![]() The Windows XP virtual machine appears and starts without problems. Once the Windows XP setup is complete, this window will close. Thanks to the integration features that are automatically installed in this virtual machine, you will automatically find the shortcuts of the applications installed in it in the Windows 7 start menu. However, Windows Virtual PC will probably not allow you to play old games (unlike other newer virtualization solutions like VMware Workstation). In fact, by default, Windows installation is generalized by Microsoft through sysprep, and the wizard will perform the rest of the configuration through an answer file (sysprep.inf).Īs you can see, you will be able to add applications (for example : programs that run on Windows XP, but that no longer work under Windows 7). In this case, the account will be password protected, but the integration features of Virtual PC will allow you to use this virtual machine without having to enter it.Ĭhoose whether you want to automatically install updates for Windows XP (knowing that anyway, this will never protect you 100% of hackers as the support of Windows XP is over).Īs you can see, the wizard will start the virtual machine in the background. ![]() This will remove the "Windows XP Mode" virtual machine, as well as its virtual hard disk, and restore both items to their original configuration.īy default, an account named "XPMUser" (for XP Mode User) will be created in this virtual machine.Įnter a password for this user and choose whether you want the password stored. Note : if you want to reset this installation of Windows XP one day, you will just have to uninstall the "Windows XP Mode" program installed on your Windows 7 PC, then reinstall it.
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