Hi is there a way to run Win Xp old programs in 7 home premium? that XP thing doesn't support it tried to download it no go, thanks.
Virtual PC 2007 or Virtualbox. I went back to VPC 2007. It's a lot easier to use than VPC 6.1 that Xp mode requires and all you lose is direct USB support. Virtualbox does that a lot better anyway. Xp mode was kind of a pain and had some security issues that made me uneasy about using it. I couldn't make it work with a LUA so I had a virtualized Xp system in administrator mode with complete access to a Windows 7 system in a limited account. Now I have both VPC 2007 and Virtualbox Xp VMs that are much more isolated from the host system and work fine in a LUA.
They are running win 7 home premium i believe, i tried virtual PC 2007 said compatibility pop up wouldn't run ......Failing that i guess buy XP machine. The programs are on disc forgot the names but like a few. I wonder why MSoft only made the XP mode for Professional and above?. I will try the other Virtual program thanks
maddawgz, You could install WinXP to the same HD and dual boot. You will need a boot manager, eg BootIt Bare Metal.
VPC 2007 will run fine in Windows 7 either 32 or 64 bit. If you have VPC 6.1 installed, you get that message. You need to completely uninstall it. It is installed as a Windows update and not an application and you will need to look at the uninstall menu for Windows updates to remove it. That option is on the side of the uninstall menu in the control panel under "View Installed Updates.
