Virtualization programs such as Microsoft Virtual PC can help your business computers run older programs that require Windows XP. You can use Virtual PC to create a virtual machine that contains a ...

Although Windows Virtual PC is not a new product, it has been tweaked to effortlessly run an XP virtual machine inside of Windows 7. This is Microsoft's way of staving off potential problems of ...

Over the past few days -- since word of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went public -- Microsoft has provided so far only the barest of details about its planned Virtual XP Mode ...

To put it simply (as possible, it's not easy), Windows 7 runs as your main, host operating system. You have the option of having a virtual, free copy of Windows XP silently running in the background.

I tried using Microsoft's Virtual Desktop Manager, a PowerToy for Windows XP that lets you create as many as four separate desktops, but it's as buggy as an anthill, and offers no version for Vista.

XP Mode is a complete, licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 contained in a virtual hard disk (VHD) that runs under Windows Virtual PC. XP-mode enables you to run Windows XP from within ...

Unfortunately, Windows Virtual PC 7’s reliance on this very same RDP engine ultimately undermines the XP mode user experience. RDP is optimized for remote computing.

Microsoft Corp.’s decision to give some Windows 7 users a tool to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine may have been necessary to convince people to upgrade, but it could create ...

The document, called "Windows 7 Product Update - Key Changes Included in the Release Candidate," cites many refinements to existing features, but only the remote media streaming and XP Mode ...