How to enable 24 bit “truecolour” in Windows 7/Vista XP-Mode
Monday, 7th June 2010 by Musaul Karim
If you haven’t already started the Windows XP Mode virtual machine, do so by going to
Start -> All Programs -> Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode
In Windows XP Mode, start the registry editor, and go to the following location:
- In Windows XP Mode, start the registry editor
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services - Add a DWORD Value named
ColorDepth - Give it a value of
4 - Restart Window XP Mode
The colour depth should now be set to 24 bit. You can close the VM, and start any XP-Mode programs you have in your Windows 7/Visa menu, and it should also be running in 24 bit mode.
