XP Mode (Win 7)

[Mclaren]

So, i have an app that needs XP, Design Software, Must have. So after hearing about XP MODE i dedided to download it and give it a try.

WARNING, before you download, check if your CPU supports it, as it is a 445mb file and it needs "Hardware-Virtualisation" to run.

I only found this out after downloading. Although the website does have a requirements link, i like most whom have a pc capable of running win7 would think that there is not much needed. needless to say i did not read the requirements page (I know, laugh at me now).

So i thought id just give all a heads up.

Apparantly there is a tool that can check if your cpu has Hardware vitualisation, called Securable, but i cannot find a link for the tool that works.

a link to a list of some of the CPUs that do and don't

http://www.vista123.net/content/how-man ... -windows-7

[Firestrm_ZA]

Desktop CPUS

Core 2 Duo

E4300/4400/4500/4600/4700 NO
E6300/6320/6400/6420/6540/6550 YES
E6600/6700/6750/6850 YES
E7200/7300/7400/7500 NO
E8190 NO
E8200/8300/8400/8500/8600 YES

Core 2 Extreme

QX6700/6800/6850 YES
QX9650/9770/9775 YES
X6800 YES

Core 2 Quad

Q6600/6700 YES
Q8200/8200S/8300/8400/8400S NO
Q9300/9400/9400S YES
Q9450/9550/9550S/9650 YES

Core i7/Core i7 Extreme

I7-920/940 YES
I7-965 YES

Pentium D/Pentium EE

805/820/830/840 NO
915/925/935/945 NO
920/930/940/950/960 YES
955/965 YES

Pentium for Desktop

E2140/2160/2180/2200/2220 NO
E5200/5300/5400 NO

[Ron2K]

The Wikipedia article is a bit more comprehensive on what is supported and what isn't; it also makes mention of supported AMD processors which the article linked in the first post doesn't do.