If I want to install XP Mode on Windows 7 Home Premium, can I use...?

You can run Windows Virtual PC on any version of Windows. With Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate, you get an included license for Windows XP mode...which is more or less an activated and legal copy of XP.

So, if you can provide your own copy of XP...you can use it with Home Edition.

However, in this case, the Windows xp copy is likely OEM and is technically tied to that other computer and couldn't legally be used in this case.

yowanvista said:

S35 said:

From what I read somewhere, you can run it if you install VMware Player.

Why not simply use VirtualBox, it is less bloated than Vmware
VirtualBox

I prefer vmware player over vbox any day. I've used both extensively and I simply like VMWare Player better. Wouldn't call it a bloated product.

yowanvista said:

pparks1 said:

yowanvista said:

Why not simply use VirtualBox, it is less bloated than Vmware
VirtualBox

I prefer vmware player over vbox any day. I've used both extensively and I simply like VMWare Player better. Wouldn't call it a bloated product.

VMWare has many start up services unlike VirtualBox

It has 5 services, only 4 of which run. One is for authorization (3.7MB of RAM), one for DHCP (788K) and one for NAT(904K), with the final for using USB devices.(1MB). So, all in all, they are consuming just over 6MB of RAM. And in the last 90 minutes, I have used my computer, the authorization service has consumed 7 seconds of CPU time, and the rest are at 0. So, it seems like calling this "bloated" might be just a bit exaggerated.

huisinro said:

Install XP MODE with VMlite (Home Premium)

Of course, you are not legally entitled to use XP Mode...as your license for Home Premium does not include a copy for the XP Mode download.