The Past is Future!

The new OS coming out on October 22nd from Microsoft, and we call it Windows 7. It looks pretty good and more reliable ever since Microsoft’s Windows Vista was release! There are many enhancement in Windows 7 but one of it’s best future is XP Mode! Yes it runs productive Windows XP software as it was run on Windows XP platform. This is made possible with the help of Hardware based visualization and virtualization technology. The Windows XP Mode (XPM) is a virtual machine package for Windows Virtual PC containing a pre-installed, licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 as its guest OS. Pre-installed integration components allow applications running within the virtualized environment to appear as if running directly on the host, sharing the native desktop and Start Menu of Windows 7 as well as participating in file type associations. XP Mode applications run in a Terminal Services session in the virtualized Windows XP, and are accessed via Remote Desktop Protocol by a client running on the Windows 7 host. Applications running in Windows XP mode do not have compatibility issues as they are actually running inside a Windows XP virtual machine and redirected using RDP to the Windows 7 host.



It has many advantages like:
Start from Windows 7 start menu
Support USB
Use printers and other ports
Internet connectivity






Virtualization supported motherboards from INTEL:
VT-d is enabled on the following chipsets:

Intel Q35 GMCH with ICH9 DO (Bearlake chipset)
The following chipsets have VT-d capability, but OEMs may not have enabled in systems based on these:

Intel X38

Intel X48

VT-d will be enabled on these future products:

Intel Q45 (Eaglelake)
For Intel Desktop Boards, these have VT-d support enabled:

Intel DQ35JO

Intel DQ35MP

Intel DX38BT

Intel DX48BT2

These future Intel Desktop Boards will have VT-d support:

Intel DQ45CB

Intel DQ45EK

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