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I canceled setup and re-ran it with most install options deselected, and this time, it completed. With the help of Windows XP mode, users can run and launch older Windows XP programs directly from a Windows 7 desktop even if the program in not compatible with Windows 7. To use Windows XP Mode, you need to download and install Windows XP Mode, and Windows Virtual PC, the program that runs virtual operating systems on your computer. Even downloading and mounting the official SP3 ISO did not fix it. All in all, this application can be useful for providing support for old and outdated applications in Windows 7. Unfortunately, setup came with a dialog asking for the Windows XP SP3 CD in order to modify protected files. Some companies run old versions of Microsoft Office in order to support existing macro-based applications, so I found an old Office 2000 CD and ran setup.
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Once that is done, it is a matter of running your new Virtual XP and installing applications. When you run Virtual Windows XP for the first time, a wizard asks you to specify a password and settings for auto-update and that is about it, though there is a lengthy pause while the application configures its integration features. Our Microsoft loaner Dell M1330 ticks all the boxes, so after fiddling with the BIOS, I installed both products. 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. Presuming your PC does support it, which means a trip into the BIOS to enable hardware virtualization, Microsoft also recommends a minimum of 2GB RAM on the host PC and 15GB drive space for each XP instance. Windows XP Mode : to launch the 'Windows XP Mode' virtual machine Click on 'Windows XP Mode'. Pick the Windows 7 virtualization settings