Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology such as Windows Virutal PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP environement for Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode is a downloadable add-on for Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise. It has two parts: the virtualization software itself, and a disk image containing a pre-installed, activated, licensed copy of Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 preinstalled, complete with the glorious Internet Explorer 6.
Then, what is Windows XP Mode in Windows 7?
Windows XP Mode provides only Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise users the flexibility to run many older productivity applications in a virtual Windows XP environment on a Windows 7-based PC. Windows Virtual PC (step 1 below) is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology for Windows 7.
One idea is that this download includes a virtual hard disk (.vhd file) with Windows XP SP3 preinstalled.
What are the system requirements for Windows XP Mode?
Client virtualization software, such as Windows Virtual PC is required to use Windows XP Mode. · Hard disk requirement: 2GB for installing Windows XP Mode. Additional 15GB of hard disk space for the virtual Windows environment.
Note: You can use Windows Virtual PC to run Windows XP Mode on your computer. Windows Virtual PC requires processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™, Intel® VT or VIA® VT turned on in the BIOS.
While reading we ran into the query “How do I update to Windows XP Mode on my computer?”.
Open Control Panel (icons view), click on Programs and Features, and select Windows XP Mode. Open Control Panel (icons view), click on Programs and Features, click on the View installed updates link in the left pane, then select Windows Virtual PC (KB958559).
What is Windows XP?
Windows XP is a personal computer operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.
What are the different editions of Windows XP?
It is based on the category of the edition (grey) and codebase (black arrow). Windows XP was released in two major editions on launch: Home Edition and Professional Edition. Both editions were made available at retail as pre-loaded software on new computers and as boxed copies.