catilley1092
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Evidently, MS has removed their restrictions on needing 7 Pro (or above) for Windows Virtual PC w/XP Mode. A member of another forum that I'm a member of (a multi Windows OS forum) told me this.
So to test it out for myself, I went to the Windows Virtual PC home page.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
And I selected my installed OS as 7 Home Premium 64 bit, and was allowed the download. However, I selected "Starter", and it was blocked. So I had to validate, and sure enough, it allowed for me to download, but I cancelled it, being that I already have it.
This is worth trying out, especially for those who wants a virtual XP, but has no full retail XP disc & COA. This is a XP SP3 install. Your printer, and other USB devices will work, after installing the tools (this option is offered after install). The complete install instructions are on the page. Plus with Win 7 SP1 installed, those computers that doesn't have hardware assisted virtualization in the BIOS can run it w/o the option.
If anyone is interested, try it out and see. Post back the results and let us know how it turns out.
NOTE: By default, IE7 & IE8 are "hidden" updates in XP Mode, but can be downloaded if the user wishes. Just click the option to "show hidden updates", IE8 will show. I use IE7 on XP Mode (works better than IE8 does on XP).
Also, this process is best done using IE (for validation purposes).
Cat
So to test it out for myself, I went to the Windows Virtual PC home page.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
And I selected my installed OS as 7 Home Premium 64 bit, and was allowed the download. However, I selected "Starter", and it was blocked. So I had to validate, and sure enough, it allowed for me to download, but I cancelled it, being that I already have it.
This is worth trying out, especially for those who wants a virtual XP, but has no full retail XP disc & COA. This is a XP SP3 install. Your printer, and other USB devices will work, after installing the tools (this option is offered after install). The complete install instructions are on the page. Plus with Win 7 SP1 installed, those computers that doesn't have hardware assisted virtualization in the BIOS can run it w/o the option.
If anyone is interested, try it out and see. Post back the results and let us know how it turns out.
NOTE: By default, IE7 & IE8 are "hidden" updates in XP Mode, but can be downloaded if the user wishes. Just click the option to "show hidden updates", IE8 will show. I use IE7 on XP Mode (works better than IE8 does on XP).
Also, this process is best done using IE (for validation purposes).
Cat
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