Windows 7 To Feature Virtual Windows XP Mode!

jmke · 25th April 2009, 11:15

Over a month ago, we were briefed about a secret Microsoft technology that we were told would be announced alongside the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) and would ship in final form simultaneously with the final version of Windows 7. This technology, dubbed Windows XP Mode (XPM, formerly Virtual Windows XP or Virtual XP, VXP), dramatically changes the compatibility story for Windows 7 and, we believe, has serious implications for Windows development going forward. Here's what's happening.

XPM is built on the next generation Microsoft Virtual PC 7 product line, which requires processor-based virtualization support (Intel and AMD) to be present and enabled on the underlying PC, much like Hyper-V, Microsoft's server-side virtualization platform. However, XPM is not Hyper-V for the client. It is instead a host-based virtualization solution like Virtual PC; the hardware assistance requirement suggests this will be the logical conclusion of this product line from a technological standpoint. That is, we fully expect future client versions of Windows to include a Hyper-V-based hypervisor.

http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...windows-7.aspx

wutske · 25th April 2009, 18:21

It looks a bit like the Virtualbox seamless mode, but then probably a lot better

(read: more advanced and integrated with windows)

Kougar · 26th April 2009, 07:39

Nice. They needed something exactly like this in order to finally pull people away from XP let alone businesses.

jmke · 26th April 2009, 09:40

let's just wait and see IF it works

VM doesn't always reflect real hardware

wutske · 26th April 2009, 10:32

I'm also a bit worried about the memory usage... running a virtual xp environment in the background is probably not the most lightweight solution (but a great move from microsoft like Kougar said).

jmke · 26th April 2009, 10:33

memory usage is least of my concern

wutske · 26th April 2009, 16:47

Some people care, I only have 2Gb in my laptop ... not enough to run a virtualised XP environment and working on linux at the same time

.

jmke · 26th April 2009, 19:17

you can easily upgrade to 4gb+ for less than a large meal

wutske · 26th April 2009, 22:53

Where can I get this free upgrade then ?

jmke · 26th April 2009, 23:21

where did I write free?
a free meal doesn't exist

€20 per 2gb is far from expensive

http://www.alternate.be/html/product...l?artno=IBNEBB

or one stick of 4gb for €50
http://www.alternate.be/html/product...l?artno=ICNE2M

I did say LARGE meal!

25th April 2009, 11:15	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	Windows 7 To Feature Virtual Windows XP Mode! Over a month ago, we were briefed about a secret Microsoft technology that we were told would be announced alongside the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) and would ship in final form simultaneously with the final version of Windows 7. This technology, dubbed Windows XP Mode (XPM, formerly Virtual Windows XP or Virtual XP, VXP), dramatically changes the compatibility story for Windows 7 and, we believe, has serious implications for Windows development going forward. Here's what's happening. XPM is built on the next generation Microsoft Virtual PC 7 product line, which requires processor-based virtualization support (Intel and AMD) to be present and enabled on the underlying PC, much like Hyper-V, Microsoft's server-side virtualization platform. However, XPM is not Hyper-V for the client. It is instead a host-based virtualization solution like Virtual PC; the hardware assistance requirement suggests this will be the logical conclusion of this product line from a technological standpoint. That is, we fully expect future client versions of Windows to include a Hyper-V-based hypervisor. http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...windows-7.aspx __________________ Last edited by jmke : 25th April 2009 at 11:19.

25th April 2009, 18:21	#2
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	It looks a bit like the Virtualbox seamless mode, but then probably a lot better (read: more advanced and integrated with windows) __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

26th April 2009, 09:40	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	let's just wait and see IF it works VM doesn't always reflect real hardware __________________

26th April 2009, 10:32	#5
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	I'm also a bit worried about the memory usage... running a virtual xp environment in the background is probably not the most lightweight solution (but a great move from microsoft like Kougar said). __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

26th April 2009, 10:33	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	memory usage is least of my concern __________________

26th April 2009, 07:39	#3
Kougar Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,639	Nice. They needed something exactly like this in order to finally pull people away from XP let alone businesses.

26th April 2009, 16:47	#7
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	Some people care, I only have 2Gb in my laptop ... not enough to run a virtualised XP environment and working on linux at the same time . __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

26th April 2009, 19:17	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	you can easily upgrade to 4gb+ for less than a large meal __________________

26th April 2009, 22:53	#9
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,018	Where can I get this free upgrade then ? __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

26th April 2009, 23:21	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	where did I write free? a free meal doesn't exist €20 per 2gb is far from expensive http://www.alternate.be/html/product...l?artno=IBNEBB or one stick of 4gb for €50 http://www.alternate.be/html/product...l?artno=ICNE2M I did say LARGE meal! __________________

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