Counting the six major flaws in Win7 xp mode (1)

Windows XP mode allows you to run older Windows XP commercial software on the Windows 7 desktop. The Windows XP model is designed primarily for small and medium-sized businesses and needs to be downloaded separately and runs only on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. Windows XP mode also requires virtualization software (such as WindowsVirtualPC). Today to inventory several major flaw of this model, with a look.

1. lack

virtual tool if you used commercial products like VMware Workstation, you will I feel that the XP mode is very basic. XP mode cannot copy virtual operating systems or create snapshots, and the advantages of virtual operating systems are exactly here, but XP mode does not provide these tools.

2. simultaneously manage two systems

more serious is that companies need to use XP mode of administration twice the number of desktop operating systems. Anyone who migrates to Windows 7 and uses XP mode will encounter this problem. If XP mode can manage XP installations, the situation may not be so bad, but XP mode does not.

3.XP mode threaten the host system

virtual operating system is the host operating system sandbox, which is an advantage of virtualization technology, which means that if a virtual operating system against viruses, The host operating system is still secure. In XP mode, the virtual operating system seems to always access the file system of the host operating system, so the security of the host operating system is difficult to guarantee.

4.

security costs to ensure the safety of the two systems, users need to install anti-virus software for each system, firewall. This is not just a matter of cost, but users also need to upgrade their security software on a regular basis.