[gr8fl4porsche]

Not sure if previous versions of windows did this but here it is anyway.

Installed Win 7.

Everything has been running very smoothly except my Netgear VPN client which could not be installed due to driver incompatibility. Existing driver is XP / Vista.

All of the following are available through free microsoft downloads.

Installed Virtual Machine by MS.
Installed Virtual XP Mode by MS. This is essentially XP.

Now you can run XP and 7 at the same time. XP is contained in a window much like a remote desktop or any Virtual machine.

You can now install any XP compatible application onto the Virtual XP OS.

Now the cool part.
Create a shortcut to the XP only app and save it in the XP Start Menu>All Programs>All Users account.

Click back to 7 and open 7 Start Menu>All Programs>Windows Virtual PC.
Your XP only app is available for the clicking. When opened, a window will open saying the virtual machine needs to be shut down to use this app. Go ahead and close the VM.
Now when you need the XP only app - it is there and ready - no need to start the VM.
It opens just like any app installed in 7.

A very cool workaround for any application that is not ready for 7.