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Use XP Mode on ALL EDITIONS of Windows 7 and even Windows XP

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Use XP Mode on ALL EDITIONS of Windows 7 and even Windows XP

When Microsoft released Windows Vista, people were disappointed with the poor compatibility that many older Windows applications did not work, even though compatibility option is provided by the system.

In order to solve these troublesome compatibility problems, Windows 7 added a new feature – XP Mode. The concept of XP Mode is to build a virtual environment (Windows Virtual PC), then install Windows XP into this virtual machine.

You may think this is good news, but in fact, there are many limitations on it.

First of all, this feature requires Ultimate, Enterprise or Professional edition of Windows 7, which is expensive for you to purchase. Many new computers had Windows 7 pre-installed does not provide such “advanced” editions, either.

Then, for the purpose of using XP Mode, you must have a CPU with AMD-V or Intel VT-x support. You can download Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool from Microsoft Download Center, lunch the application and you will get the test result.

You can surely use XP Mode in Windows 7 only when this screen is shown

You can use XP Mode in Windows 7 only when this screen is shown

Not using required editions of Windows 7 or failed the CPU test? Don’t worry, now you have another chance to use XP Mode, which was provided by VMLite.

VMLite is a virtual machine software, it can mount XP Mode images for Windows host system, without any additional requirements.

VMLite in Windows Host System

VMLite in Windows Host System

To download VMLite, you have to register an account HERE, and login to download VMLiteWorkstationSetup.exe binary file. Install and lunch the program, click Install when Windows Security dialog pops up.

Windows Security Dialog

Windows Security Dialog

In the first run, you can choose VMLite Wizard from programs section of Windows Start Menu, then specify XP Mode package provided by Microsoft, agree the end-user license and finish the rest steps. Wait for a while and the installation of VMLite XP Mode will be done and ready to use.

Specify XP Mode Package in VMLite

Specify XP Mode Package in VMLite

You can maximize the virtual machine into Fullscreen Mode, or combine virtual and host systems with Seamless Mode, both options are from Machine menu of virtual system. You can also share folders, CD/DVD drive and network connections between host and virtual systems. By taking snapshots of VMLite XP Mode, you can quickly recover the earlier state of virtual machine…

VMLite Seamless Mode

VMLite Seamless Mode

What’s more, VMLite does SUPPORT Winodws XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003/2008. It means you can take all the advantages of VMLite XP Mode, regardless what Windows systems you are using.

More exciting functions are waiting for you to explore, click HERE to download the how-to document (PDF) published by VMLite.

Interesting, isn’t it? You can read the following article, a collection of Virtual Machine website, hope that can help you more.

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  1. Jared says

    Cool!
    Actually, there’s another “XP Mode”-like app, called Zinstall. It does everything this thing does, but the real treat is that it automatically migrated all the apps from XP to 7. AUTOMATICALLY! Saved me like 3 days of reinstalling all that stuff :)

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