How To: Set-Up Windows 7 XP Mode

An interesting feature of Windows 7 is the ability to run windows xp in a virtual machine in order to use applications that don't currently work with windows 7. This is different than using other virtual machine options because in the final version of windows 7 several versions will ship with this for free as opposed to other options such as purchasing VMWare and an XP license. The steps in this video show you how to get this feature working in the RC of windows 7 (build 7100). Overall, the set-up is very easy and being able to run applications virtually without the entire virtual OS is pretty cool.

Downloads:
SecurAble: http://www.grc.com/securable.htm

Windows Virtual PC Beta: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6...

Windows XP Mode Beta: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0...

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[TheFazedReality]

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[ProspectLa]

HARDWARE VIRTUALIZATION LOCKED OFF...

WHAT SHOULD I DO TO ENABLE IT???

[jamesross1345678]

HELP! plz reply i have 64 and hardware virtualization say locked off and i dont know what to do just somebody reply plz

[themine1122]

Or use Microsoft Virtual PC, it works fine for me, then install XP straight from the disk (if you have one). I just used a all in one disk to install my copy in Microsoft Virtual PC!

[gauravmindfreak]

when i started xp it's giving an error that "a startup disk cannot be written into'

can you help me out on this??

[ladjkaoz]

Good vid, I have win7 but I have a prrogram that won run smoth in win7, so I just would have to install the program from the virtial xp window, I have already installed inwin 7 isthere away to move it into the virtual xp?

[Alexboooom]

1st, turn ur desktop icons to large...then turn the 16bit to 24bit display hacking the registry...much better, curvy icons and screen display...

[butthenIdied]

Google chrome ws my first download.

[BRUTEFORCR]

What video editing software do you use?

[satishux]

windows 8 is comming with hypher-v which will be much better with complete virtualization and i bet we will be able to run lots of OS(unix,linux, bsd, mac,previous windows-xp,vista,7) not just xp i guess in other hand we can grab virtualbox or vmware to run any OS And these two can work with or without hardware virtialization