[ale] OT "1 step forward, 2 steps back"

Scott Castaline skotchman at gmail.com
Mon May 17 15:55:59 EDT 2010


On 05/17/2010 03:42 PM, Michael Trausch wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-05-17 at 15:31 -0400, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>> Software compatibility?
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> Shouldn't be a problem unless they're only including "Home" versions;
> Windows 7 Professional and up comes with the ability to download a
> version of Virtual PC for free that will use the Intel or AMD
> virtualization extensions and will run a 32-bit Windows XP Professional
> inside of it.  It will then permit you to install applications using the
> Windows XP Mode and show them seamlessly in the Windows 7 start menu.
> Such applications will appear obviously in a Windows XP-style window.
>
> 	--- Mike
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Mike, it is the Professional version. The exact wording is and I quote 
from the ad "Windows 7 Professional (Includes downgrade to Microsoft 
Windows XP Professional).


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