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Windows XP Mode Q and A

In comments and private e-mails, I've received a surprising number of questions about Windows XP Mode, a new feature in Windows 7 that I demoed in today's screencast. How much does it cost? How do you install it? Does it require antivirus software? Get the answers to these questions and more.

October 20, 2009 by Ed Bott

Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode

For any sort of upgrade, software or hardware, compatibility issues can be true deal-breakers. If a mission-critical program originally written for Windows XP won't run under Windows 7, you're stuck. And the economics can get ugly if an expensive or hard-to-replace peripheral doesn't have Windows 7 drivers. In this week's screencast, I demonstrate a new feature called Windows XP Mode, which is Microsoft's way of handling compatibility problems.

October 19, 2009 by Ed Bott

Windows XP Mode for dummies

Windows XP Mode is very much like an East London hooker: sure, they work really hard but they aren't very good to look at. Windows XP Mode does indeed work extremely well, but doesn't always look very pretty.

May 20, 2009 by Zack Whittaker

Microsoft to provide 'XP Mode' with Windows 7

Microsoft is publicly acknowledging a new XP virtualization technology it is readying for Windows 7 that two Windows experts first revealed late on April 24.

April 24, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley

Windows XP Mode RC - Serious improvement over beta

Back in April, Microsoft introduced XP Mode beta for Windows 7. I covered the beta pretty extensively, and some might say rather harshly, and gave the product a disappointing F grade. However, one of the great things about this job is that you get to make a difference, and it seems that Microsoft took on board a lot of my complaints and worked on improving the product.

August 4, 2009 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

More Windows 7 XP Mode questions and more Microsoft answers

Over the past few days -- since word of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went public -- Microsoft has provided so far only the barest of details about its planned Virtual XP Mode functionality for Windows 7. Slowly but surely the company has started releasing additional details.

April 28, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley

How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?

How much positive Windows 7 buzz is in danger of being wiped out in the next few weeks and months when consumers and business buyers discover that a heavily hyped new Windows 7 feature, Windows XP Mode, won’t work on some current dual- and quad-core CPUs from Intel? Also, check your desktop or mobile CPU against my list to see whether your PC passes or fails.

May 3, 2009 by Ed Bott

Hands on: Windows 7 'XP Mode'

Over the past few days a huge number of electrons have been inconvenienced to bring you news about a new Windows 7 feature called XP Mode. In this post I'm going to take a closer look at this technology and what you need to make it work for you.

May 1, 2009 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

UPDATE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode

According to security firm Sophos, Microsoft risks undoing much of the work it has done on the security front over the past few years by shipping XP Mode with Windows 7.

August 17, 2009 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP Mode

On August 4, Microsoft is making available to any and all interested testers the Release Candidate (RC) test build of Windows 7's XP Mode add-on. The bits are available for download now from Microsoft's Web site.

August 4, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley

Why all the fuss over XP Mode?

Friday, Microsoft announced that it plans to release a free add-on for business editions of Windows 7. Windows XP Mode will use a customized version of Virtual PC to run a fully licensed, preconfigured copy of Windows XP in a virtual machine. So what's the big deal? It's not the technology, it's the licensing. I've got more details.

April 27, 2009 by Ed Bott

Will your new Windows 7 PC support XP Mode?

Last year, when I looked at Intel CPUs, I identified a potential sticking point for Windows 7 upgraders: many then-current CPU models didn't support hardware-assisted virtualization. A year later, has the situation improved? Yes, but with one noteworthy exception you'll have a hard time getting information from big PC makers.

February 3, 2010 by Ed Bott

From The Labs: A look at Windows 7's XP mode

Summary: Kicking off a series of bulletins from ZDNet UK's Labs, Charles McLellan looks at the virtual copy of Windows XP that's available as an option in Windows 7

June 1, 2009 by Charles McLellan

Verdict: XP Mode gets an F

I've been using Windows 7's XP Mode feature for a few days and I'm now ready to give you my verdict ... and it gets an F.Don't get me wrong. The idea behind XP Mode is a valid one, and the fact that Microsoft is finally ready to accept that users should be able to run older versions of Windows as part of the license for the newer OS.

May 4, 2009 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

XP Mode for Windows 7 goes live

Along with the Release Candidate for Windows 7, Microsoft has made available XP Mode virtualization technology for download.

May 5, 2009 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Windows 7 XP Mode enters Release Candidate status

Microsoft has announces that XP Mode, the add-on that will allow users with the proper hardware to run a virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered RC

August 5, 2009 by Seth Rosenblatt