Windows XP operating system may be the best that have been owned by Microsoft. Even after Vista is made to replace the XP that does not appear to make a request to the operating system is the ebb. Some of the users and vendors to do their own protest and urged Microsoft to sell licenses to stay and extend support to the operating system is longer. Fortunately Microsoft is willing menyanggupi charges. The facts are talking XP more lightweight, stable and compatible with more devices than Vista.

Microsoft is aware of the many users with XP than Vista, then they throw a unique strategy for menggaet faithful XP users that want to use their latest operating systems, namely Windows 7 to include a feature called XP mode.

Features sebelummnya called Virtual Windows XP this is a virtual environment designed so that users of Windows 7 can run smoothly with applications that have previously run on Windows XP. Version of Windows XP that is used is equipped with SP 3 which was the last update on this operating system. Virtual PC technology that drives into the ability virtualisasinya, Microsoft purchased the technology from Connectix company in 2003.

Unlike other virtualization solutions, virtual environment does not separate with a special window, can run applications that integrates directly with Windows 7. You can see in the screenshot below how the Word 2003 application, which should only be run on the Windows XP version of the maximum, can be run side by side in one place with the Word 2007 environment in Windows 7.

By adding features that are associated with the compatibility problem is the lack of Microsoft would like to improve on the previous Vista, where compatibility problems arise with the application that is designed for operating systems XP and older version other.

Microsoft's Scott Woodgate said through blogs, "Windwos XP mode is designed specifically to help companies / small businesses to switch to Windows 7." Then it is said also, "Windows XP-Mode provides the flexibility to run many applications that have been productive in the old PC-based Windows 7"

Which is unfortunate dibatasinya use XP mode only on this edition of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate only. And itupun you must first download the application for free.

Microsoft says party will soon release a beta version of Windows XP and Windows Mode Virtual PC 7 for Windows Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate.

Some screenshots taken from the site WinSuperSite.com show how this mode XP installed and how the settings in Win7 and tested with a try to install and run Office 2003 applications. And later you will see how apliaksi running Office 2003 with Office 2007 simultaneously in one screen that shows the singularity of this virtualization technique.