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I have installed an application which is not compatible with Windows 7 within Windows XP Mode and it works well.
How do I get this application into the Windows 7 start menu, so I don't have to load up the Windows XP Mode each time, select Windows XP's start menu, and start the XP application. From videos I've seen, I should be able to add the application to the Windows 7 start menu and load it straight from there.
This typically occurs automatically when you run an installer in the Windows XP Mode VM. Did this application not have an installer (e.g. just a copy)? – Matthew Reid – 2012-05-18T12:01:31.757
The application does have an installer. I even selected the Install for all users when I started the installer instead of Install just for me. – oshirowanen – 2012-05-18T12:03:07.653
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Can you confirm it didn't get put into KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Virtual Machine\VPCVAppExcludeList in the XP VM?
Otherwise, there is a SU possible duplicate question here http://superuser.com/questions/84275/creating-an-app-shortcut-in-windows-7-xp-mode
I'll check the registry key ASAP! I will hopefully get back to you before the end of the day. The computer on which this is being done, I switched off, and it applying 122 updates... So it's going to take some time before I can check the regkey. – oshirowanen – 2012-05-18T12:21:21.343
Additional, from what I've read it seems that if the program is installed through the XP Mode that it should create those shortcuts automatically. – Melikoth – 2012-05-18T13:04:08.747
@oshirowanen Glad it helped. I've converted to an official answer, if you could accept it. Thanks. – Matthew Reid – 2012-05-18T14:48:22.643