Meanwhile back at the ranch - changing the XP OS directory name seems to allow the progs to run as SD said, but changing the user profile folder name (denying much of the app data) throws a wobbly.
Originally Posted by mixture
I think the confusion from me (and it seems others here) was your mention of
"XP installed programmes "...... kill your ability to boot XP and you'll kill those programs too.
- confusion? Not what the others think! By "XP installed programmes" I mean programmes installed with XP as the OS - simples? I cannot think of any better way to say that. The opinion appears to be that an "XP installed programme" will still run in Win7 without the XP OS.
(PS I am not intending to 'boot into XP')
Out of interest, none of the 'old' Office suite runs in Win7 with a changed XP directory name, so I assume some part of the installation depends on the XP OS.