phpDVDProfiler & rSync

[Touti]

That was so easy.  All I had to do was to copy a shortcut to my batch file in the "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs" folder in the VM.  Within a few seconds it was added in my Windows 7 start menu.

I'm happy now   

[Kathy]

Congratulations! 

[RossRoy]

Nice! 


Hey I have a quick question... say I want to get Windows 7, if I want XP mode in it, do I absolutely have to get at least the Professional version? Or can I get it with Home Premium also? Because other than XP mode, there's nothing in Professional that I need that is not in Home Premium...

[Touti]

Nice! 


Hey I have a quick question... say I want to get Windows 7, if I want XP mode in it, do I absolutely have to get at least the Professional version? Or can I get it with Home Premium also? Because other than XP mode, there's nothing in Professional that I need that is not in Home Premium...

Unfortunately you need either Professional or Ultimate.  I don't think Microsoft intented XPM for the home users, I think their goal with this is to allow companies to move to Windows 7 while still retaining 100% backward compatibility with applications they use and might not be willing/ready to upgrade or changed.

That said, if you install Windows 7 Home you can still run a virtual XP with Microsoft Virtual PC.  You're just not gonna have it nicely integrated and be able to run XPM applications side by side with Windows 7 applications in the same desktop.

[RossRoy]

That said, if you install Windows 7 Home you can still run a virtual XP with Microsoft Virtual PC.  You're just not gonna have it nicely integrated and be able to run XPM applications side by side with Windows 7 applications in the same desktop.

Well I already do a lot of Virtualization, though I use Sun's VirtualBox, but I like the integration between Win7 and XP Mode. But it's not worth 100$.

[Touti]

I understand your point.  I get all my OS's for free through my employer's MSDN subscription.  If I had to pay for my operating systems I'd still be on Win 95b

[RossRoy]

I understand your point.  I get all my OS's for free through my employer's MSDN subscription.  If I had to pay for my operating systems I'd still be on Win 95b

I'm starting to think I should probably jump to Ubuntu, and use VirtualBox with virtualized XP for the few Windows apps I still actively use. I don't even do much gaming on the PC anymore.

[Touti]

I tried Ubuntu before moving to Windows 7 and I liked it.  The only reason I didn't keep it is because the driver for my "old" nVidia graphics card was a bit shaky and I didn't want to put any more money on the machine.

I have an NVidia GeForce 7600GS.  Sometimes when booting my Ubuntu it would switch to a 640x480 or 800x600 and when I tried to change it back to a higher resolution it wouldn't give me anything better in the available choices.  Then I tried the NVidia driver instead of the one that came with Ubuntu and things got worse.

I also very much like windows media center and I couldn't find anything similar for Ubuntu.