Re: XyWrite and Windows 7
- From: Michael Norman <michael.norman@xxxxxxx>
- To: xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:14:43 -0500
At 11:53 AM 2/21/2010, you wrote:
--- On Sat, 2/20/10, Robert Orndorff <orndorffr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
2) Windows 7 64 bit professional or Ultimate > comes with a license
to use "XP Mode" (you have to > download it). XP mode is really
just a copy of Windows XP > running in a virtual machine inside of
64 bit Windows 7. > So in theory anything that runs on XP should
run in XP > mode.> > Of course the hardware requirements are higher
to > use XP mode. Here's the MS page on it: >
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/faq.aspx This is
not specific to Windows. Running any virtualization is going to
require maximizing your system "horsepower" (CPU and Ram), if you
seek to avoid an objectionable performance penalty. Jordan
Why not just run Win7 32 bit? From what I've read, the advantages of
64-bit, at this point, don't seem worth it for kind of work most on
the list do. I confess I'm trying to decide between 64 and 32.
Michael Norman
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