Cool thanks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-
> boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:18 PM
> To: hwg
> Cc: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
> Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday?
>
> It's stripped of features and AFAIK only does winxp but is better
> integrated.
>
> So vmware and parallels are much more robust for advanced and general
> purpose. Virtual xp is just there to ensure compatibility with win7.
>
> The virtual xp thing is going to come with one of the win7 versions
> for free.
>
>
> -------------
> Brian Weeden
> Technical Advisor
> Secure World Foundation
>
> On 11-Jul-09, at 4:13 PM, "Gary" <gm...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Is the virtual as good as vmware?
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-
> >> boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:05 PM
> >> To: hwg
> >> Cc: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday?
> >>
> >> Yes, it is like any other virtual appliance. In that regard. Apps
> >> installed in win7 do not show up in virtual xp unless you reinstall
> >> them again. But system devices and drives do.
> >>
> >>
> >> -------------
> >> Brian Weeden
> >> Technical Advisor
> >> Secure World Foundation
> >>
> >> On 11-Jul-09, at 3:48 PM, "Gary" <gm...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Do those apps run in win 7? Do apps installed in win 7 show up in
> xp
> >>> or is
> >>> it like any virtual?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-
> >>>> boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:49 PM
> >>>> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday?
> >>>>
> >>>> Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that
> >>>> comes
> >>>> with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well.
> >>>> What's so
> >>>> cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all
> users,
> >>>> they
> >>>> show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7
> >>>>
> >>>> ---------------------------
> >>>> Brian Weeden
> >>>> Technical Advisor
> >>>> Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org>
> >>>> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada
> >>>> +1 (202) 683-8534 US
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner
> >>>> <stei...@pacbell.net>wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Yeah me too.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC
> >> as
> >>>> well.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at
> >>>>> all.
> >>>> :)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming
> >>>>> rig
> >>>> for
> >>>>>> months now... and it rocks.
> >>>>>> I'm stoked!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> JRS
> >>>>> stei...@pacbell.net
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Facts do not cease to exist just
> >>>>> because they are ignored.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >
