Comments on: Using Windows Virtual PC with Windows XP Mode

By: Meme

Meme — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:11:20 +0000

Thank you for an easy to understand article. (in most instances) I am not sure how to print from the virtual machine, I have attempted to save a Photoshop CS3 to a dvd in order to print it, but it seems to exist in a different plane than the HP machine. Can;t figure this out yet. I will reread your article, maybe its there and I missed it.
Thanks again.

By: ex-Sony customer

ex-Sony customer — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:59:22 +0000

Avoid Sony VAIO like the plague. I have a less than one year old, >$2,000 paperweight, because Sony cripple this laptop in the BIOS. No VT-x, even though the Intel processor supports it. They have stated they “may support it on selected laptops”, and have released BIOS updates for a few. Most Microsoft servers are now 64 bit, and you need the VT feature to run them in VirtualBox, Hyper-V, or MWare. My company will no longer buy Sony laptops.

By: JohnCM

JohnCM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:38:08 +0000

My laptop is a Thinkpad T60. The CPU does not support hardware based virtualization. It forced me to look for Windows XP Mode alternative.

I have tried VMLite XP Mode (www.vmlite.com). It does not require hardware based virtualization. So far so good. It does pretty much the same things Windows XP Mode does, but much faster. The only thing definitely needs improvement is the USB drive support.

By: John

John — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:34:40 +0000

By: Andre Da Costa

Andre Da Costa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:19:58 +0000

Hi DanTG,

Thanks for reading. I have never heard of Zininstall before. Virtual Box is quite popular, but what differentiates them from Virtual XP Mode is really hardware assisted Virtualization by offering better performance compared to an emulation solution Virtual PC 2007 or SUN Virtual Box. Also, its free to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate customers the likely audience for this solution although I believe there are some Home Premium users who could also benefit. I also like the seamless integration with host OS and ability to virtualize your applications and run them side by side with Windows 7 native apps. Those are some key selling points I just don't see in those alternative solutions you mentioned. If cost is a factor and the edition of Windows 7 you are running does not support VT or you cannot afford VMWare, then Virtual Box would be a more appropriate solution.

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By: DanTG

DanTG — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:08:39 +0000

Andre, that's a great article!

It would be interesting to see you compare XP mode with other solutions, such as:

1. Zinstall (http://www.zinstall.com) - full-scale migration product, automatically moves apps, files, setting, includes integration, runs on any Windows and without VT

2. VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org) - just a VM, no integration, not very easy to use, but free

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