I know this topic comes up periodically, so i thought i'd bring it up again.

From the MSFT store at...

http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-Windows-7-Home-Premium-to-Professional/product/C562285E

... the "Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional Upgrade" says (with an asterisk) that it will "Run many existing Windows XP applications*". And the asterisk text reads:

*Requires download of Windows XP mode and virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC. Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC are available free-of-charge from the Windows Virtual PC microsite.

It sounds like those who upgrade from HOME to PROFESSIONAL are entitled to downloading & installing more software. So simply upgrading alone does not provide the compatibility mode option when you rightclick on an EXE? Instead, the upgrader then has to download Windows Virtual PC? Anyone used this for "XP mode" use?

If a user starts out with the Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL or ULTIMATE, do those versions already have a "COMPATIBILITY MODE" tab when your rightclick on an EXE and select properties?

HOME versions of Windows 7 do NOT have a COMPATIBILITY MODE tab on the "properties" screen?

Does INNO SETUP / ISTOOL have an option to install a VFP9-built exe in "compatibility mode"? I've been reviewing their site but i dont see an option to do so.

As for INNO-built installer EXEs themselves, the INNO directives noted below will allow the installer EXE to run on Windows 7 64bit?

ArchitecturesAllowed=x86 x64 ia64
ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64 ia64

Thanks.....