habitrailspace

lots of ppl who bought computer w/ vista switched to xp

i doubt xp mode fully compatible

im trying to say ppl who bought computer at the time with xp will expect to experience problems

so far those crack works fine or maybe for a period of time. by the time it doesnt work, u can always find a legit key. i dun support pirate. however, this is a free world.

pkphilip

I have been working with XP Mode extensively as I have to demo it to corp. customers. XP Mode is very different than compatibility mode, XP Mode consist of 2 components: XP Mode and Virtual PC. Because it is essentially a VM and it needs to have virtualization enabled on the hardware.

One example, with XP mode, old database programs that needs old versions of SQLs are now possible, MS Access and Foxpro now works flawlessly.

The thing is, I can acheive the same result by running VMWare on Vista; but now this comes free!

Q: Can I clean install with Upgrade media?
A: I have heard a lot of positive feedback from those received the W7 Upgrade Option, it is possible to do a clean install with upgrade keys. This mean the cost of getting W7 full is much lower.

Philip

habitrailspace

I have been working with XP Mode extensively as I have to demo it to corp. customers. XP Mode is very different than compatibility mode, XP Mode consist of 2 components: XP Mode and Virtual PC. Becaus ...
pkphilip 發表於 2009-10-28 00:23

im  talking online games / games which use low level access hardware

habitrailspace

i dunno what corp customers u r talking about. if airport, banking...etc using M$/Apple, we all died already

pkphilip

This is OT, but I am going to answer it.

Low-level access hardware? are you referring DOS based games? Unless your hardware and software is 6+ years old, then you will come into a problem. Online games does not require hardware access, just the browser. You have to be a bit more specific so that I can find out for you.

One of my larger corp customer includes BevCheck, the real estate board.

Sadly, the truth is... Windows is still the largest OS used in the globally. Your bank, airport, may very well still rely on Windows as terminals, and Unix/Solaris/BSD on the backbones servers. MS Exchange servers exist everywhere for corps that uses Outlook. It is a matter of choice for different setup. I am happy with MS Exchange Server 2008 and Snow Leopard Servers.

Philip

AAC

I'm using XP Media Centre for years, so, which W7 version should I go for ?
Thanks.

maldini

I have been working with XP Mode extensively as I have to demo it to corp. customers. XP Mode is very different than compatibility mode, XP Mode consist of 2 components: XP Mode and Virtual PC. Becaus ...
pkphilip 發表於 2009-10-28 00:23

So how do you perform a clean install with Window 7 upgrade keys?

Catpiano

Still ..  been sitting on my desk for a week .. my wife still hasn't installed W7....

maldini

I noticed there is a seal on top of the plastic case holding the Windows 7 dvd. Are you supposed to break the seal? Where is the serial key for installation?

maanmo

expect lots of incompatibility issues with old software
habitrailspace 發表於 2009-10-27 09:38

as i said before , if your computer is big enough to install windows 7, its big enough to install windows 7 on a
seperate partitions, sharing your computer with windows xp, or windows vista
there is no reason to replace windows vista or xp, with windows 7
at least , i dont think this is the way it should be done on business computer networks
no tech support people should come to your computer at work, and replace windows xp or vista with windows 7
they will just come and give you the options of booting up to xp, vista or windows 7

i have been testing windows 7 for many weeks now, naturally not by installing windows 7 in my main computers
but on computers i bought for $80, $200

instead of buying windows 7,   i was advised by people of the web to buy a $200 laptop, and download windows 7,
installing windows 7 is a good experience for everyone to go through,
there is no reason to wait for someone to do it.

and the oldest program for windows xp  that i use, still works pretty good on windows 7
that old little program being a cantonese input method