Is there any way to get additional languages in Virtual XP Mode under Windows 7?
Thanks,
kreb
A:
From my testing of XP mode it appears that its just a VM running on Windows Virtual PC where the VM add-ons provide hooks for Windows 7 to run any application that's installed on the VM. The key thing appears to be Windows Virtual PC and the add-ons, since you can have Windows 7 installed on the VM just as easily as XP.
I don't see why you couldn't have multiple VMs running different languages if that's what you're looking for.
Mark
2009-06-23 07:49:48
I don't wanna go this route as it would entail me having to download a different msi (over 400mb), and is a waste of space.. But yeah, it IS a valid option..
krebstar
2009-06-23 08:12:49
A:
Thanks, for the interest..
Anyway, I managed to make it work by inserting a physical Windows XP CD (Simplified Chinese, SP2) in and getting the language files from that. WinXP complains that the files are the wrong version though and that they're not the ones used by the install media, which in this case is an MSI that I got from the Microsoft website. So yeah, just ignore the warnings, reboot, you should be good.. :)
krebstar
2009-06-23 08:08:32