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Hardware Virtualization is No Longer A Must-have to Run XP Mode in Windows 7

March 18, 2010 Kent Chen 6 comments

XP-mode is a very nice and help feature in Windows 7 that helps to address the incompatibility issue. But it’s long been criticized for the fact that in order to run it the computer must have a processor that has

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How To Resize VHD To Get More Space for Your Virtual Machine

January 12, 2010 Kent Chen 2 comments

If you use Microsoft Virtual PC enough, you eventually may end up storage shortage on VHD you originally created. And when it happens, all you need to do is extending the VHD to get more space from the physical hard

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7-things / Virtual PC / virtualbox / Virtualization / vmware player / XP mode

7 Reasons Why I Prefer VMware Player over Windows Virtual PC to Run My Virtual Machines on Windows 7

December 18, 2009 Kent Chen 33 comments

I like VMware products and prefer using them over the other products, e.g. Windows Virtual PC or Sun VirtualBox, but don’t get me wrong that I hate the others. I still like and use both of them on my main

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Virtual PC / virtualbox / vmware player / XP mode

Using XP Mode Without Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7

December 16, 2009 Kent Chen 30 comments

If you like and want to use XP Mode but can’t because your PC doesn’t have the hyper-V or AMD-V natively supported on processor level, here are two great options for you. And they both actually work better in certain

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compatibility / Virtual PC / Virtualization / XP mode

Using XP Mode to Watch TV on A Old Hardware That Doesn’t Work in Windows 7

December 15, 2009 Kent Chen 12 comments

This is a guest post written by Ilija Brajkovic, a student who’s interested in computer networks. He spends most of his time on blogging. He is also a founder of the Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Virtualization Blog, in which

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64 bit / Virtual PC / XP mode

Can’t Find Printer Driver For Your 64-bit Windows 7? Try Virtual PC and XP Mode

December 2, 2009 Kent Chen leave a comment

Last week, I finally had chance to upgrade my laptop to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit from RC that I had been using since it’s released. Everything runs perfectly, except that I couldn’t find a compatible 64-bit driver for my 5+

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Virtual PC / XP mode

Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool Checks If Your PC is Windows XP Mode Ready

October 26, 2009 Kent Chen 6 comments

The latest Windows Virtual PC requires processors capable of hardware-assisted virtualization with AMD-V, Intel VT or VIA VT turned on in the BIOS. Previously, we covered how to tell if your PC is ready for Windows XP mode by using

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