XP Mode Questions


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OK. So I got XP Mode up and running very quick and quite easy. Three questions.

1) I'm operating under the assumption that I can "install" programs as if it were actual XP? If so, where do they get installed?

2) I'm getting a warning that I have no AV installed? Do I need one installed? It won't recognize my Avast install on Win 7?

3) When I click "computer" in 7 it doesn't see all my media card readers and such yet they show up in XP Mode. Is this an issue for either 7 or XP Mode??

XP Mode:

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Win 7:

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Thanks in advance for any help/advice

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All applications you want to use in XP mode must be installed inside the XP Virtual Machine.

Also Windows XP NEEDS its own Anti-Virus.

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All applications you want to use in XP mode must be installed inside the XP Virtual Machine.

Also Windows XP NEEDS its own Anti-Virus.

Thanks. That's what I though. Sorry if these seem like stupid questions, all this virtual machine stuff is new to me.

Appreciate it. smiley_thumbsup.gif

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3 is probably because you have Windows 7 set to hide empty drives. XP Mode just maps all your drives and doesn't have the ability to hide those that have no cards inserted.

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3 is probably because you have Windows 7 set to hide empty drives. XP Mode just maps all your drives and doesn't have the ability to hide those that have no cards inserted.

Thanks. I didn't even know an option to hide empty drives existed in Win 7. :blush:

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I wonder, can you install active sync under XP mode? I need to for rom upgrading.

EDIT:

On second thought I'll just try it myself. That's the best way to find stuff out.

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