Windows 7 Pro XP mode

At work we have applications that are certified to run under XP. I'm still undecided whether to get XP or 7 for my new Mac mini.
So: how does the XP mode run under 7 Pro via Boot Camp?

Thanks for the reply.
Occasionally I need to use Kodak's PACS software (via Cisco VPN) that Kodak does not yet support on anything but XP (it has had trouble even with new Explorer versions so I'm a bit skeptical about its compatibility with 7). (BTW, currently I run Kodak's Java-based PACS software on Mac OS X but sadly they are soon dropping support for that which has prompted me to get a new Intel-based Mac mini).
Two of my colleagues have just got Windows 7 and I have asked them to verify if they can run Kodak's software.
I have just ordered XP but it doesn't seem to be readily available anymore so I might get 32-bit Windows 7 home instead anyway.

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