I was impressed together with the integration between XP Mode virtual programs and native Windows 7,
Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Business, as I explained within this review. I’d propose though that Microsoft needs to perform much better in distinguishing dialogs that come from virtual XP from dialogs displayed by native Windows 7. This will seem perverse – integration is about disguising the distinction, not accentuating it. But let me present you with an example of where this can be a problem. I began Accessibility 2000 as being a virtual software, which worked fine,
Windows 7 32 Bit, and behind the scenes Virtual XP kicked into lifestyle. Then I observed this dialog on the Windows seven desktop:
This dialog will not mention Windows XP. It just says Windows. How am I to learn that it relates to a virtual instance of XP, and not to Windows seven by itself? Nicely, if I am awake I may possibly spot that the window close gadget is XP-style,
Office 2010 Product Key, and never the Windows 7 style which is wider and having a smaller sized X. I am certain that is certainly also delicate for a lot of users.
Here is yet another instance:
In this situation,
Office 2007 Professional Plus Key, Windows seven has popped up a notification saying my personal computer might be at risk, on the arguably dubious grounds that no antivirus software program is installed. The balloon has (Remote) in brackets. So what does that imply? Actually, it implies the virtual instance of XP, but the term Remote is just not a obvious method of saying so.
If I click on the balloon,
Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Business, I get the XP protection middle, without any indication that it relates to virtual XP rather than to Windows seven immediately.
I’d wish to see much more clarity, even if it helps make integration a very small bit less seamless.
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