Windows Xp Or Xp Mode

[Cobrabiker]

I have some programs still run on XP, my Dell runs on Win 7 home premium, I had installed XP mode and followed instuctions from internet on how to get it installed on win 7 home edition, but was not able to run, does anyone able to run it on home edition? Is it just like win XP?

I am thinking of buying another laptop Dell Inspiron 14, and install a copied version Win Proffesional, but was wondering whether I can get it to installed and run XP mode? Alternatively, I am thinking of installing Win XP, (a licensed XP from my old laptop) but now most new laptops's drivers run with Win 7 and not XP, are they still selling laptop with Win XP installed or running on XP's drivers in Thailand? All inputs will be appreciated.

[Crossy]

XP Mode is only available on W7 Pro and above.

Any hacks to allow it to work on lower versions will likely cause your copy to fail WGA checks. Bypassing either WGA or installing on a lower version contravenes your W7 licence, so we cannot allow discussion on Thaivisa.

Also we cannot permit discussion of installing a copy version.

Win XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, but you could be able to find drivers for your old version, as to whether it will activate is another story. The only way to be sure would be to try it.

Sorry, not really being much help I'm afraid, you could try using W7 in compatibility mode (rather than actual XP Mode), right-click on the program and choose 'troubleshoot compatibility'.

[Supernova]

(Windows XP Mode) requires hardware virtualization support—Intel's VT or AMD's AMD-V. Microsoft's current server virtualization platform, Hyper-V, has the same requirement, but for Virtual PC this is a new demand, and one that's perhaps a little surprising. For virtualizing 32-bit guest OSes, far and away the most common usage scenario, the benefits of hardware virtualization are something between small and non-existent; though hardware virtualization is potentially a little faster, the difference in practice isn't perceptible.

What the requirement does do, however, is rule out using Windows XP Mode on a range of Intel's low- and mid-range processors. Although most AMD processors include AMD-V (and with a clear division between those which do (Athlon, Opteron, and Phenom models released after mid-2006, Sempron models released after mid-2008) and those which don't (everything else), there's no such convenient division on the Intel side of the fence. Some Core 2 Duos include VT; others don't. For example, consider the Core 2 Duo E8200 and E8190 launched in January 2008. These were both premium parts (branded Core 2 Duo rather than Celeron or Pentium). The E8200 is clearly 10 better than E8190, but what does 10 get you here? In this case, it gets you VT. (Even more curious is that the E8190 cost is the same as the E8200; it was designed for OEMs who apparently wanted a part like the E8200 but without the features. Crazy). There's no consistency or easy rule of thumb to use; my original generation Core 2 Duo E6700 has VT, but the newer, higher-numbered E7500 doesn't.

Source: Ars Technica

[BB1950]

If you have a legal copy of Windows XP retail version, then you can easily recreate XP Mode with the free VMware Player.

This article in the link below will show you how quick and easy it is to get a virtual copy of XP running on any computer, even if it's running 7 Home Premium or Windows Vista.

There is also a link within the article how to do it, if you have older hardware that does not have hardware assisted virtualization support.

http://www.howtogeek...ions-and-vista/

In either case it will not invalidate your Windows 7 installation.

There are a couple of other virtualization products that also won't invalidate your Windows 7 installation, but in each case you will need a legal copy of Windows XP retail version to create a Windows XP virtual machine. An OEM version may not work. You need the stock drivers.

VMPlayer is by far the easiest way to integrate with Windows 7 and is very well documented.

[Crossy]

Excellent idea BB ^^^

[Cobrabiker]

Hi Crossy, thanks for telling me about the WGA check, as I knew nothing about hacking will invalidate my W7 license. I will stick to the proper way.

Thanks BB, will try out VM player and hopeful it works.

[astral]

Win XP is no longer supported by Microsoft

Not correct.

Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/208800494

[Crossy]

Yup Astral, I mistook the stopping of sales for stopping support

That said, few to no hardware manufacturers are producing XP drivers for new hardware.

[Cobrabiker]

Just tried compatibility mode to run on win xp on 2 programs and it did not work at all, any suggestions?

[Spoonman]

XP Mode is only available on W7 Pro and above.

Any hacks to allow it to work on lower versions will likely cause your copy to fail WGA checks. Bypassing either WGA or installing on a lower version contravenes your W7 licence, so we cannot allow discussion on Thaivisa.

Also we cannot permit discussion of installing a copy version.

Win XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, but you could be able to find drivers for your old version, as to whether it will activate is another story. The only way to be sure would be to try it.

Sorry, not really being much help I'm afraid, you could try using W7 in compatibility mode (rather than actual XP Mode), right-click on the program and choose 'troubleshoot compatibility'.

I beg to differ, you can download windows xp mode for win7 home from microsoft.

Clicky clicky MS link.

[Cobrabiker]

This does not work on home edition, tried already, only way is to follow instructions from some internet wizard to hack, which I did but did not work well too, and stop trying since it may invalidates my genuine win 7.

[Spoonman]

This does not work on home edition, tried already, only way is to follow instructions from some internet wizard to hack, which I did but did not work well too, and stop trying since it may invalidates my genuine win 7.

Pretty daft of MS to offer it for download and yet it does not work lol !!

[Rice_King]

Due to hardware limitations, some CPUs do not support Windows XP Mode / Hardware Virtualization. Here is a way to check your CPU and then it lists a hack (from Microsoft) to allow Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode to run without hardware-assisted virtualization.

[Cobrabiker]

MS has revised and now does not require hardware virtualisation, just download xp mode update after you have downloaded xp mode and everything else. BTW, XP mode download is best to used with Internet Explorer.

XP Mode still can be downloaded with a little trick by clicking on Ultimate, followed by step 2,3,4, and taking control over, but still lots of headache and trouble shooting, spent the whole day and nothing got done.

I just downloaded VM player with my genuine XP SP2, it was really easy, I managed to get one of the application sofware running, while the other which was heavy on graphics did not work, E-Sky flight simulator. No colour for the back ground, trying to change the background and it crashed, deleted and downloaded & crashed again, so gave up on that.

Is Vm player a free software for only 30 days trial?

[wpcoe]

An alternate to using VM Player is to download Microsoft's own Virtual PC 2007 (note: this is NOT Windows XP Mode) and install Windows XP in it.

Virtual PC 2007 works on Window XP, Vista and *all* versions of Win 7. It works well with using all versions of Windows on the virtual machine. For some other OS's it's not so slick, and for those, VM Player is the better choice.

[Cobrabiker]

Thanks wpcoe, will take note of it in case vm player trial runs out.