Windows 7 W7 XP Mode

[EvanDavis]

I have W7 Ultimate on all my comps now including work laptop, with work laptop I use XP mode as some of the programs for my work only run in XP. Question is when I use XP mde do I have to install and AV or does it use the hosts AV ??

 

[Silverhazesurfer]

Short answer, yes.

XP mode is just like a virtual PC. The virtual PC has it's own environment and operates as if the host machine does not exist, even though it is using the host hardware.

 

[muckshifter]

think of it as dual-booting, although seamless ... each OS will/should have it's own AV

 

[EvanDavis]

Ta guys, Have just installed Avast.