XPMode will actually run in a VMWare session, I'm told. It will not run in
earlier versions of Virtual PC, and I have no information on Virtual Box.As
for rating Windows VPC against those? It entirely depends on what you're
trying to accomplish. WinVPC does a good job within its design
limitations -- better IMHO than any of the alternatives. But it isn't a
general purpose virtualization solution for all scenarios.
Both Windows VPC and XPMode were created to solve a very specific problem -
program compatibility of older business applications with Windows 7. The
virtualized hardware inside the VM is not really ideal for high end games,
and I doubt it's the solution there.
I would be astonished if direct support for Linux distros was included in
Windows VPC, since there is no design requirement to do so.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel
"karthikbalaguru" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am exploring Windows Virtual PC
> along with XPM(Windows XP mode)
> in Windows 7.
> The XPM is a virtual machine package
> for Windows Virtual PC. It allows
> Windows XP apps to run in a virtual
> environment alongside the Windows 7
> apps in same desktop. The concept
> of using the same desktop sounds
> very interesting & good !!
>
> XP Mode enables the ability to run many
> older Windows XP business and
> other applications . But what about the
> earlier versions support ? I wonder the
> need for XPM in Windows 7 that too
> specifically w.r.t XP ?
>
> XP Mode applications run in a
> Terminal Services session in the
> virtualized Windows XP, and are
> accessed via Remote Desktop Protocol
> by a client running on the Windows 7 host.
> Is XPM just to demonstrate the usage
> of same desktop for virtualization ?
>
> Will XPM good for high end games in XP ?
>
> How is it be rated against Vmware and
> other virtualization technologies ?
>
> How is it rated against VirtualBox ?
>
> Will it support linux in the future upgrades ?
> Any ideas ?
>
> Thx in advans,
> Karthik Balaguru
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