I think he knew this - which is why I was interested in his use of VMLite to run XPmode in Win8.1 The virtualization in Win 8.1pro works pretty well, but it is not for the faint of heart. [pl] House Ghost Sweeper Gun. When I was trying to get my Win 7Pro up on Win 8.1 virtual (using Microsoft's VM) I watched a tutorial on 'simply connecting to the internet' that must have involved 15 different windows being opened to change settings - and the video took more than three minutes - at the end of which (tongue in cheek?) the MS tech said - see, simple. Batch Read Line From File Into Variable. On the other hand xp mode on Windows 7 worked for a mere 'beginner' (me) who had never mounted a virtual machine. It just worked.

Like in the 'old days' of Microsoft.

It's very slow to set up, and for general virtualisation work we'd prefer VirtualBox. VMLite does understand how to download and install XP Mode, though, and so if. VMLite XP Mode, free and safe download. VMLite XP Mode latest version: A sure alternative to XP mode for Windows 7. VMLite XP Mode is a useful, free software only. B.p. Empire Infected Mushroom Zip.