Windows XP Mode to be available for download

[7Heaven]

Got that earlier, no XP MODE with it.

 

[PotatoMan83]

Downloaded and this is what I got...

 

[7Heaven]

its missing the XP MODE package.

 

[SoLoR]

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/8178-windows-7-rc-xp-mode-leaked-2.html#post81879

 

[njel]

You rock guy.
Thanks...

 

[mvierling]

One thing you have to remember with Windows XP mode is that it requires that your CPU support hardware virtualization. You can find out if your system supports this by downloading this free utility:

GRC*|*SecurAble: Determine Processor Security Features*|**

I checked all my computers and none support hardware virtualization. I guess it is time to upgrade!

 

[joostan]

Sounds good but if there using VirtualPC or hyperV, but does vitual PC still not support USB or serial ports? I suppose you can go for a USB over IP solution but thats not cheap.

 

[z3r010]

BIOS

· On computers that have an Intel® processor with Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) enabled in the BIOS, you may encounter an error message when starting a virtual machine, stating that hardware assisted virtualization (HAV) is not enabled, even though the HAV setting is actually ON in the BIOS.
o Possible Workaround: Try turning off the TXT setting in the BIOS of the computer.
​

USB

· When you try to attach a USB device to a virtual machine by using the Attach command on the USB menu, the USB device fail to show up in the virtual machine.
o Workaround: Start Device Manager from the virtual machine [E.g. Click Start->Run>Type devmgmt.msc > Enter]. Expand the ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’ node. Right click on 'USB Virtualization Bus Driver' and then select 'Update driver'. Provide the path as "%PROGRAMFILES%\Virtual PC Integration Components” and install the driver. Once the update for 'USB Virtualization Bus Driver' is complete, repeat the steps for 'USB Virtualization Hub Driver' under the USB Virtualization node.
· A USB device attached to a virtual machine is removed automatically. This happens if the device reboots or reconfigures itself.
o Workaround: Re-attach the USB device to the virtual machine using the USB menu.
· USB devices attached to computer may not appear in the USB menu of the virtual machine window.
o Workaround: Remove the USB device from the computer. Reconnect the USB device to the computer and try again.
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Networking

· Cannot access the internet on the virtual machine when a WWAN device is connected to the virtual machine.
o Workaround: Configure the networking options in virtual machine settings to use Shared Networking (NAT), then connect the WWAN device to the computer and try again (without assigning the device to the virtual machine).
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Seamless applications

· Shortcuts to applications that are installed as “per-user” in the virtual machine are not published to the Windows 7 Start menu.
o Workaround: Copy the shortcut to the application that was not published to the “All-Users” menu.
· Removing the Windows Virtual PC update does not remove the links to virtual applications on the Start menu of Windows 7.
o Workaround: These links have to be deleted manually.
· Windows XP Mode feature is designed to help small businesses still using older Windows XP Line of Business (LOB) applications move to Windows 7. A small set of applications, which are graphics or resource intensive such as 3D games or have hardware dependencies, are not suitable for running in Windows XP Mode
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Integration features

· It may take a long time to access hard drives connected to the Windows 7 computer from within a virtual machine.
· Sometimes, right-clicking inside a virtual machine starts a file copy on Windows 7 host. This occurs if the clipboard has a large amount of data.
o Workaround: Clear the data from the clipboard. For example, you can copy a small dummy file or text on the Windows 7 host to clear the clipboard.
· The audio from the virtual machine is not audible on the attached audio device. This may occur if the audio device is attached to the computer while the virtual machine is running (in full desktop, or as virtual application).
o Workaround: Close the virtual machine. If virtual applications are running, then close all virtual applications and wait for 5 minutes. Then attach the audio device to the computer, and then start the virtual machine (virtual desktop, or virtual application).
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Video/Graphics performance

· Running graphics intensive applications in a virtual machine may result in relatively sluggish performance, especially if the virtual machine is running a version of Windows Vista.
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Release notes

 

[Ronaldo]

One thing you have to remember with Windows XP mode is that it requires that your CPU support hardware virtualization. You can find out if your system supports this by downloading this free utility:

GRC*|*SecurAble: Determine Processor Security Features*|**

I checked all my computers and none support hardware virtualization. I guess it is time to upgrade!

mine nc10 does not support heardware virtualisation...i guess i cant use XP mode

 

[darkassain]

this is only for people with AMD-V or Intel-VT...
it wont let you otherwise install....

 

[joostan]

mine nc10 does not support heardware virtualisation...i guess i cant use XP mode

I am surprised that virtualPC now needs hyperV to run. One way round it would be to see if you can get hold of the VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) and then run it with vmware server (free download) that might work. Failing that use vmware server and just create a XP virtual machine that way you can run USB devices as well.

 

[Ronaldo]

my Home PC uses Opteron 175, its a server side cpu but that app says it does not support, which cpus support it do you know?

 

[darkassain]

I am surprised that virtualPC now needs hyperV to run. One way round it would be to see if you can get hold of the VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) and then run it with vmware server (free download) that might work. Failing that use vmware server and just create a XP virtual machine that way you can run USB devices as well.

hyper-v is a different thing....
its a technology on Server 2008
you need Intel-VT or AMD-V...

my Home PC uses Opteron 175, its a server side cpu but that app says it does not support, which cpus support it do you know?

your CPU does not have AMD-v support as shown here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...on_100-series_.22Denmark.22_.28E6.2C_90_nm.29

 

[joostan]

my Home PC uses Opteron 175, its a server side cpu but that app says it does not support, which cpus support it do you know?

This might help.

intel:
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors - Support information

AMD:
List of AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Ronaldo]

thanks for the post, looks like most of the core2duo supports it

 

[joostan]

thanks for the post, looks like most of the core2duo supports it

I know that on Server 2008 Hyper-V did not start correctly unless you had your regional settings set to US before you added the role. Once it was installed you could change it back. I'm not saying that this is the case for W7 but you never know with microsoft! :sarc:

 

[Win7User512]

Virtual Box requires Intel-VT or AMD-V to run x64...just FYI, so I wouldn't be surprised if XP Mode did too...

 

[darkassain]

Virtual Box requires Intel-VT or AMD-V to run x64...just FYI, so I wouldn't be surprised if XP Mode did too...

to run a 64 guests then yes...
but this is x86 xp.....
which means that this is a different situation..
what i believe is that it is faster as more code is being run on the cpu and less code is need to be run to emulate the OS...

Enabling hardware virtualization is required only in two scenarios:
• for certain rare guest operating systems like OS/2 that make use of very esoteric
processor instructions that are not supported with our software virtualization
and
• if you want to run 64-bit guest operating systems (a feature added with
VirtualBox 2.0), since most 64-bit CPUs ship with hardware virtualization anyway.
The exceptions to this rule are e.g. older Intel Celeron and AMD Opteron
CPUs.

 

[Win7User512]

to run a 64 guests then yes...
but this is x86 xp.....
which means that this is a different situation..
what i believe is that it is faster as more code is being run on the cpu and less code is need to be run to emulate the OS...

My mistake. I thought x64 guest was being discussed. Easy mistake to make.

 

[swarfega]

I guess its only 32-bit XP thats in XPM. I suppose thats the whole point of XPM, so its 1005% compatible with your old programs.

btw can you make it use 32-bit colours instead of 16?