If you try to install WinQSB on Windows 7 64-Bit, you will run into a bit of a problem. When you try and double click the setup icon, you will be greeted with an error message and the installation will immediately fail. Luckily there is a way to fix this! However you must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate in order to run Windows XP Mode. If you have Home premium or Basic you are out of luck. The reason being is that you need to install Windows XP Mode in order for this to work, and windows xp mode is only compatible with professional, enterprise, and ultimate.
So lets get started! First you need to download and install Windows XP mode. Its quite straight forward, just navigate here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.asp and follow Microsoft’s instructions. Its very easy. Just select your operating system, then download and install the two pieces as directed.
Next once that’s taken care of…
- Insert your WinQSB CD into your CD-Rom drive.
- Find out what your CD-Rom’s drive label is in Windows 7. Mine was called drive “F”. You will need to remember this letter for XP mode
- Go to Start -> All Programs ->Windows Virtual PC -> and select Windows XP Mode
- Once XP mode has started, go to Start -> My Computer. You may notice that the CD-Rom says it isnt loaded. You need to scroll down and select the drive with the same letter as your optical drive had in the Windows 7 partition. It may look something like “F: on Matt-Vaio” as it did on my computer.
There you will see all of the WinQSB files on the WinQSB CD.
WinQSB CD Files in windows xp mode
Locate the icon that is titled “SETUP” and double click it. Follow the instruction and winQSB should install without a hitch.
Once the install is complete you will be presented with a window of all the applications. The Start Menu in the XP Mode window will also show all of WinQSB’s applications. Double click any of them to run them.
WinQSB 64bit install complete
And here’s another image of me actually running one of the applications with my Windows 7 showing that it is indeed a 64-bit operating system I am running winQSB in. Click the image below to enlarge.
WinQSB 64bit install proof
Next time you need to run one of the winQSB applications, you can actually launch and run it straight from windows 7 without having to go into XP mode. Just navigate to this area in the start menu to find the XP mode installed applications. See the image below. They will launch right inside windows 7 and act like any other application.
Run WinQSB inside windows7 64 bit
Hope this was helpful! Enjoy!
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Where can I download WinQSB 64 Bit? I am looking to install in my PC
You have to buy it :-p
Thanks so much
NO I can’t do it … there is a problem if the windows version is home premium? … because I can not find the icon for virtual pc. thanks for your help
You need professional, sorry
This works perfectly!!! ty so much!!!
thanks a lot
Thanks so so much, it was very helpful!!
hey,before i download XP, there’s update required and i always error to update..how?
It works…Thanks a lot.
I have windows XP SP3 and I cant install winqsb,what should I do?
Just a pointer to those wishing to install WinQSB to a 64bit Windows Premium because it is possible and furthermore legit, (if you have a legit copy of Windows premium):
1. Download VirtualPC 2007 (google it, there is an old unsupported but official version that runs, you don’t necessarily need the version described in the main article)
2. Then download XP mode http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx?runGenuineCheck=true&system=5&lang=4&buttonClicked=winXpMode
3. Create a virtual machine and load the vhd from the XP mode download.
4. The key derived from the official MS image does not work so use this registry hack (again it’s all legit, that is an MS forum I’m pointing) to validate your copy http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itprovirt/thread/beca34b1-74e2-4040-a53f-1241217ce0d3
5. Install virtual pc additions from the ‘action’ menu inside the virtual pc program
6. From the settings make the qsb folder in your regular pc a shared folder to be seen in My Computer in the virtual pc XP running.
7. Install qsb
Does will be installed when I haven’t win7 professional ? I try. Maybe I do something, that is only program.