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• Windows Virtual PC, Windows XP Mode Now Available on MSDN, TechNet

  The final, shipping versions of Windows Virtual PC (in separate 32-bit and 64-bit downloads) and Windows XP Mode are available a few weeks early from both MSDN Subscriber Downloads and TechNet Plus. Both require the RTM version of Windows 7, and Windows... Posted Oct 09 2009, 04:13 PM by pthurrott with | with 29 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• Final Release of Windows XP Mode

  Microsoft announced today via its Windows Blog that it has released Windows XP Mode (and presumably, Windows Virtual PC--these guys never explain anything correctly) to manufacturing. The final version will be delivered to customers on October 22, the... Posted Oct 01 2009, 03:04 PM by pthurrott with | with 51 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• Microsoft delivers Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

  Microsoft shipped the free version of its second-generation hypervisor virtualization platform, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 , and if you look over the docs, you’ll see that this thing is vastly improved compared to the first version. In fact, it appears to... Posted Aug 31 2009, 09:52 AM by pthurrott with | with 30 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Microsoft Servers

• Microsoft finalizes System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

  ... and really needs to work on simplifying their product names. :) Here's some info from Microsoft: Today, Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (SCVMM08 R2). General availability... Posted Aug 24 2009, 05:59 PM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Virtualization, Microsoft Servers

• Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode RC

  Microsoft has updated its virtualization solution for Windows 7 to the release candidate (RC) milestone: Windows Virtual PC provides the capability to run multiple Windows environments such as Windows XP Mode from your Windows 7 desktop. To download Windows... Posted Aug 05 2009, 03:30 AM by pthurrott with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC Public Beta now available

  Microsoft : Brief Description Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC. Overview Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run... Posted May 05 2009, 04:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• XP Mode requires hardware-assisted virtualization. Which processors work?

  Ed Bott does a nice job of furthering the XP Mode/Windows Virtual PC discussion with a look at which processors actually support this new Windows 7 feature. And that's important, because if your processor doesn't support it, you can't use... Posted May 04 2009, 07:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 42 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• XP Mode Beta now available and MSDN and TechNet

  And speaking of the Windows 7 RC, you can also download XP Mode Beta (Windows Virtual PC) on MSDN and TechNet now. Have fun! Related: Windows Virtual PC Evaluation Guide This guide describes how to install Windows Virtual PC and set up a virtual environment... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:20 AM by pthurrott with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• Microsoft finally discusses XP Mode in detail

  After allowing Rafael and I to pretty much own the XP Mode discussion for the better part of a week for some reason, Microsoft has finally published some detailed information about this important new Windows 7 feature. I don't normally just republish... Posted Apr 29 2009, 10:53 AM by pthurrott with | with 68 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• Windows 7 Release Candidate availability

  I wasn't aware that Microsoft had released this info to the public, but they have. :) So now I can talk about it… The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will be made available to MSDN and Technet subscribers on April 30, 2009 . The public release of... Posted Apr 26 2009, 09:47 AM by pthurrott with | with 34 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Virtualization

• Windows XP Mode Internals - Part 1 (Overview)

  As promised, Rafael begins his deep-dive into XP Mode for Windows 7 : To start, Windows XP Mode (XPM) is a new tight-knit solution of several already-available-today technologies. At the core of XPM are Virtual PC 7 (VPC) and the Remote Desktop Protocol... Posted Apr 25 2009, 08:47 PM by pthurrott with | with 28 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• XP Mode fun: IE 6 and IE 8 side-by-side

  Rafael will document how to "publish" built-in XP applications so that they appear under Windows 7 with XP Mode (apps installed after the fact are auto-published), but here's a fun shot of IE 6 (XP) and IE 8 running side by side under Windows... Posted Apr 25 2009, 01:34 PM by pthurrott with | with 43 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Virtualization

• XP Mode and gaming: Not so much

  I've gotten a lot of questions about whether XP Mode will be suitable for gaming. Put simply, no, it will not be suitable for gaming. First, this technology is aimed at businesses, not consumers. It's licensed only for Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise... Posted Apr 25 2009, 01:26 PM by pthurrott with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Virtualization

• Secret No More: Revealing Windows XP Mode for Windows 7

  Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott reveal a new Windows 7 application compatibility feature called Windows XP Mode. Yes, it's that "secret new feature" you've been hearing about ... Over a month ago, we were briefed about a secret Microsoft... Posted Apr 24 2009, 12:53 PM by pthurrott with | with 496 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Commentary, Virtualization

• Linux Integration Components for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

  Looks like Microsoft has released an update for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V so that it can work more efficiently with Linux guest OSes. Brief Description A set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux virtual machines under Hyper... Posted Apr 11 2009, 10:24 AM by pthurrott with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Linux, Virtualization