Once you've installed an application via Windows XP Mode, it will appear in both the Windows XP Mode list and the Windows 7 list, so in future you can open it directly from Windows 7. So, in effect, you are running the older operating system in a virtual environment inside Windows 7. This is because the add‑on is exactly that: a disk image of a pre‑installed and activated copy of Windows XP with SP3, along with 'virtualization' software. This downloadable add‑on ( runs in a separate window on the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise desktop, much like another application, but, while in Windows XP Mode, you can access your CD/DVD drive, install applications and save files as if you were using Windows XP. Since Windows 7 was built on the same code as Vista, it could have suffered from the same incompatibilities with older software, except that, this time around, Microsoft incorporated 'Windows XP Mode'. SOS contributor Martin Walker replies: When Microsoft released Windows Vista, it was largely compatible with applications originally written for Windows XP, although some refused to run, and some of the earlier ones wouldn't even install. What does this mean and, as a musician, should I be concerned with it?
I was recently adjusting the BIOS settings on my PC, hoping to improve performance, and noticed the following option: 'Virtualization Technology - VMM can utilize hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology'.
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