Last week I had a Windows 7 planning meeting with one of our clients and like in any other Windows 7 related meeting that i have had in the past months with other customers, the topic about XP Mode was brought up. It appears that when speaking about application compatibility, first thing people think of [...]
Archive of posts tagged XP Mode
ToolTip: XP-More
XP-More is a tool that helps manage Windows 7 Virtual Machines (XP Mode and any other). Specifically, it makes duplication of VMs a no brainer – no more raw XML editing and manually duplicating files. More Information and download details can be found on the CodePlex XP-More project page
Windows XP Mode no longer requires Hardware Virtualization Technology
Microsoft has released an updated version to run XP Mode on clients that do not have Hardware Virtualization Technology. Read the details here
ToolTip: Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
Windows Virtual PC requires that your hardware supports hardware-assisted virtualization. There are a number of third party utilities around already, but now Microsoft released one as well. It’s called the Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool and can be downloaded from here If you launch the tool manually it will tell you if your system meets the [...]
Windows XP Mode Deployment Sample Scripts
if you have watched the Windows XP Mode IT Pro Deployment Video, you might be interested in the scripts they’ve used to automatically install XP Mode and create virtual machines. You can download them from here
Windows XP Mode IT Pro Deployment Video
If you consider using XP Mode, then I recommend watching this video. This video contains a good tutorial on how to install and configure XP mode including a lot of additional hints. Furthermore the video explains how to create a customized XP Mode VHD for deployment on multiple clients. The video can be downloaded from [...]
XP Mode vs. Med-V
Here’s another great article from Stephen Rose, explaining XP Mode vs. MED-V. Read the entire article here
Understanding XP Mode
Here is an excellent post that explains Windows7 XP Mode. The article describes clearly who should use XP Mode standalone or MED-V which is the product designed for enterprises. http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/springboard/archive/2009/06/16/understanding-xp-mode.aspx I also recommend reading “How MED-V v2 helps you manage Windows XP Mode” http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/business/archive/2009/04/28/how-med-v-v2-helps-you-manage-windows-xp-mode.aspx
Detect XP Mode support
Does your hardware support the Windows7 XP Mode feature ? Here’s a small and free utility that helps you to find out if your system provides hardware virtualization support. Download here
What you should know about Win7 XP Mode and MED-V
Windows XP Mode on Windows7 with Windows Virtual PC is designed for small business users, For Enterprise customers, MED-V is the way to go. More information: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/business/archive/2009/04/28/how-med-v-v2-helps-you-manage-windows-xp-mode.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/Apr09/04-28Win7QA.mspx
