Windows 7 RTM and XP Mode RC

Well it seems its time for another new operating system release.  For those MSDN subscribers Windows 7 RTM code was just released for download today.  While this release will undoubtedly generate a large number of desktop migrations Microsoft has done a excellent job creating tools that are being released around this product to make the migration smooth.  One tool that I am very fond of is the XP Mode application which will leverage Microsoft's Virtual PC to allow legacy devices and applications to still run under the new operating system.  With any migration the biggest hold up still seems to be migrating line of business applications and legacy hardware it seems Microsoft has hit the mark with the XP Mode tool. Today the tool is still in a release candidate but you can still download it here and evaluate it before it is released to the public.