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While has several built-in compatibility features that are designed to allow you to run most Windows XP applications right from within Windows 7, there are other older Windows XP applications that will not run in Windows 7 even with those built-in compatibility features. For these types of applications, Microsoft designed Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. Installing and using is a very straightforward operation. If you have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate and the CPU and if your PC has the necessary, then all you have to do is download and install Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC. Once you have Windows XP Mode up and running, you can install your XP applications in the Windows XP VM (Virtual Machine) just like you normally would. You'll then be able to launch your XP applications right from the Windows 7 Start menu.
While using and is pretty straightforward, there are some tips that you can employ to get the most out of this winning combination. In this edition of the and Report, I'll introduce you to some of these tips. This blog post is also available in PDF format in a free.
Working with Virtual Applications. By default, applications installed in the Windows XP VM are auto-published to the Windows 7 host. This means that your Windows XP applications appear on Windows 7's Start menu. You can then launch your XP applications without having to first load the Windows XP VM and then launch them from the virtual Windows XP's Start menu.
In order for a Windows XP application to be auto-published to the Windows 7 host, the application must be installed in the All Users profile in the Windows XP VM. However, not all applications are installed in the All Users profile by default. So, what if the application that you want to be able to run from within Windows 7 isn't auto-published? Or what if an application is auto-published and you really don't want it to be available from within Windows 7? Fortunately, you can take control of the auto-published using a couple of tips. If the XP application that you want to be able to run from within Windows 7 isn't auto-published, you can force it to be so simply by creating a shortcut to the application in the All Users profile in the Windows XP VM. When you do so, the application will be auto-published to the Windows 7 host.
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Access the Windows XP VM, right-click the Start button, and select the Open All Users command. When Windows Explorer launches, open the Programs folder.
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Once there, you can either drag-and-drop the shortcut from Windows XP's Start menu to the Programs folder or you can launch the Create Shortcut wizard, as shown in Figure A. Figure A By creating a shortcut to your application in the C: Documents and Settings All Users Start Menu Programs folder, the application will auto-publish to the Windows 7 Start menu. If an application is auto-published and you really don't want it to be available from within Windows 7, you can exclude it simply by moving the shortcut from the All Users profile to the XPMUser profile. That way it will still be available in the Windows XP VM but not in Windows 7. For example, I installed my vintage copy of in the Windows XP VM and it also showed up on the Windows 7 Start menu, as shown in Figure B. As you can see, not only did Paint Shop Pro 8 show up in Windows 7 Start menu, but so did Animation Shop 3 and the Uninstall Paint Shop Pro 8 utility. Since I really only want to be able to run Paint Shop Pro 8 from within Windows 7, I simply moved the shortcuts from the C: Documents and Settings All Users Start Menu Programs Jasc Sofware folder to the C: Documents and Settings XPMUser Start Menu Programs folder where I created a new Jasc Sofware folder, as shown in Figure C.
Figure B XP applications installed in the Windows XP VM show up on the Windows 7 Start menu. Figure C By moving shortcuts from the All Users profile to the XPMUser profile, you can remove auto-published applications from the Windows 7 Start menu. Accessing folders on the host.