Microsoft Windows 7: XP Mode (Beta)Hands On with Windows 7's XP Mode
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XPM runs just about any Windows software XP can run—probably the only exceptions will be a few games that detect that they're being launched in a virtual machine and refuse to start. Unlike earlier versions of Microsoft Virtual PC, XPM can power USB peripherals such as cameras, MP3 players and other mobile devices, printers, and wireless network adapters. Also, unlike earlier versions of Virtual PC that could share only specified folders on the "host" system, XPM can access all the disks and drives used by your Windows 7 system.
Getting Started with Windows 7 XP Mode
To install XPM, you'll need the right combination of hardware and software. Your hardware must include a CPU and motherboard that supports Hardware Virtualization Technology, sometimes known as VT-d, AMD-V, or Vanderpool. If your motherboard is less than two years old, you're probably safe, though you may need to find a Hardware Virtualization option in your computer's BIOS and switch it on. If you're not certain whether your system supports Hardware Virtualization, visit this Microsoft Web page and download and run a CPU-identification utility from Intel or AMD that can tell you. The same page tells you how to switch on the necessary technology in many standard BIOSes.
Your operating system must be Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Ultimate. The currently downloadable Release Candidate installs Windows 7 Ultimate, so the RC version is ideal for testing XPM. Next, you'll need to install a small 5MB update to the RC version, which you can find by visiting this Microsoft update page, where you can download Windows Virtual PC.
Finally, from the same Web page, you'll need to download Windows XP Mode, which is a 445MB installer that expands into a 1GB virtual XP system. With both downloads, make sure to download the 32-bit or 64-bit version, depending on whether you're running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7.
Your next step is to run the small Windows Virtual PC installer and, when prompted, restart your system. After that, you install Windows XP Mode. The installer will present you with a screen that says your XP Mode username will be "user" (you can't change that) and prompts you to create a password. On the same dialog, you should mark a checkbox labeled "Remember credentials (recommended)" so you won't be prompted to retype the password when XPM starts up. The next dialog will prompt you to turn on Automatic Updates, which you definitely should do, so that XPM will update itself without your intervention. Finally, after about ten minutes of background activity, a virtual Windows XP desktop will open in a window.
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[Ovu poruku je menjao Catch 22 dana 07.05.2009. u 11:22 GMT+1]
