May 6, 2009

How to confirm your PC can run Windows XP Mode

Yesterday, I highlighted the fact that not all currently shipping CPUs will support Windows XP Mode. Microsoft has released a document showing the steps needed to determine if your CPU (Intel or AMD) will support "Hardware Virtualization" and how to turn it on if it does.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx

If it does support it, then you can download it via

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

This is a large download (445 MB).

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