|
Operating System
|
| bet | 11/20 | | Sana | 30.03.2021 | | Hajmi | 261.5 Kb. | | #13773 |
End-user modes, which are displayed in the different shell features of Windows XP, such as the Compatibility tab or the Program Compatibility Wizard (discussed further below). Users can access five basic modes through the interface: Windows 95, Windows 98/Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, 256 colors, and 640 x 480 screen resolution.
System modes, which include all the end-user modes listed above plus a few other options that independent software vendors (ISVs), system administrators, and other IT professionals can use to control the behavior of their applications. These include the Limited User Account security mode and the Profiles mode. The Limited User Account mode is used when an application must operate under a limited security context for a particular user. The Profiles mode can be used to assist an application in determining how to interact with Windows XP user profiles. They can all be accessed and set using either the QFixApp or CompatAdmin tool, which are described in further detail in the next section of this article.
Custom modes, which a system administrator or other IT professional can create for a particular application or set of applications using the CompatAdmin tool (see the discussion below). Once created, custom modes can apply only to the specific application that the user is installing, and can use any specific fix in that package.
Even if Windows XP has already applied individual compatibility fixes from SysMain, users can still choose to apply one of the compatibility modes. When a compatibility mode is applied, all the contained fixes are concatenated and applied to the application whenever it is run. This can be a helpful option in treating compatibility problems for which fixes are unavailable in the SysMain database or online from Microsoft or from the software vendor.
|
| |
