How to install XP on a Win7 system

Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.

Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.

That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
away.

Is this true?

Thank You!

Wayne

<> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.
>
> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
>
> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
> away.

If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
and 16 bit apps in that VM.

But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
support most 32b software.

On 1/12/2012, posted:

> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.

> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.

> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
> away.

> Is this true?

> Thank You!

> Wayne

I assume that you have a licensed copy of XP to install.

It's possibly easiest to install a virtual machine and install that
licensed copy of XP inside the VM (if you have Pro, then just take
Seth's advice).

For one thing, it becomes easy to share data between the host system
and the virtual (client) OS.

I use VMware Reader, which is free. There are others, free and not.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
<> wrote:

>
><> wrote in message
>news:...
>>
>> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
>>
>> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
>> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
>> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
>> away.
>
>If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
>licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
>and 16 bit apps in that VM.
>
>But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
>support most 32b software.

Agreed. To the OP, don't even consider dual booting until you try
Quickbooks and see for yourself that it won't run. I'm thinking it'll
install and run just fine without any tricks.

--

Char Jackson

I have a 3 Os boot machine windows xp pro
windows 7 ultimate and ubuntu


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"Char Jackson" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>><> wrote in message
>>news:...
>>>
>>> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
>>>
>>> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
>>> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
>>> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
>>> away.
>>
>>If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
>>licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
>>and 16 bit apps in that VM.
>>
>>But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
>>support most 32b software.
>
> Agreed. To the OP, don't even consider dual booting until you try
> Quickbooks and see for yourself that it won't run. I'm thinking it'll
> install and run just fine without any tricks.
>
> --
>
> Char Jackson

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
<> wrote:

>
><> wrote in message
>news:...
>>
>> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.
>>
>> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
>>
>> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
>> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
>> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
>> away.
>
>If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
>licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
>and 16 bit apps in that VM.
>
>But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
>support most 32b software.
>


To run 16-bit legacy software requires Windows 7 Pro 32-bit plus MS
Virtual PC 2007.

Windows 7 Pro 64-bit only support the newest version of MS Virtual PC,
and supports 32-bit and 64-bit software only.

Hope this helps clarify the issues.

IMHO,

MJR

In article <>,
says...
>
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
> <> wrote:
>
> >
> ><> wrote in message
> >news:...
> >>
> >> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.
> >>
> >> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
> >>
> >> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
> >> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
> >> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
> >> away.
> >
> >If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
> >licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
> >and 16 bit apps in that VM.
> >
> >But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
> >support most 32b software.
> >
>
>
> To run 16-bit legacy software requires Windows 7 Pro 32-bit plus MS
> Virtual PC 2007.

Not exactly - Windows 7 Pro 32-bit will run most 16-bit software just
fine. Windows 7 64-bit, however, will not and requires either XP Mode
(for Pro/Enterprise) or some other virtual machine, such as VMWare,
Virtual PC, etc. running a 32-bit version of Windows (or pure DOS, for
the hard-core).

>
> Windows 7 Pro 64-bit only support the newest version of MS Virtual PC,
> and supports 32-bit and 64-bit software only.

If you are saying that Windows 7 64-bit won't run 16-bit software
natively, that is correct. However, the version of XP Mode that comes
with Pro/Enterprise runs a 32-bit copy of XP so it is capable of
running 16-bit software. Same with MS Virtual PC, assuming a 32-bit
version of Windows is installed there of course.

--
Zaphod

"So, two heads is what does it for a girl?"
"...Anything else he's got two of?"
- Arthur Dent (to Trillian, about Zaphod)

On 1/17/2012, TheGunslinger posted:
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
> <> wrote:

>>
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.
>>>
>>> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
>>>
>>> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
>>> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
>>> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
>>> away.
>>
>> If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
>> licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
>> and 16 bit apps in that VM.
>>
>> But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
>> support most 32b software.
>>


> To run 16-bit legacy software requires Windows 7 Pro 32-bit plus MS
> Virtual PC 2007.

> Windows 7 Pro 64-bit only support the newest version of MS Virtual PC,
> and supports 32-bit and 64-bit software only.

> Hope this helps clarify the issues.

> IMHO,

> MJR

Perhaps the free emulators, which run on lower versions of Windows 7,
will support 16-bit programs.

I am running VMware player on Win 7 Pro x64 and was running it on Win 7
Home Premium x64, but I had and have no 16-bit software to test.

Caveat: officially, you must have a legitimate license for the older
version of the OS if you use VMware or its competitors.

Advantage: even on this 7 Pro system, I am happier with VMware and my
Win XP license than I was with XP Mode on Pro.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 1/17/2012, Gene E. Bloch posted:
> On 1/17/2012, TheGunslinger posted:
>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
>> <> wrote:

>>>
>>> <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.
>>>>
>>>> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
>>>>
>>>> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
>>>> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
>>>> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
>>>> away.
>>>
>>> If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
>>> licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
>>> and 16 bit apps in that VM.
>>>
>>> But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
>>> support most 32b software.
>>>


>> To run 16-bit legacy software requires Windows 7 Pro 32-bit plus MS
>> Virtual PC 2007.

>> Windows 7 Pro 64-bit only support the newest version of MS Virtual PC,
>> and supports 32-bit and 64-bit software only.

>> Hope this helps clarify the issues.

>> IMHO,

>> MJR

> Perhaps the free emulators, which run on lower versions of Windows 7, will
> support 16-bit programs.

> I am running VMware player on Win 7 Pro x64 and was running it on Win 7 Home
> Premium x64, but I had and have no 16-bit software to test.

> Caveat: officially, you must have a legitimate license for the older version
> of the OS if you use VMware or its competitors.

> Advantage: even on this 7 Pro system, I am happier with VMware and my Win XP
> license than I was with XP Mode on Pro.

And while I was typing the above, Zaphod Beeblebrox posted a reply
which gives more and better info on this subject.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

In article <>,
d says...
>
> On 1/17/2012, TheGunslinger posted:
> > On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:46 -0500, "Seth"
> > <> wrote:
>
> >>
> >> <> wrote in message
> >> news:...
> >>>
> >>> Understand that Win 7 installed on an XP system works fine.
> >>>
> >>> Have a new Lap with Win 7 - wud like to add XP to "service" older SW.
> >>>
> >>> That said, if I upgrade a Win 7 Hm Pre to Win 7 Prof, it is said that
> >>> the Win 7 Prof supports XP (32bit) applications (not ready to buy
> >>> Quickbooks, for example). Then having, requiring two OS on same goes
> >>> away.
> >>
> >> If you go Pro you get "XP Mode" which is basically a pre-configured (and
> >> licensed) copy of XP that runs as a VM (virtual machine). You can run 32
> >> and 16 bit apps in that VM.
> >>
> >> But Quickbooks (as per your example) should run as it is 32b and Win7-64
> >> support most 32b software.
> >>
>
>
> > To run 16-bit legacy software requires Windows 7 Pro 32-bit plus MS
> > Virtual PC 2007.
>
> > Windows 7 Pro 64-bit only support the newest version of MS Virtual PC,
> > and supports 32-bit and 64-bit software only.
>
> > Hope this helps clarify the issues.
>
> > IMHO,
>
> > MJR
>
> Perhaps the free emulators, which run on lower versions of Windows 7,
> will support 16-bit programs.
>
> I am running VMware player on Win 7 Pro x64 and was running it on Win 7
> Home Premium x64, but I had and have no 16-bit software to test.
>
> Caveat: officially, you must have a legitimate license for the older
> version of the OS if you use VMware or its competitors.
>
> Advantage: even on this 7 Pro system, I am happier with VMware and my
> Win XP license than I was with XP Mode on Pro.

Gene, what is it about VMWare that you like better than XP Mode? I've
been meaning to give VMWare a try, but haven't had that "killer
feature" moment to compel me to do so.

--
Zaphod

Voted "Worst Dressed Sentient Being in the Known Universe" for seven
years in a row.