I needed to upgrade a few computers to windows 7. The best thing is that as I’m using the professional edition, Which gives me a free copy of windows xp, in the form of Windows xp compatibility mode, to test the applications on to ensure their compatibility with older systems.
It seems to be working well, allowing me to verify the presence of various things that I thought should be working. By adding a loopback adaptor, I can debug the application from within the confines of the virtual machine, easing the resolution of issues that are not present on my developer workstation.
We Make Bad Software… With Bugs!