Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate versions targeted towards businesses will now include a free copy of software Microsoft is calling Windows XP Mode. Providing the ultimate software compatibility Windows XP Mode is based on Virtual PC and allows you to run applications in a Windows XP virtual machine but they appear on your desktop as a normal desktop application. In the screenshot above you can see the application running in Windows XP Mode with the XP window look.
Windows XP Mode applications also appear separately in the Start Menu as shown below:
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