Do Windows 8 Store Apps (Metro) run in Windows 7 or XP?

Question

I want to know whether Metro Applications developed using Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview and .Net FrameWork 4.5 can run in Windows 7 or XP.

Not the normal Window

Answer 1

I am developing an app for the apptivate.ms contest right now. So I can definitely tell you that the Metro apps won't work on Windows 7 or XP.

What is more, the Visual Studio Express version needed for developing the Metro Apps won't even install on Windows 7.

Also, just remember this sentence - "All Windows apps are not Windows 8 apps!"