Can't Download XP Mode

[Silentcom]

I am not able to download xp mode in windows 7 professional. Every time I go and click the "Download XP Mode" button it comes up with this "Windows Validation Required" screen. So I download this windowsactivationupdate.exe and then run and install it. However, once I go and click the xp mode button it asks me to install it again even though I just did. I don't know why this message is coming up in the first place because I have activated my copy of windows and didn't do anything illegal to get this copy of windows. The only thing that I can think that could cause a problem is that I used to have this copy installed on my desktop before I switched my desktop to enterprise so I could use professional on this. Any ideas?

 

[JonM33]

I am not able to download xp mode in windows 7 professional. Every time I go and click the "Download XP Mode" button it comes up with this "Windows Validation Required" screen. So I download this windowsactivationupdate.exe and then run and install it. However, once I go and click the xp mode button it asks me to install it again even though I just did. I don't know why this message is coming up in the first place because I have activated my copy of windows and didn't do anything illegal to get this copy of windows. The only thing that I can think that could cause a problem is that I used to have this copy installed on my desktop before I switched my desktop to enterprise so I could use professional on this. Any ideas?

Did you try downloading it with IE8?

 

[Silentcom]

I'm able to download it now, thanks.

 

[richrock]

How did you fix it?

I am having the same problem and it is driving me nuts. I have tried in chrome, IE8, Firefox but same issue for all. I have run the MGA Diagnostics tool and it tells me that I have a genuine copy of windows but the xp mode download just isn't recognising it.

 

[Brink]

Hello Rich, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Do you have cookies enabled?

 

[cmab]

I am having the same problem and I am using IE8. What is the solution? My copy of Windows 7 Pro was purchased from Newegg and it is authenticated. What is wrong with the Windows download site?

 

[richrock]

Hi Brink and cmab,

I definitely did have cookies enabled so it wasn't that. I have now got it working after uninstalling a load of old programs. I'm not sure which one was causing the problem but I suspect it was Trusteer Rapport which my bank had been encouraging me to install. It is the only one which should have affected browsers.

 

[redhdkat]

I am having the same issue and cannot download, any ideas?

I have tried IE8.

 

[thayes25]

i found when i used IE9 it asked to run an add on to complete the checks. this may be the same in IE8 and that may help. otherwise use IE9

 

[seavixen32]

This tutorial explains how to download Windows XP Mode and Virtual PC to run it in.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8247-windows-xp-mode-install-setup.html

Check here for a possible fix: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...tivation/53cc7d95-5ce3-4e40-b9f7-221585f36b0e

 

[adama89]

I had the same problem but I found that when I enabled Hardware Assited Virtualization (HAV) in the BIOS, windows was able to verify my copy of windows 7. Follow this link to learn how to enable HAV. Windows Virtual PC: Configure BIOS