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Microsoft has eased the transition to Windows 7 for business users by announcing that XP Mode will now function without the need for specific CPUs.
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Microsoft has eased the transition to Windows 7 for business users by announcing that XP Mode will now function without the need for specific CPUs.
Only because Intel have a completely insanely senselessly random CPU feature/flag policy.
My first thought was that AMD wouldn't be happy - AMD-V right down to the Sempron 140 looked like quite a selling point, to me.
Be interested to know what the performance hit is on non-hardware virtualisation. I also think AMD should make more of their ECC support too, tbh...
Not at all. It requires a CPU with hardware VT. That's VT-x for Intel and AMD-V for AMD. It's not "random" at all. If you need a list of CPUs that support that, visit each manufacturer's website.Quote:
Originally Posted by aidanjt
I personally feel, after experience using it, that XPM is a waste mostly because it's not just a VM and not just RDP but you are using resources on the host and guest at the same time. Most businesses probably have virtualized solutions and terminal servers that offer better options.
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Originally Posted by 12GaugeShotty
Go take a look at Intel's entire desktop and laptop CPU range, and try to find a pattern to their features, particularly with VT-x. It's a mess.
Well, look at any old old old benchmarks for VMware or Virtual PC comparing hardware-enabled and non-hardware-enabled virtualization. Really all they're doing is providing an older, slower version of VirtualPC for older, slower machines.Quote:
Originally Posted by scaryjim
Hexus,
For more information on XP Mode and Virtual PC please see the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir.../download.aspx
Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team