Vista - General vista/XP questions

09-13-2009

Pc will be purchased with Vista with free upgrade to Windows 7. A
couple of questions..

1. I was told that Windows 7 will emulate XP so Xp programs can
run but the processor must be a dual and not and Intel
processor.. Hp words Clearly Iam missing something here.

2. If I load XP as second OS (which I have not done before)does
that mean I need say printer drivers for Window 7 and XP.

3. With two oses can both share the same application and
associated files ?. or must the application be loaded under each OS/..
Thanks in Advance.

**theog** · 09-13-2009

Hi Isc

Have a look at this link:

Windows 7 Forums

09-15-2009

Thanks for your reply it is helpful. Yet as always it brings up
other concerns.

Does volume mean disk participation, e.g., own volume means disk
must be participation and second OS loaded in that participation
and Say XP applications loaded in that participation?.

Some what related is can one boot up from scsi harddrive if
internal drive fails ?. In fact that makes me wonder if external
SCSI is were I could keep the second OS ?.

Again thanks Rich

Rick Rogers wrote:

Quote:

> Hi,
>

Quote:

>> 1. I was told that Windows 7 will emulate XP so Xp programs can run
>> but the processor must be a dual and not and Intel processor.. Hp
>> words Clearly Iam missing something here.

>
>
> Processor can be Intel or AMD, it's just that it must support
> virtualization. Read more:
> http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...windows-7.aspx
>
>

Quote:

>> 2. If I load XP as second OS (which I have not done before)does that
>> mean I need say printer drivers for Window 7 and XP.

>
>
> If you were to load XP as a second OS (either to its own volume or as a
> virtual machine), then yes you would need appropriate printer drivers
> for each.
>

Quote:

>> 3. With two oses can both share the same application and associated
>> files ?. or must the application be loaded under each OS/..

>
>
> The application folder can be shared if both OS's use the same version
> of the software (this is not always a possibility), but it still must be
> installed separately under both in order to create needed registry
> entries and to place appropriate files in system folders.
>

09-13-2009	#1 (permalink)
lsc n/a posts	General vista/XP questions Pc will be purchased with Vista with free upgrade to Windows 7. A couple of questions.. 1. I was told that Windows 7 will emulate XP so Xp programs can run but the processor must be a dual and not and Intel processor.. Hp words Clearly Iam missing something here. 2. If I load XP as second OS (which I have not done before)does that mean I need say printer drivers for Window 7 and XP. 3. With two oses can both share the same application and associated files ?. or must the application be loaded under each OS/.. Thanks in Advance.
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09-13-2009	#2 (permalink)
theog vista home premium 32bit 312 posts	Re: General vista/XP questions Hi Isc Have a look at this link: Windows 7 Forums
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09-15-2009	#3 (permalink)
lsc n/a posts	Re: General vista/XP questions Thanks for your reply it is helpful. Yet as always it brings up other concerns. Does volume mean disk participation, e.g., own volume means disk must be participation and second OS loaded in that participation and Say XP applications loaded in that participation?. Some what related is can one boot up from scsi harddrive if internal drive fails ?. In fact that makes me wonder if external SCSI is were I could keep the second OS ?. Again thanks Rich Rick Rogers wrote: Quote: > Hi, > Quote: >> 1. I was told that Windows 7 will emulate XP so Xp programs can run >> but the processor must be a dual and not and Intel processor.. Hp >> words Clearly Iam missing something here. > > > Processor can be Intel or AMD, it's just that it must support > virtualization. Read more: > http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...windows-7.aspx > > Quote: >> 2. If I load XP as second OS (which I have not done before)does that >> mean I need say printer drivers for Window 7 and XP. > > > If you were to load XP as a second OS (either to its own volume or as a > virtual machine), then yes you would need appropriate printer drivers > for each. > Quote: >> 3. With two oses can both share the same application and associated >> files ?. or must the application be loaded under each OS/.. > > > The application folder can be shared if both OS's use the same version > of the software (this is not always a possibility), but it still must be > installed separately under both in order to create needed registry > entries and to place appropriate files in system folders. >
My System Specs

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