http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: XP for free with windows 7 can run in side windows 7 mic to keep XP en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:26:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59650 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:41:04 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 59650@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Isn't a virtual machine a part of virtualization, as in the guest OS is virtualized in a virtual machine? Virtualization usually refers to having a number (like from 6 to 15) of virtual machines running on a server to provide various services, deployment testing, compatibility, etc., usually with more that one server for virtualization. However, virtualization can also mean putting any code in a virtual environment and running it as such. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59648 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:44:41 +0000 pavid 59648@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I think people should be a bit careful here. I don't know for sure because I haven't investigated it but I believe there is a difference between virtual machines and virtualization. </p> <p>AFIK virtual machines use the host operating system to run a copy of another OS which has limitations such as native hardware driver support while virtualization means that the CPU is capable of handling a guest OS and its hardware driver requirements as well as running the host OS and its hardware driver requirements at the same time.</p> <p>Simply put, a virtual machine is not likely able to run the drivers necessary to use all the host hardware efficiently and quickly while a virtualized OS is able to use the host hardware efficiently. There are other limitations but I think you will find that this limitaion (VM NOT ABLE to run most hardware while Virtualization IS ABLE to) is perhaps the most defining one. </p> <p>Perhaps someone else might clarify this for us as I'm not up to that task at the moment. At any rate, I don't think most of us need to worry about this. The PC Mag article suggests only large and medium business would be the ones needing to be concerned about this it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59646 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:12:57 +0000 Deserthead47 59646@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>If you go to the following link,you can download the Processor Identification Utility.Checked 2 of my pc's processors(Intels),will try the AMD's later.</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx</a></p> <p>Supports virtulization:</p> <p>Core2Duo E6320 - yes.<br /> Pentium D805 - no. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59636 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:39:04 +0000 Robert 59636@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You have made a good point there, hotdoge.<br /> Although Windows 7 seems to to run smoothly on Vista machines ,people might end up buying yet another (Windows7) 'capable' machine not knowing their CPU don't support the virtualization technology, being one of the coolest features of Windows7.<br /> But I suppose if you like Vista, you will like Windows7 even more... with or without this XP virtualization. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59634 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:04:50 +0000 hotdoge3 59634@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>only run XP in Windows 7 Ultimate &#38; Professional the new CPU's not as good as old CPU's as they think XP on the way out so make for Vista &#38; Windows 7 did not know need to keep for XP you can check with links on my post intel or amd,Only thing stop Windows 7 sale is not Linux it XP. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59633 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:56:32 +0000 BentlyTCow 59633@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It's a processor thing. It needs to have 'virtualization technology' built in to it. It basically is excluded from low end processors.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization</a> - lists supported processors</p> <p>But even if you don't have the needed processor you can still run XP(and lots of other operating systems) in Virtualbox, which is free from Sun Microsystems: <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.virtualbox.org</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59632 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:21:28 +0000 Lee 59632@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>XP applications can only be run on Windows 7 pro and better, not HP. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59626 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:15:30 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 59626@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Will the latest cpu's be able to run a virtual XP? and Is there a tech reason that makes it impossible for a virtual XP to work on most computers, or is it just a software issue that may be resolved later?</p> <p>It's certainly good news if i have a computer that will run it. I'm in the middle of planning my next build and will have to take what you've said into consideration. Having a virtual XP system running with Win 7 would be brilliant.</p> <p>regards</p> <p>Whiterabbit </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-59619 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:55:51 +0000 hotdoge3 59619@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346719,00.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346719,00.asp</a></p> <p> Most PCs Can't Run Windows 7 'XP Mode'</p> <p><a href="http://www.intel.com/products/processor/" rel="nofollow">http://www.intel.com/products/processor/</a> <a href="http://wheretobuy.amd.com/pibs.html" rel="nofollow">http://wheretobuy.amd.com/pibs.html</a> ( to Check XP Mode if work or not )</p> <p>Wouldn't it be nifty if you could run XP-specific apps in an "XP Mode" in Windows 7? The OS is capable of doing just that, though your computer probably isn't. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5249#post-55979 Sat, 02 May 2009 00:52:51 +0000 hotdoge3 55979@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&#38;objectid=10569844" rel="nofollow">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&#38;objectid=10569844</a><br /> Windows 7 includes virtual version of XP, remote media streaming,<br /> Microsoft released a near-final version of the Windows 7 operating system to a large </p> <p>group of technology-savvy testers that adds a few new features, including a way to run </p> <p>Windows XP applications.</p> <p>The Windows 7 "release candidate" will be available for anyone to download and try out on May 5, but is available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers from today.<br /> look like keep XP long time! </p>