Microsoft Removes Hardware Virtualization Requirement for XP Mode
Microsoft Removes Hardware Virtualization Requirement for XP Mode
Posted 03/18/2010 at 5:20pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Microsoft announced today that hardware level virtualization will no longer be required to run XP Mode on Windows 7. The change is effective immediately, but those already running XP Mode don’t need to get new copies. Any users on Windows 7 Professional or higher can download and run the new code regardless of hardware support.
The news that XP Mode would need hardware virtualization was a bit dismaying to some. It was ofeten difficult to tell if a CPU had the correct features, and some surprisingly modern CPUs lacked them. The scale of the discontent led Microsoft to develop a way to run XP Mode without the BIOS level virtualization.
If you’re on a Windows 7 system without hardware virtualization, you can get your free copy of XP Mode for 32-bit or 64-bit.
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arch-chancellor
March 19, 2010 at 8:33pm
About the only thing I ever used XP Mode for was testing Rosenkreuz Stilette.
Techrocket9
March 19, 2010 at 6:48am
Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!
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SillyElf74
March 19, 2010 at 12:44am
I loved Windows XP, and ran it for years. Once Windows 7 came along I abandoned the XP ship because all my hardware and software worked perfectly in Windows 7 (even my 5 year old HP printer that does not even have Vista drivers!). I would run it for fun, but honestly I don't know what I would do with XP any more.
gendoikari1
March 18, 2010 at 7:15pm
Then again, if you were interested in XP Mode (and not just because you forgot what Compatibility Mode was) you probably knew enough about hardware to figure out whether your CPU has hardware virtualization or not.
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March 18, 2010 at 7:10pm
I pre-ordered this before it was known that it wouldn't do anything for games. But I'm still holding out hope that it'll come in handy for something eventually.
Caboose
March 18, 2010 at 7:51pm
I use it at work for a number of apps that just won't run in Win7. Works great, and very seemless too!
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Caboose
March 19, 2010 at 5:50am
What?
No, no. I'm doing everything correctly. The app that I have to use though XP Mode is a speciality app that will not run in Windows 7. And all methods of making it nativly run in Win7 failed. In addition to that, due to the age of the app (and the fact that the developer has changed companies) Windows 7 support for that app isn't happening. It's not a big deal though, as my workplace is slowly moving away from the hardware that requires the app, and there are only 3 of us in the company that require said app.
So nope.. I'm doing everything correctly....
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aviaggio
March 18, 2010 at 5:36pm
It bears repeating you can only run XP Mode on Win 7 Professional or Ultimate. Home Premium users are SOL.
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