Discover the new arcane features of XP mode in Windows 7

&http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/37954.html ">nbsp; XPM is made up of the Microsoft Virtual PC virtual environment and the full Windows XP SP3 Licensing component. In short, a Windows XP virtual system that was installed with Virtual PCs in Windows 7.

May 2009, Microsoft released the Windows 7 RC operating system, although only the candidate version, but the basic functions no longer have a big adjustment, is very close to the final version, Microsoft also provided users with the key, I believe that many netizens have experienced the charm of Windows 7. Unlike countless beta releases previously released, Microsoft has added Windows XP Mode (XPM) functionality to Windows 7 RC. So where is xpm? Unlike our common compatibility mode, XPM is actually made up of Microsoft Virtual PC virtual Environment and full Windows XP SP3 licensing. In short, a Windows XP virtual system that was installed with Virtual PCs in Windows 7.

Of course xpm is not and is available for all versions of Windows 7, and Microsoft is free to open this feature in three versions of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate.

XPM is really a new thing for the average user, but for users who have used virtual machine software, it's just an ordinary virtual system. XPM, however, has been warming up in recent speculation as one of Microsoft's new "features" in Windows 7, so let's explore the mysteries of this new feature of Windows 7.

Hardware thresholds for running XP mode in Windows 7

XPM is different from using generic virtual machine software to build virtual systems, Microsoft enforces the threshold of the hardware that it uses by using CPUs that support virtualization technology, or CPUs that support INTEL-VT technology or AMD-V technology, which can greatly elevate its use.

In AMD, in addition to the lowest end of the Sempron series, most of the current AMD CPU can support AMD-V technology, while the Intel CPU is divided into a more complex, specific reference to the table below.