How to publish applications from Windows XP Mode in Windows 7


1. From the Windows 7 host machine, click Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows Virtual PC. This will launch the Windows Virtual PC console.

2. Right-click the Windows XP Mode.vmcx file and select Settings.

3. Select Auto Publish, and verify that Auto Publish is set to Automatically Publish Virtual Applications.

4. Click OK to close the Settings page, and then double-click the Windows XP Mode. vmcx file to start the Windows XP Mode VPC.

5. After Windows XP Mode starts, install the application you downloaded. Copy a shortcut for this program.

6. Right-click the Start menu within Windows XP, and select Explore All Users. This will open Windows Explorer in this folder:

 C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

7. Double-click Programs, and then paste the shortcut for the program that you installed into this folder. After a moment, this application will be available on your host system.

8. Click Windows 7 and select Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows XP Mode Applications. You'll see that the program that you installed in Windows XP Mode is now available on the Windows 7 menu.

9. Try to launch the application by selecting Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows XP Mode Applications > IrfanView (Windows XP Mode). It will fail and inform you that you must close Windows XP Mode first.

10. Return to Windows XP Mode, and select Start > Log Off. After you are logged off, select Action > Close. This will cause Windows XP Mode to go into Hibernate mode.

11. Once the system finishes hibernating, try to start the program from the Windows 7 Start menu by selecting Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows XP Mode Applications > IrfanView (Windows XP Mode). Windows XP Mode will awaken from Hibernate mode, and the application will launch in its own window. Note that the full Windows XP desktop does not launch but only the application.

12. Browse to the Virtual PC console by clicking Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows Virtual PC. You'll see that the Windows XP Mode VPC has a status of Running.

13. Close the IrfanView application.

14. Click Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows XP Mode Applications. Right-click IrfanView PC, and select Copy to copy the shortcut to this program.

15. Access the Windows 7 desktop. Right-click and select Paste Shortcut to paste the program shortcut.

16. Double-click the shortcut on the desktop to launch it. You'll see that it launches the application just the same as it did from the Start menu.

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