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    Windows 7 "Sid Meier RailRoad" 's problem

    I am running Win7 64bit, Q6600 CPU, 8G Ram with ATI4870 display card. I love the game "Sid Meier Railroad" and still wish to play it, tried several method such as running in XP service Pack 2, win95, win98 and even win2000 compatiable mode, BCDedit string editing, largeaddress aware patch for...
  2. Windows 7 Outdated hardware and drivers

    I have a small issue with a USB ADSL modem that I need to run. There are no drivers for this for W7 so I was thinking that if I could run W7 in XP mode I may be able to get around this issue. However when in XP mode the driver will not load at all it just bombs out ;)
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    Windows 7 Windows XP mode On Windows 7 , can i browse to the documents thru 7?

    When using windows XP mode in windows 7, can i browse to the documents using windows 7 explorer? also, do I need to install graphics drivers or virus software if its already on my 7 ?
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    Windows 7 "XP Mode" = simply VirtualPC + WinXP guestOS ? Seamless or full VM?

    I am thinking about buying Win7 but want to clarify the feature "XP Mode". As you know Win7 Home contains in contrast to Windows 7 Pro no "XP mode". So I wonder what exactly this "XP mode" is. If I take Win7 Home then install VirtualPC and install WinXP inside as a guestOS VM. Is this the...
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    Windows 7 where does the folder for the xp mode virtual machine live?

    Since I have never been able to get the windows backup to work, I have been copying directories to an external drive manually. I would like to know if there is a folder that holds all the xp mode stuff that I can include in my backup process?
  6. Windows 7 Sperate Traffic via 2 NICs

    I apologize if this has already been posted or answered. So what I have is Windows 7 Professional with XP Mode enabled. I have 2 NICs connected to the same subnet. What I am wanting to do is have all Windows 7 network/Internet traffic use Nic A and all XP Mode network/Internet traffic use Nic...
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    Windows 7 No printers in XP Mode

    It was my understanding that the availability of printers to programs in XP Mode would be seamless, This morning I tried to print from WordPerect 12 installed in XP Mode and there were NO printers I tried Quattro PRo and Microsoft Word, all in XP Mode, with the same results. Cannot remember...
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    Windows 7 Widoze 7 Virtual Machine Solution Sort

    I have just purchased a new machine with Windoze 7 64 bit OS. I must say everything is pretty much running perfectly - more than happy. I use a lot of industrial software and generally the manufacturers are way behind the times with operating system compatability. Drivers and programs are...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 with XP mode not recognizing USB 2.0 port.

    Hello, We would like to get our Panini Vision X check scanner working in XP mode inside Windows 7. Unfortunately as I begin the installation for the check scanner in XP mode I get the error in picture #1. The error is that a USB 2.0 port is not found so the installation will not continue...
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    Windows 7 USB Scanner not recognized in XP Mode (or in win 7)

    I used to be able to attach my old USB scanner inside the virtual XP Mode PC. Now it will not show up under the USB attach/detach button. Outside the virtual PC under Win 7 ultimate, it shows up in device manager as unknown device. The scanner does not have a driver for Win 7 (I know this)...
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    Windows 7 Virtual PC does not work

    Hi all :)! Hi have a problem that it is stalking me. I have a machine with Windows 7 Professional with Virtual PC installed, the last time I used it (with XP Mode) it worked perfectly, but now when I execute Virtual PC nothing happens, but the process shows up in the task manager. The same...
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    Windows 7 XP Mode and hardware drivers

    Can anyone tell me if XP mode will be the solution to this scenario: I have a midi/audio controller (Tascam US-428) which is no longer supported, hence no drivers for Windows 7 However, the software that I use in conjunction (via USB) with the controller (Cubase) runs fine in Windows 7...
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    Windows 7 35 mm Scanner installs in Win7 64 bit but not in XP Mode???

    We were very pleased to see our Plustek Opticfilm 7500AI jump through all the hoops of installation into Windows 7 Pro 64 bit environment. Problem is that our Photoshop CS2 is installed in the Virtual Machine > XP Mode. So what could be simpler? We just had to install the scanner again inside...
  14. Windows 7 Windows xp mode in w7 help use usb device

    Hi. I have this problem, that windows 7 does not support my Aiptek Slim 3000 photo/cam device. I was able to use it back in windows xp. So i downloaded and installed windows xp mode, all is well. However, windows 7 can not use the device, is it possible to use it in windows xp mode? Any help...
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    Windows 7 help with windows xp mode needed

    Hi -- I installed windows xp mode on my new laptop and have been trying to install a program that runs on xp but in xp mode it won't read off the DVD drive. Any ideas? This is very frustrating as I upgraded to professional to use the xp mode and to be able to use these older programs. Thanks!
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    Windows 7 Problem installing program in XP mode

    Intel core 2 duo CPU E8400 @3.00GHz 3.00GHz 4.00GB ram Windows 7 professional 32-bit Being new to windows 7 I have installed virtual windows to run all my old XP programs. However, installing "Unreal 2" I get the following message: Please enable Direct3D acceleration. You can do this by...
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    Windows 7 ridiculously specialized question.

    or maybe not; as you can see i am n00bin it up over here. I just got and installed win7 on my laptop. so far so good, except i originally had problems with the system recognizing my video card and using direct3d. i downloaded the drivers for my card, and then reinstalled directx and things...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 32 Bit Enterprise - XP Mode resize problem

    Hello, I'm having a specific problem with XP Mode. When I change the size of XP Mode window it instantly get me logged off. After I change the size I have to login again in to XP mode. I mean It's a silly problem, couldn't find any solution anywhere, or anything remotely similar, so it...
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    Windows 7 Virtual Machine (32 or 64)

    Hello Guys, Iv read some information on different sites, but still not able to understand. My question is if i install Windows 7 Pro 64 but, will i get XP Mode 64 bit? As i need it to be 64Bit XP Mode, can someone please confirm. THank you
  20. Out of the box, Win 7 less secure than Vista

    Link Removed According to a well respected security firm, Microsoft’s flagship Windows 7 operating system is less secure in its default configuration that Vista. Trend Micros CEO Raimund Genes believes that Microsoft has put usability ahead of security: “I’m not saying...