I use it all the time, and XP mode does not have direct access to the host machine's HD, but can access it through a network or RDP share.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Michaels [mailto:jmich...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:43 PM > To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] freedos emulation under 64-bit windows 7 > > > I did more research I and I heard some rumblings about > windows 7's "Windows XP Mode". > it turns out it's a Windows Virtual PC that emulates XP yet > provides access to your devices. I don't know what kind of > filesystem access it provides. > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/faq.aspx > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ > and, it's 32-bit always. so I think i'm covered if I get a > 64-bit 7 box. > > the only issues left are the filesystem virtual store. if > anything ever touches c:\program files\ and it doesn't have a > manifest, or something is trying to write data there, the app > gets shuffled off to the virtual store area. this has been > happening since vista. > > what I don't know is, will xp mode share filesystems with > windows 7? that is VERY important. I need to be able to > share data in at least SOME way. does anybody know whether > it can do this? > > best case: share NTFS > next best case: share FAT32 > worst case: burn a cd. (sneakernet) very wasteful. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Bernd Blaauw <bbla...@home.nl> > To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 10:40:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] freedos emulation under 64-bit windows 7 > > Op 13-5-2010 19:25, Jim Michaels schreef: > > can you point me to an emulator that has windows > binaries that can be used by a business person for more than > personal use > > > > Let's see ( I don't know the licenses of all): > * VMware (Workstation, Server, Player, etc) > * Bochs > * QEMu > * VirtualBox > * VirtualPC. > > As you wrote already, some have limitations based on license. > I guess Bochs would do fine anyway. QEMU I don't know if you > can use that, there different versions. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
