Is all software running on XP compatible with 7 or is there a list of what software is and isn’t compatible?
>>>Is all software running on XP compatible with 7 or is there a list of what software is and isnt compatible?<<<
Most software is, but you can run the upgrade advisor and it will let you know.
I’ve installed it on about 30 machines so far and with very few exceptions, everything just works. I can certainly recommend it. You should have hardware made in the last 4 or so years, older than that and you’re going to start to run into issues.
Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B544E90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&displaylang=en
“XP Mode consists of the Virtual PC-based virtual environment and a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). It will be made available, for free, to users of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions via a download from the Microsoft web site. (That is, it will not be included in the box with Windows 7, but is considered an out-of-band update, like Windows Live Essentials.) XPM works much like today’s Virtual PC products, but with one important exception: As with the enterprise-based MED-V (Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization) product, XPM does not require you to run the virtual environment as a separate Windows desktop. Instead, as you install applications inside the virtual XP environment, they are published to the host (Windows 7) OS as well. (With shortcuts placed in the Start Menu.) That way, users can run Windows XP-based applications (like IE 6) alongside Windows 7 applications under a single desktop.”