This week, Microsoft made the XP Mode RC available to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate users. Most Virtual Machine emulating software has not offered support for Aero previously, including Microsoft's own Virtual PC 2007. Now, thanks to the powerful set of "Integration Components" in Windows 7 Virtual PC and the enhanced, updated version of Remote Desktop in 7, we can now have the full Aero Glass experience in Windows 7 Virtual Machines, provided the host can handle Aero, and has it enabled.
The folks over at Redmond Pie explain in detail how to get aero in your Windows 7 virtual machines;
Here's how to get it:
This assumes you already have Windows 7 installed on your PC in Virtual PC.
Step 1: Enable Aero on your host machine.
Step 2: Install the latest version of "Integration Components" into your Windows 7 VM.
Step 3: On Windows Virtual PC, choose Tools->Enable Integration Features.
Step 4: Your VM will now be logged off. Log-in again and you will now have fully-featured Aero glass enabled VM running Windows 7!
Extra Step: If aero still doesn't appear, use the same process you would use to enable Aero on your host machine inside the VM. Go to Personalization, and pick one of the "Windows Aero" themes to enable it.
This process will work on any Windows 7 PC running the Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate SKU.
Maybe I'm not fully understanding what you're trying to say... but it sounds like you just said "Remote Desktop Protocol was available in Windows XP Home and Windows Vista Home Premium"... which is completely wrong...
Remote Desktop CLIENT is available in all OS's... hosting is only available in Pro / Business / Ultimate versions, and always has been.
Ditto.
I stopped reading Engadget due to that crap.
And what does this have to do with the above article?
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VMWare does not support Aero in Vista or 7.
Maybe this new "feature" from MS will give them some ideas...
If you're using it to test different versions of a single application, you could have several VMs running the same OS as the host.
so basically its about running windows 7, on windows 7 , to test out apps?
I don't know and I don't much care, to be honest. I was answering the question about using a guest OS that's the same as the host.
From VMWare's knowledgebase:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsite...ernalId=1010544
I agree, hopefully VirtualBox will get this feature soon as well.
Agreed. Virtualization isn't just about running other OSes just for the fun of it. For most people (beyond the mere hobbyist, that is), it has more to do with isolation than anything else.
Win. Total win.
Last edited by Imran Hussain on 07 Aug 2009 - 10:09
There is more then just Aero in this:
XP Mode is a method to provide better compatibility in Windows 7!
XPM will provide 100% compatibility with Windows XP!
* You can now attach USB devices to Windows XP Mode applications directly from the Windows 7 task-bar. This means your USB devices, such as printers and flash drives, are available to applications running in Windows XP Mode, without the need to go into full screen mode.
* You can now access Windows XP Mode applications with a "jump-list". Right click on the Windows XP Mode applications from the Windows 7 task bar to select and open most recently used files.
* You now have the flexibility of customizing where Windows XP Mode differencing disk files are stored.
* You can now disable drive sharing between Windows XP Mode and Windows 7 if you do not need that feature.
* The initial setup now includes a new user tutorial about how to use Windows XP Mode.
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