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- Click: Start
- Click: Control Panel
- a. Click: System and Security (if Control Panel is set to Category View)
b. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Category View)
c. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Icon View)
- Click: Advanced system settings
- Click: [Settings…] (under the Performance heading)
- Click: ( ) Adjust for best performance
- Click: [OK]
- Click: [OK]
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- These instructions use the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. If you use a different browser, the steps will look different.
- Click: [Click now to install]
- Click: [Save]
- Click: [Run]
- Clear the checkmarks in the two option boxes.
- Click: [Install now]
- Click: [Close]
- Click the refresh icon in the top right corner.
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- Click: Start
- Click: Control Panel
- a. Click: System and Security (if Control Panel is set to: Category)
b. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to: Category)
c. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to: Icons)
- Note the value under: System type
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- Click: Start
- Click: All Programs
- Scroll down and click: Windows Virtual PC
- Click: Windows XP Mode
- Check: [x] I accept the license terms
- Click: [Next]
- Choose a password
- Click: [Next]
- Select: Help protect my computer by turning on Automatic Updates now (recommended) > [Next]
- Click: [Start Setup]
- Wait for setup to process
- Windows XP Mode is ready
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- Open Internet Explorer (or other web browser)
- Open: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
- Scroll down and click: To download and install Windows Virtual PC
- Click: Windows Virtual PC page
- Click: [Download]
- Select the “x64” package if you have 64-bit Windows or “x86” for 32-bit Windows (How to tell)
- Click: [Next]
- Click: Click here (if the browser has blocked the automatic download)
- Click: Click here (yes, again)
- Click: Save
- Click: Open
- Click: Yes
- Click: I Accept
- Click: Restart Now
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- Open Internet Explorer (or other web browser)
- Open: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
- Scroll down and click: To download and install Windows XP Mode
- Click: Windows XP Mode page
- Click: [Download]
- Check: [x] WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe
- Click: [Next]
- Click: Click here (if the browser has blocked the automatic download)
- Click: Click here (yes, again)
- Click: Save
- Click: Run
- Click: [Next >]
- Click: [Next >]
- Click: [Finish]
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