Do I also need to run AV software inside XP mode?
YOUR CHOICE. It was hotly debated what would happen if a virus ran wild in a VM but since XP mode can access other bits of your machine it should be treated just like any other PC that runs Windows.
User name. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346464,00.asp and other places cover that. Should not be a big deal if we are using some web apps.
Bob
These may be stupid questions, but I have not seen anything that answers them directly. I need to experiment with XP mode because of some minor problems accessing a site running Citrix Server. The site runs properly with MS Java Virtual Machine but has a few problems with Sun Java. As far as I can see the only solution to that on a Win 7 machine is to use XP Mode.
I'm in the middle of installing all of the Win XP security updates in XP mode. My impression is that I will have to run Windows Update periodically from within XP mode in order to keep XP mode patched. Do I also need to run AV software inside XP mode? My host system has AV protection but I don't know if it helps inside the virtual machine. I'm a bit concerned about performance issues because my Win 7 laptop is near the lower end of the requirements for XP mode.
When I installed XP Mode the system chose a user name for me (XPMUser) and there was no apparent opportunity to choose a different user name. My suspicion is that if I try to keep that user name it will create problems with Single Sign On when I have to access other PCs on the home LAN. Is there any barrier to using my regular Windows user name in XP mode?
The only time I actually need XP mode on this PC so far is when I go to a specific web site (the Citrix Server site). I have read that it is possible to set Win 7 so that specific programs always run in XP mode, but is there a way to set things up so a specific web site always opens in IE in XP mode?
Thanks.

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