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Win7User512 said:

Tough to say. I can't imagine that it supports it yet there is no way to enable it...do you have the latest version of the BIOS? Check with the manufacturer to see if there are updates.

I have a BIOS dated October 2006, there is a December 2008 version available which I attempted to install but Windows wouldn't let it load necessary drivers (even when run as admin).

FreakyFerret said:

Allan are you getting an error when trying to use the new XPM? If you don't have a copy of XPM, you can download Virtual PC 2007 to test if your system is already set to support virtualization.

Your BIOS may not have a setting for it cause your board manufacturer may not have included that feature in the board. :/

Allan, that's not good. What model of motherboard do you have? And which chip exactly?

Win7User512, careful on that article. He says all the 7xxx chips support virtualization, but he's mistaken. In other words, his article is wrong.

FreakyFerret said:

Allan, that's not good. What model of motherboard do you have? And which chip exactly?

Win7User512, careful on that article. He says all the 7xxx chips support virtualization, but he's mistaken. In other words, his article is wrong.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7200 (4M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 667 MHz FSB)

How do I find out what motherboard I have?

This forum post has a link of great programs to use with Win7. Including System Information for Windows program.

And you're right. Your processor does support virtualization. Since it's a laptop, it would be odd for the OEM not to include a motherboard capable of supporting it as well.

Manufacturer Acer
Model Grapevine
Version N/A
Serial Number LXAV60J008645022311601

North Bridge Intel i945PM Revision 03
South Bridge Intel 82801GHM (ICH7-M/U) Revision 03

FreakyFerret said:

Allan, that's not good. What model of motherboard do you have? And which chip exactly?

Win7User512, careful on that article. He says all the 7xxx chips support
virtualization, but he's mistaken. In other words, his article is wrong.

But I have the T7200 or 7250...and my computer supports virtualization...

nope there should be nothing to notice *until* you are running virtualized programs...
the reason it disabled in laptops is because it does mean that you lose battery faster when turned on...

Allan, okay, that's not telling me much. No problem though, let's try a different approach. Which model of laptop do you have?

Win7User512, just saying he's wrong about all 7xxx Core2's supporting virtualization. Some of them do support it just fine.