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WinXP support end, is Win7 xp mode still available?

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  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Overwriting the MBR doesn't matter. Just add the relevant entry in your boot manager for the recovery partition.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    I don't like the tiles either but you don't have to use them.

    Just install a start menu on the desktop and, for all intents and purposes you are back to using 7. You don't need to use (or look at) the Start Screen (the one with all the tiles) at all if you don't want to. You can log straight in to the desktop.

    8screen.jpg


    Start Menu is back this month anyway. On the same day they remove support from XP.
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Start Menu is back this month anyway. On the same day they remove support from XP.

    I saw that it was being reintroduced in a future update. Exactly when was unclear from the article that I read.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    I saw that it was being reintroduced in a future update. Exactly when was unclear from the article that I read.

    Just told you. :)
  • Spark
    Spark Posts: 817 Forumite
    NiftyDigits, why do you want to check my bios?
    What are you looking for? Is there something wrong?
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Spark wrote: »
    NiftyDigits, why do you want to check my bios?
    What are you looking for? Is there something wrong?

    I want to check your BIOS version

    If you have a problem with giving me the information. You don't have to do so.
    Have a nice day. :)
  • Spark
    Spark Posts: 817 Forumite
    I don't have any problems with it, I was just curious.:)

    phoenix technologies
    11CA.M015.20090908.RHU
    date : 09/08/2009

    I have retrieved that with a program called SIW.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Spark wrote: »
    I don't have any problems with it, I was just curious.:)

    phoenix technologies
    11CA.M015.20090908.RHU
    date : 09/08/2009

    I have retrieved that with a program called SIW.

    You have a PM. Respond to it via PM.
  • Spark
    Spark Posts: 817 Forumite
    Thank you for everything. Goodbye :)
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