Microsoft QLF-00195 manual Global and Cultural Relevance, Windows XP Mode

Global and Cultural Relevance

Windows 7 offers many desktop themes tailored to different regions and languages, with special wall- papers, sounds, and Aero Glass colors to provide a more locally relevant experience. In addition, Internet Explorer favorites and RSS feeds automatically show you locally relevant content, so you feel right at home.

Regional options, such as currency and date format, are set automatically based on the location you choose, and your preferences help shape your experience with the programs on your desktop. Also, multilingual browsing no longer requires font installation or setting updates.

Windows 7 supports text display and fonts for more languages too. And fonts are now classified by the languages you’ve enabled for your keyboard. When you want to switch the font in a document, you’ll see only fonts that are relevant to the particular language or languages you use. If you use multiple languages at home or at work, you’ll appreciate the multilingual capabilities in Windows 7. Download the language packs and you can change the display language on your PC to view wizards, dialog boxes, menus, Help topics, and other items in Windows in whichever language you choose. IT professionals can configure a single disk image that supports multiple languages.

Windows XP Mode

Do you want all the benefits of the latest PCs but still need to run older business and productivity programs? Windows 7 will run many Windows XP programs with no problem. But for those programs that require a PC running Windows XP, small and medium-sized business customers can use Windows XP Mode.* Windows XP Mode is a virtual Windows XP environment that works on Windows 7 using a virtualization technology, such as Windows Virtual PC. Once installed, you can set up Windows XP Mode with just a few clicks and install your programs

within the virtual Windows XP environment. You’ll be able to open your programs right from your Windows 7 desktop and access printers and other USB devices just like you always do. To use Windows XP Mode, your PC will need to support proces- sor-based virtualization.

Windows XP Mode runs older

programs designed for Windows XP.

*Windows XP Mode requires either OEM pre-installation or post-purchase installation of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate) and a virtualization technology, such as Windows Virtual PC. You can download both Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC by visiting: www.microsoft.com/windows/xpmode.