I was impressed with the integration among XP Mode virtual applications and native Windows seven, as I explained with this review. I’d recommend although that Microsoft desires to accomplish far better in distinguishing dialogs that arrive from virtual XP from dialogs shown by native Windows 7. This may seem to be perverse – integration is about disguising the distinction,
Office Standard 2010, not accentuating it. But let me provide you with an instance of wherever that is a problem. I started out Entry 2000 as being a virtual software, which labored good, and behind the scenes Virtual XP kicked into daily life. Then I observed this dialog about the Windows 7 desktop:
This dialog isn't going to mention Windows XP. It just says Windows. How am I to know that it relates to a virtual instance of XP, instead of to Windows 7 by itself? Nicely, if I am awake I may well spot that the window near gadget is XP-style,
Microsoft Office 2010 Pro, and not the Windows 7 design that's wider and using a scaled-down X. I'm positive that's too subtle for a lot of users.
Here is another example:
In this case, Windows 7 has popped up a notification declaring my laptop or computer might be at risk,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, on the arguably dubious grounds that no antivirus application is set up. The balloon has (Remote) in brackets. So what does that suggest? Actually,
Office 2007, it implies the virtual instance of XP, however the word Remote is not a clear means of declaring so.
If I click on the balloon,
Office 2010 Pro Plus Key, I get the XP protection middle, with no indication that it relates to virtual XP as opposed to to Windows seven directly.
I’d want to see more clarity, even if it helps make integration a tiny bit significantly less seamless.
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