Great news for Windows 7 users! Now you can run "Windows XP Mode" in Windows 7 even if your system doesn't have Hardware Virtualization Technology.
At the moment, if your system doesn't have HAV technology and you try to run XP Mode or Virtual PC, you get an error message similar to following one:
But today Microsoft has made following interesting announcement at official Windows 7 Blog:
We’re announcing an update to Windows XP Mode today that will make it a more accessible to PCs in small and midsize businesses who want to migrate to Windows 7 Professional but have applications that still require Windows XP. Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run. This change makes it extremely easy for businesses to use Windows XP Mode to address any application incompatibility roadblocks they might have in migrating to Windows 7. Windows XP Mode will of course continue to use hardware virtualization technology such as Intel VT (Intel Virtualization Technology) or AMD-V if available. You can find more information and download the update which will go live later today here.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Windows 7.
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wesman
It is good that virtualization is not necessary now. While XP Mode does serve its purpose for the corporate environment, there are instances when Home Premium is used in corporate environment, and those are still shut out from XP Mode. Instance that comes to mind is small businesses.
chrisu
With this program will I be able to open functions on websites that do not support windows 7 yet?