Re: Re: Windows 7   
     By: Sean Dennis to TOM WALKER on Wed Jun 11 2014 12:22 pm   
      
    SD> Also, a lot of older XP programs simply will not function correctly in   
    SD> Windows 7 or 8, even using "compatibility mode".  I had a problem with a   
    SD> lot of amateur radio software and older games.   
      
    SD> (That's why I got tired of Windows and switched to Linux, but that's   
    SD> another story entirely. :)   
      
   Win7/Pro comes with "XP Mode" which is basically WindowsXP in Virtual Machine.   
   (Licensed, so no need to fiddle with/remember keys)   
      
   Nice because it lets you open programs directly from the host OS without   
   opening the Guest desktop. I use it to run Paradox 3.5 at my office, works   
   great, can even print parallel to a networked printer.   
      
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