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How to start a Windows XP Virtual PC application using Powershell from Windows 7?
This is a shortcut target of an application I launch from Windows 7 that starts a program in Windows XP Mode.
%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe ...
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How do you set the number of network adapters in Windows XP Mode?
I'm running Windows XP Mode VM from Windows 7.
On the VM window, if I select Tools -> Settings, and then click on 'Networking' I see the number of network adapters is set to 1, and the dropdown ...
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Can I launch a shortcut from Windows XP mode? [closed]
OK so I've installed apps and they run fine in Windows 7 from XP mode. Now, I have an OLD 16 bit DOS app that has a shortcut which contains a reference to the program itself along with some command ...
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how to permanently set hostname for sqlplus?
I have the following situation:
a windows 7, 64-bit OS;
in which I have an Oracle 10g setup;
on top of Win 7 - XP Mode;
in which I have Oracle 11 client.
As I try to connect to the Oracle ...
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How can I use the computer name in this situation?
I have the following scenario:
Windows 7 64-bit, hosting an XP Mode, on the host machine there is Oracle 10g installed.
On the XP Mode there is Oracle Client installed.
From XP Mode I am able to ...
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How to force shut down a hibernated Virtual PC?
How do i shut down a hibernated Virtual PC?
i have a virtual machine (Windows 7 XP Mode) that is hibernated:
i would like to shut this virtual machine down.
The help has a link that explains ...
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How can I change the keyboard layout in XP mode?
I'm running the Japanese windows XP mode in an English Windows 7, and because the Japanese XP Mode is interpreting my (US) keyboard's scancodes as a Japanese keyboard. How can I change the scancode ...
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Network Performance in Win 7 - XP Mode
Are there any tips and tricks for improving the performance of the Network Adapter for XP Mode?
Specifically:
I am using my XP Mode VM exclusively for browsing a web application hosted on the host ...
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How to Enable Integration features on a Virtual XP Mode connected to a domain
I have the Virtual XP Mode running on my Windows 7 x64 since quite a while and never had a real problem. Just when I added the Virtual XP Mode to our domain (my host PC has always been on the domain) ...
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Why aren't my XP Mode applications showing up in the 7 start menu?
I did the install inside XP Mode and everything appears fine there. The application icons are in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs location (I'm aware that per-user icons ...
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Can I run a program in XP mode with multiple separate monitors?
I am running a program in Windows XP mode that needs two separate monitors. The program works, but I can't figure out how to send the second screen to a different monitor.
Is this possible?
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Changing the location on disk where XP Mode VHD file is stored
Using Windows 7 x64, my boot disk is an SSD. I'd like to reserve it for Windows 7 programs, and locate the XP Mode VHD on a second standard HD. Can that be done? After creating XP Mode, can I shut ...
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Win7 XP Mode SQL Server 2000 Windows Authentication Query Analyzer
Does Windows Authentication to SQL Server 2000 not work from within Windows 7 XP Mode?
Unable to log into SQL Server 2000 instance on a Windows 2003 server with Query Analyzer using Windows ...
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XP MODE: the time on this PC and the current time on the network are different
Some folks were monkeying around with the Time service and Kerberos on our Windows 2003 network domain controllers last night, and today I cannot boot up XP Mode on my Windows 7 desktop. I've rebooted ...
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how to share Windows XP My Documents with current user of Windows 7 XP Mode on another PC
I am using XP Mode on my new PC running Windows 7 Pro SP1. My old PC is running XP Pro. I would like to get access to the old PC's My Documents folder from within XP Mode on my new PC.
If I ...
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I can't get XP Mode to run on Windows 7 Enterprise x64 - it just keeps reinstalling
I'm trying to install Windows XP Mode on my work PC, a machine running Windows 7 x64 Enterprise. However, every time I try to run it, it disappears and re-installs itself.
Here's the sequence of ...
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Can A Virus In Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 Infect the Host
I'm setting up a computer and am just curious if Windows XP Mode can become infected with a virus that will harm the Windows 7 host?
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Does Windows 7's XP mode require hardware virtualization? What are the requirements to run XP mode?
Does Windows 7's XP mode require hardware virtualization?
This old post indicates hardware virtualization is required, some articles say it no longer is. Do I need a CPU with hardware ...
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How to seamlessy run 16-bit Software in Windows7 XP Mode Virtual PC that doesn't “Install”
OK, so here's my situation:
I'm running a new Windows-7 64-bit PC, but I have to run some old 16-bit work database software on it.
So I've set up Virtual PC XP Mode in general and that is fine in ...
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Virtual PC changing user
I have Windows Virtual PC running XP Mode.
On a current local user <Mark> I have put the PC on a domain <mydomain>.
Virtual PC works but I struggle to get the image I have working on the ...
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Windows 7 XP mode missing driver, “Virtual PC Integration Device”
I have XP Mode installed fine, but the shipped Windows XP installation is too heavy. I tried to install a light XP using my ASUS Eee PC.
After installation, I have to install a few missing ...
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Networking DOS within Windows 7 XP Mode, with a Windows XP/7 Networked Share
For awhile now, one of my clients has been stuck with Corel Paradox 4.0 (it used to be the biggest database system in the DOS days, until Microsoft released Access in the early 90's) so for awhile ...
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How to hibernate seamless windows XP mode under windows 7?
My windows XP mode runs seamlessly under windows 7. i.e., applications are opened on windows 7 desktop, and there is no virtual PC desktop.
I want to hibernate the virtual machine, but there are no ...
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copy to XPMode very slow
When copying files (~1MB) from the host machine (W7 x64 Ultimate) to XPMode, the copy is very slow - ~8KB/s.
Copying the file to an actual network share (using explorer running on the host machine), ...
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Create a new, clean XP-mode Windows Virtual PC instance
I have an XP-mode VPC that I've installed some things on. How can I create a brand new instance or clear this one back to the default state from the template? I thought if I tried to create a new VPC ...
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Windows XP Mode won't start in WIn7 64 bit. Server Execution failed
I am using Win7, without SP1 yet, and trying to run Windows Virtual PC. My pc works fine with VMWare Workstation, and the BIOS has hardware virtualization enabled. The MS tool that detects hardware ...
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Same Windows XP Mode VHD on two Windows 7 machines
I have 2 machines I use regularly for work. One is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and the other is Windows 7 Pro 32-bit. One or two pieces of software I still need for work need to be run in Windows XP Mode ...
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Why can't Windows 7 64 bit run 32 bit programs?
From what I understand of it, the architecture hasn't changed as much as it did from 16 bit to 32 bit so why do we need XP mode and the like to run 32 bit apps in Windows 7 64 bit?
Or have I ...
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Windows 7 XP Mode USB Scanner
I have a Windows 7 machine with a legacy scanning program. I have my virtual XP machine setup and working with the software, but I'm having issues getting XP mode to see the Fujitsu fi-4120, Windows 7 ...
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Restore XP mode
I started getting an error going into XP Mode
Could not enable integration features.
I uninstalled and then reinstalled XP mode, and I can get in now, but forgot I had some important files on ...
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Change display resolution and do full screen for apps from Windows 7 XP Mode?
I'd like to run some semi-old children games on my Windows 7 x64 machine, but they were made for the Win16 API which is gone from Windows x64. Thus, I have installed the games in XP Mode, which works ...
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Restoring Windows XP mode
I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed on my laptop but use XP mode for many applications on it, is it possible to return an application in XP mode to an earlier restore point in just XP mode or does the ...
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Accessing SQL Server in Windows XP Mode Virtual Pc
I have a laptop running 64bit Windows 7 Ultimate. I created a Virtual PC using Microsoft XP Mode. I've installed SQL Server 2000 on the Virtual Machine.
I have SQL Server 2008 R2 installed on the ...
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Where does “Windows XP Mode” store the location for the VHD and VMC files?
On Windows 7 my Windows XP Mode if fouled up but I have alternate (backup) .vmc, vhd files.
However, I'm not sure where to copy them to or (even better) how to let Windows Virtual PC "know" which ...
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Windows XP mode suddenly claims hardware does not support virtualization
I have a PC system with a AMD X2 dual-core processor and Windows 7 professional.
I am using Windows XP mode to use a scanner that doesn't have Windows 7 drivers. This used to work fine.
But all of a ...
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All I want is copy and paste
This is really frustrating. I have a Windows 7 virtual machine inside a Windows 7 host. I can bring it up fine and it works great, but copy and paste between guest and host does not work.
So go I ...
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How to connect to service running in XP mode from Windows 7 host?
I'm trying to setup a process to run in XP mode and be contacted from the Windows 7 host.
I created a loopback in Windows 7 and set my XP mode VPC to use that as it's network adapter.
I set a ...
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Windows Virtual PC, multi-core possible?
I have a PC based on a "Intel i7 975". My OS is "Win7 Ultimate 64bit", and I have installed "Windows Virtual PC" + "XP Mode". My problem is that only ONE core is virtualized, so, can I virtualize two ...
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Can't connect to VPN in Windows XP mode
I have Windows 7 x32 installed on my laptop. I have also Windows XP mode installed.
My setup is that my work-remote programs are in Windows XP mode because my VPN installer in Windows XP only.
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Explain this: I use an application that runs faster in XP Mode than it does when run from the host Windows 7
The application was developed (elsewhere) in Visual FoxPro 7 and 9. It runs locally, but accesses data on the server for some operations; when it does this, there are huge delays if the application ...
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Using Windows 7 XP Mode for games
I have Win 7 (x64) at home and I want to play some old games (specifically Lands of Lore 3, but also some others). This game does not work properly on Win 7, and there are no patches that I'm aware of ...
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Is there a way to pin a virtual PC VHD to the Windows 7 taskbar?
I have a virtual HD for Windows XP mode, and wanted to pin it to the task bar.
However, trying to pin the shortcut to the VHD file actually pins the "virtual machines" folder instead. Clicking on it ...
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xp mode in windows7 won't work
i have downloaded and installed the xp mode file in windows7 pro. it installs ok but there is no executable and no shortcuts to start it, i have gone into the bios and turned on virtulisation but i ...
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Enable Integration Features does not seem to work
I double clicked on the an existing .vmc of Windows 7 and it brought up the Windows Virtual PC that comes with the Windows 7 ultimate edition.
It runs fine, however, I can't seem to enable ...
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Convert partition to Virtual Disk image
I have a 250 GB HD with a XP partition. I partitioned the XP Box to 112 GB, since the max Virtual PC can load is 127 GB.
I have a new motherboard and can't load into the partition, so I am using ...
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Does Windows XP Mode require its separate serial/license?
I just did a Windows Anytime Upgrade from Home to Ultimate. Which to my surprise was very quick and smooth. Anyways, I want to install Windows XP Mode to help with answering questions related to ...
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How can I reinstall Windows XP mode?
My Windows XP VM is full of stuff I was testing and don't want on it. I figure that I would just reinstall it.
Can I just download the same files from the Microsoft website and it will overwrite ...
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Virtual PC XP mode cannot start: “library not registered”
When I try and start Windows Virtual PC --> XP Mode I get the error "cannot start windows virtual pc host process" ... "library not registered"
Can't work out why.
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Windows 7: Recover password from Windows XP Mode
Are there any tricks to recovering the password from a virtual machine running Windows XP running in "Windows XP Mode" on Windows 7?
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Windows xp mode on windows 7 suspends with no mouse movement
I am using a dos application in a windows xp mode virtual machine. When I start the app it runs fine, but if I stop using the mouse, the program will stop running until I move the mouse. It doesn't ...
