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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 12:52 UTC

It's October 22 today. A completely random date in the grand scheme of things (we Dutch lost a big naval battle to the Ming dynasty on October 22 1633), but it also happens to be the release date of the newest version of Windows - Windows 7. Since Windows is still the most popular desktop operating system out there, this is pretty big news.

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RE[6]: Don't believe the hype

by n4cer on Fri 23rd Oct 2009 05:05 UTC in reply to "RE[5]: Don't believe the hype"

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"Have you actually found any software that requires Windows XP Mode? I haven't.

At home, no, everything I use currently works fine with Vista, so I'm sure XP mode wouldn't be required under 7. However, at work I know of several apps with 16-bit installers that would require XP mode in the 64-bit versions of 7, which is where I think XP mode will be used most. "

You should test those apps natively first if you haven't already. Windows x64 detects some 16-bit installers and substitutes the 32-bit version at runtime.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384143(VS.85).aspx

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