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Install Windows XP Mode Without Hardware-Assisted Virtualization (HAV)

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Windows XP and Windows7

Microsoft has announced a small but significant update to its own “Windows XP Mode” (or Windows Virtual PC), a feature that has been incorporated in Windows 7 to let the users of this new operating system take advantages of the older applications that still require Windows XP, by running them inside “Windows XP Mode”.Until now, this XP Mode has only been supported by processors having virtualization technology known has Hardware-Assisted Virtualization (HAV).

However, Windows XP Mode works only on Windows 7 Professional Enterprise, or Ultimate versions of Windows 7.

This update has been announced in Windows 7 blog, also they have made clear that Windows XP Mode will continue to make use of Intel VT and AMD-V like hardware virtualization technologies.

Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run. This change makes it extremely easy for businesses to use Windows XP Mode to address any application incompatibility roadblocks they might have in migrating to Windows 7.

To install Windows XP mode in your PC with Windows 7 Professional or higher version, download the update from here (update KB977206 ).

Windows 7 Home users need not worry about the lack of support for their OS, as there are hacks available over the internet to install Windows XP mode in Windows 7 Home PCs (Home Basic and Home Premium) too.Hopefully we’ll cover one such hack in the upcoming posts.So stay tuned and subscribe to this blog’s RSS feeds.

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Tip: You can use VMware player to install Windows XP Mode in any computer running Windows 7.

Intel Processor Identification Utility – Know Your Intel Processor

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How much do you know about the Intel processor you are using in your computer? Well here I am suggesting a useful utility software from Intel itself which will help you find out the properties of your processor and its capabilities. Intel PIU Just download the software from the Intel website given below. Install it to your system and start the program. http://www.intel.com/support/processors/tools/piu/ Intel PIU Frequency Test

The first thing it shows is the frequency test. In the above image I have used a sample T2250 processor. The expected frequencies are the ideally laboratory tested ones. The reported ones are the currently operating ones.  Sometimes we can find that the expected and the reported may differ in some points. If the difference is more then you need to go for servicing.

Intel PIU Technologies

The next tab will show you the advanced technologies that are integrated to your CPU.  The Intel Virtualization technology is needed for running virtual Operating systems. Well if you are planning to install Windows 7 RC version and running Virtual XP then this technology is needed. It also shows the total number of streams of Simple Instruction Multiple Data extensions present in your CPU. Intel PIU CPUID DATAThe last tab shows you the details and features of your CPU. The capacity of your Level 1 and Level 2 Cache are shown. The other details can also be noted. At last you can even save the details of your CPU to a text file. The thing why I thought of writing this post is that many of us are naive about our processors and expected it to run in the expected details. But we can find out more like the CPU BUS speed, Virtualization and HT technologies which are very much required when some critical operations are to be done.