Just installed the virtual XP mode in windows 7 and it is working quite well. I have windows 7 64bit, and then installed the xp VM for 64bit.
A couple things to remember are the pretty high requirements.
(2GB of RAM will be needed, which isn't such a big deal, but more troubling is the requirement of a CPU that sports chip-level virtualization support. Both AMD and Intel have been quick to add features to support enterprises turning to virtualized hosting environments, but rather annoyingly neither of those companies make it particularly easy to tell which of their chips provide such support. On the AMD side it looks like the tech was introduced with the Athlon 64 and has continued in most newer chips, while Intel's waters are a little muddier, with all Core i7 processors being suitably endowed, but only some of its Pentium, Core 2, and Atom chips made the grade.)
You can download Gibson's app that will tell you if you have virtualization.
http://www.grc.com/securable.htm
Now!
If you are interested you first must download and installed windows 7 RC1
Then you have to install KB958559 for either 32bit, or 64bit. I am running 64bit so it is Windows6.1-KB958559-x64.msu
reboot Windows 7 after installation.
Then you must download the Windows XP VM image. Once again, get the appropriate 64bit or 32bit.
You can find it here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-173f032f5159
this site provides more information although installation is pretty easy. One thing I recommend is you shut the XP VM down, and then edit the settings to give it more memory. Default is 256MB, I changed it to 512MB.
http://apcmag.com/inside-windows-7s-virtual-xp-mode.htm
Now go have some fun.
A couple things to remember are the pretty high requirements.
(2GB of RAM will be needed, which isn't such a big deal, but more troubling is the requirement of a CPU that sports chip-level virtualization support. Both AMD and Intel have been quick to add features to support enterprises turning to virtualized hosting environments, but rather annoyingly neither of those companies make it particularly easy to tell which of their chips provide such support. On the AMD side it looks like the tech was introduced with the Athlon 64 and has continued in most newer chips, while Intel's waters are a little muddier, with all Core i7 processors being suitably endowed, but only some of its Pentium, Core 2, and Atom chips made the grade.)
You can download Gibson's app that will tell you if you have virtualization.
http://www.grc.com/securable.htm
Now!
If you are interested you first must download and installed windows 7 RC1
Then you have to install KB958559 for either 32bit, or 64bit. I am running 64bit so it is Windows6.1-KB958559-x64.msu
reboot Windows 7 after installation.
Then you must download the Windows XP VM image. Once again, get the appropriate 64bit or 32bit.
You can find it here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-173f032f5159
this site provides more information although installation is pretty easy. One thing I recommend is you shut the XP VM down, and then edit the settings to give it more memory. Default is 256MB, I changed it to 512MB.
http://apcmag.com/inside-windows-7s-virtual-xp-mode.htm
Now go have some fun.
