Hello, I have deployed Windows 7 at my workplace. Everything went smoothly until I had to install an application that works only in XP. The application is used in a call-center environment and it connects to a server to manage the calls of call-center agents and to produce various reports. I installed XP Mode and application works only if XP mode network configuration is set directly to the NIC . If I set it to NAT (which is default) it doesn't work. My problem is that in XP mode there is no AV and I disabled firewall . And I don't want to install these because of performance issues . So, my question is: isn't this a security flaw? Even if I run the application from Win7 start menu-->all apps-->virtual pc-->app, doesn't this cause xp mode to run in the background as another client on my network, which is not protected by AV? If this is true please help. Thanks.

Misuleinen wrote: > Hello, > > I have deployed Windows 7 at my workplace. Everything went smoothly until I had > to install an application that works only in XP. The application is used in a > call-center environment and it connects to a server to manage the calls of > call-center agents and to produce various reports. I installed XP Mode and > application works only if XP mode network configuration is set* directly to the > NIC* . If I set it to *NAT* (which is default) it doesn't work. > > My problem is that in XP mode there is *no* *AV* and *I disabled firewall* . And > I don't want to install these because of performance issues . > > So, my question is: *isn't this a security flaw?* Yes, running WinXP Mode without anti-virus and firewall protection *is* a security flaw. Fortunately, it's one you can correct. Use Microsoft Security Essentials; you'll see very little noticeable performance degradation. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot

The question is already answered, but let me add a thought that might help conceptually... Virtual XP mode is just like having access to another whole computer in a window on your desktop, not unlike making an RDP connection to another physical (XP) machine. -Noel