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JustRalph
04-28-2009, 08:58 PM
I have been hearing about this........ but looks like it is real


You will be able to run Windows XP in a virtual machine on Windows 7

see some info here

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217200501&subSection=News

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/med-v.aspx
Dick Schmidt
04-29-2009, 05:17 AM
JR,


Excellent. I'm getting a new machine in a couple of days (Core i7 920 cpu. Should be FAST!) and ordered it with XP. I plan to switch to Win7 as soon as it and service pack 1 are released, skipping Vista altogether. I have some really old software that I still use and it's good to know that I'll be able to run them if I hold my mouth just right.

Dick

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like
a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle .
-- Winston Churchill
rrbauer
04-29-2009, 12:10 PM
I have been hearing about this........ but looks like it is real


You will be able to run Windows XP in a virtual machine on Windows 7

see some info here

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217200501&subSection=News

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/med-v.aspx

The compatability will not be native to Win 7. You will need an extra-cost add-on to get the XP functionality. And, it looks like it will run on Vista, too.
dutchboy
05-09-2009, 12:16 PM
XP will not work with Windows 7 on all computers. If interested you can google or go to the pc magazines website.

Several chips sold in newer model pc's and laptops do not have the power or a certain feature to run the program. I think computers with AMD and Intel's core 2 duo were two of the chips that will not work.
DJofSD
05-09-2009, 01:26 PM
XP will not work with Windows 7 on all computers. If interested you can google or go to the pc magazines website.

Several chips sold in newer model pc's and laptops do not have the power or a certain feature to run the program. I think computers with AMD and Intel's core 2 duo were two of the chips that will not work.
Let me guess: you'll need the new Intel chips and MOBO.