With the advent of Windows 8 Microsoft will support both traditional x86 processors and new System on a Chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM systems. The traditional Windows 8 release, designed as the successor of Windows 7 will play nice with existing CPUs, as well as current hardware and software, but will also... |
18 May 2011
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When it revealed that it was going to deliver a free and activated copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) for select editions of Windows 7, Microsoft also indicated that the virtualized version of the operating system releases in 2001 comes with a few shortcomings. Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 cannot be used in gami... |
29 July 2010
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Customers relying heavily on legacy line-of-business (LOB) applications for daily operations can still upgrade to Windows 7, and leverage the platform’s default virtualization features to deal with incompatibility issues. One illustrative aspect in this regard are companies that don’t have the resources t... |
23 April 2010
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With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft introduced a range of virtualization features and capabilities previously unavailable in Windows client platforms. The latest iteration of Windows supports Boot from VHD, has its own virtualization technology that integrates seamlessly with Windows Explorer, namely Windows Virt... |
23 April 2010
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When it launched Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100, Microsoft also introduced the last two features it had kept safely up its sleeve until then, namely Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode. Essentially, the Redmond company revealed that it was planning to provide a fully activated copy of Windows XP Service Pa... |
19 March 2010
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The gold version of Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 is now available for download directly from Microsoft. With Windows XP Mode RTM, the Redmond company is delivering an extra feature to Windows 7, designed to enhance the operating system and deliver a backward compatibility boost as far as legacy XP applications go. W... |
26 October 2009
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The final version of a Windows 7 feature that allows users of select editions to run a free copy of Windows XP inside a virtual machine has been leaked and made available for download from various illegal third-party sources, including BitTorrent trackers and warez websites. Microsoft released Windows XP Mode to manu... |
12 October 2009
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Having released Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC to manufacturing at the start of this month, Microsoft is currently offering the two Windows 7 features for download. However, neither Windows XP Mode nor Windows Virtual PC is currently delivered to the general public. The Redmond company has made sure that its ... |
8 October 2009
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Redmond-based software company Microsoft released several months ago its own solution aimed at offering Windows 7 RC users the possibility to enjoy compatibility with the older Windows XP operating system, the Windows XP Mode. Available for download initially in a beta flavor, the RC iteration of Windows XP Mode is c... |
2 October 2009
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Customers testing the virtualization extensions of Windows 7, namely Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode have been experiencing performance problems in scenarios in which sharing folders are enabled. Ben Armstrong, Program manager on the core virtualization team at Microsoft, revealed that the issues reported are ... |
2 September 2009
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Windows 7 Release Candidate, although virtually at an apparent standstill in evolution since the release of interim Builds 7048 and 7057, does manage to take it up a notch with the secret features Microsoft confirmed to have tucked away since the public Beta Build 7000 in January 2009. Initially released on April 30 ... |
9 May 2009
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Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC are the secret features Microsoft has been holding back, tucked away for the Release Candidate of Windows 7. On April 30, 2009, the Redmond company made the Beta builds of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC for its MSDN and TechNet subscribers. On May 5, the Beta development... |
6 May 2009
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April 30, 2009 is not only synonymous with the broadening of the Windows 7 Release Candidate testing pool, but also with the delivery of additional features for the RC development milestone. MSDN and TechNet subscribers not only got the fully-fledged Windows 7 RC Build 7100 bits today, but also the Beta builds of Win... |
30 April 2009
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The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC. As Windows 7 RC will start being available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, Microsoft will also begin serving the Betas of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC. In addition, as Win... |
29 April 2009
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