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As I asked PT (who as far as I know never got back to me), will applications running in XP mode be only as secure as the security features that came with XP, or will they be also protected by post-XP features like UAC? It's clear that running IE6 in XP is far less secure than running IE8 in 7 will be, so is this going to be a possible vector for malware and other "baddies" to get onto a user's 7 PC through the insecurity that comes with running XP?

Will it be protected by the AntiVirus program running on the Windows 7 PC, or will it need its own AV for the copy of XP?

Also, will this "copy" of XP have to be updated through its own Windows Update (in IE) to stay current with XP security updates, like current Virtual PC systems, or will its updates be integrated into Windows 7's WU program?

Posted by: Resplendent   Posted on: 04/28/09  (Edited: 04/28/2009 @ 03:57) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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