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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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