 is a problem. Yes, it works.

> >

> > To find out which of your XP programs will run and which won't,

> > download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor athttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>

> Great, thanks Ken.





You're welcome. Glad to help.





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[Twayne]

In news:i3d8v5975s3p22s1eboru0g56n0jv0l03u@4ax.com,

Ken Blake, MVP typed:

> On Wed, 19 May 2010 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT), Porte Rouge

> wrote:

>

>> I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I

>> am looking at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro

>> 32 bit and XP mode so I can use my XP software a little

>> longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't run XP ware since they

>> offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow? Does it even work?



Have the Dell Precision T3400 here loaded with many dev apps; no problems,

nothing slow. After awhile, installed straight XP Pro/SP3, removed the extra

RAM and see no speed differences. Got both sets of media with the machine,

so ... can go back to win 7 if MS decides somehow to shut down XP.

Have another, same machine, where Dell pre-installed XP SP3 for me and

that's the same; see no diffs between the two except it only came with 4 Gig

of RAM. I wanted 3 Gig, but the sticks have to be in pairs in this machine.



HTH,



Twayne`



>

>

> Sorry, your assumption is not correct. *Most* programs

> written in the days of XP will run under Windows 7, and

> will run well. Only an occasional one won't run at all or

> will run with some problems.

>

> The reason XP mode exists is to take of those few programs

> for which Windows 7 is a problem. Yes, it works.

>

> To find out which of your XP programs will run and which

> won't, download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor at

> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

 

[Doum]

Porte Rouge écrivait

news:ef1532f7-3c82-4b92-8d31-c8d08bc3273e@z33g2000vbb.googlegroups.com:



> On May 19, 2:18 pm, "DL" wrote:

>> It doesn't necessarily follow that programs designed for WinXp will

>> not r

> un

>> when installed on Win7. I have a number that run fine.

>>

>> "Porte Rouge" wrote in message

>>

>> news:12638f82-90da-428e-9862-81ed57f5af80@b21g2000vbh.googlegroups.com

>> ...

>>

>> > I would like to ask XP users a question about Windows 7.I am

>> > looking at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/ Windows 7 pro 32 bit and XP

>> > mode so I can use my XP software a little longer. I am assuming Win

>> > 7 won't run XP ware since they offer an XP mode. Is XP mode slow?

>> > Does it even work?

>>

>> > Thanks

>>

>> > Porte

>

> The most important programs are Photoshop, Lightroom, Quickbooks Pro.

> Do you think they would run in windows 7?

>



Yes, they should, I have a desktop and a laptop with Windows7 and I only

had a USB device that didn't work.

 

[Frank]

On May 20, 6:13 pm, "Twayne" wrote:

> Innews:i3d8v5975s3p22s1eboru0g56n0jv0l03u@4ax.com,

> Ken Blake, MVP typed:

>

> > On Wed, 19 May 2010 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT), Porte Rouge

> > wrote:

>

> >> I would like to askXPusers a question aboutWindows7.I

> >> am looking at a Dell Vostro 3400 laptop w/Windows7 pro

> >> 32 bit andXPmodeso I can use myXPsoftware a little

> >> longer. I am assuming Win 7 won't runXPware since they

> >> offer anXPmode. IsXPmodeslow? Does it even work?

>

> Have the Dell Precision T3400 here loaded with many dev apps; no problems,

> nothing slow. After awhile, installed straightXPPro/SP3, removed the extra

> RAM and see no speed differences. Got both sets of media with the machine,

> so ... can go back to win 7 if MS decides somehow to shut downXP.

>    Have another, same machine, where Dell pre-installedXPSP3 for me and

> that's the same; see no diffs between the two except it only came with 4 Gig

> of RAM. I wanted 3 Gig, but the sticks have to be in pairs in this machine.

>

> HTH,

>

> Twayne`

>

>

>

>

>

> > Sorry, your assumption is not correct. *Most* programs

> > written in the days ofXPwill run underWindows7, and

> > will run well. Only an occasional one won't run at all or

> > will run with some problems.

>

> > The reasonXPmodeexists is to take of those few programs

> > for whichWindows7 is a problem. Yes, it works.

>

> > To find out which of yourXPprograms will run and which

> > won't, download and run theWindows7 Upgrade Advisor at

> >http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -



Are you running Win 7 32-bit or 64-bit home or pro? Thanks.



Frank Lardino

 

[undisclosed]

I thought that perhaps some information on Windows XP Mode might help in

your conversation. It is true that many programs will work with Windows

7, including QuickBooks 2010 which is officially compatible. For those

that will not work, there is the Windows XP Mode feature. It opens

apps in a window that looks like Windows XP, with the performance speed

of Windows 7 Pro. There's a video demo at 'bit.ly/Win7ProXPMode'

(http://bit.ly/Win7ProXPMode) and more detailed info at

'bit.ly/WinXPMode' (http://bit.ly/WinXPMode).





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