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XP Mode within the Enterprise

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:50:34 +0000

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 is XP Mode. To be honest I don’t blame them, because when XP Mode was first introduced in April 2009 during the Windows 7 Beta phase it was promoted as a possible workaround for Application Compatibility issues and therefore got a lot of attention. The message almost sounded like “There is no barrier to move to Windows 7 because if you run into an application compatibility issue, you can always use XP Mode”. So what’s your point? Well, while the statement as such is absolutely true, there are a few things to consider when we speak about computers that run in an enterprise environment.

Windows XP Mode no longer requires Hardware Virtualization Technology

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:43:14 +0000

Microsoft has released an updated version to run XP Mode on clients that do not have Hardware Virtualization Technology. Read the details here

XP Mode vs. Med-V

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:39:54 +0000

Here’s another great article from Stephen Rose, explaining XP Mode vs. MED-V. Read the entire article here

Understanding XP Mode

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:52:28 +0000

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

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:33:48 +0000

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

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:41:54 +0000

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