Which Intel CPUs Support XP Mode Virtualization?

[The Canadian]

Windows 7 RC is finally here for everyone, and with it comes a brand new feature of being able to run Windows XP in all its glory in a virtualized environment.

As we?ve detailed before, XP Mode will run the older operating system in a virtual environment insidWindows 7u> for maximum compatibility with older applications. In fact, Microsoft is claiming that XP Mode provides near perfect Windows XP compatibility within Windows 7 -- so that takes care of one of the raison d'etre for the old OS.

minimum of 2 GB RAM is needed for XP Modeu>. And as we detailed last week, XP Mode will utilize and require virtualization technologies in recent processors such as Intel VT and AMD-V. Often hardware virtualization will need to be enabled in the system BIOS too.

Now the confusion comes in for many owners of recent Intel CPUs. Even if you have a Core 2 Duo or Quad CPU, that doesn?t mean that you have what it takes to run XP Mode in Windows 7.

For one reason or another, Intel has confusingly differentiated its processor line by including and excluding VT, even in CPUs of the same generation and family. To make matters worse, there isn?t an easy way to tell if your CPU is capable of virtualization other than digging through the documentation.

Thankfully, Edin his ZDNet blog has done the dirty workl] for us and compiled a list of all current Intel processors and have marked them with either a ?Yes? or ?No? for the presence of Intel VT.

Desktop CPUS:

Mobile CPU products:

[/centeEd Bott's blogblog[/url] for some further clarity in the mess that is Intel VT CPUs. If you've already got your Wincheck out the Virtual PC and XP Mode beta herehere[/url].

Source: Tom's Hardware

[Avatar Viper]

all right... i got a dell laptop with T7250 :D

[bauhaus]

Great, my macbook pro has a t7500.

If it wasnt for firmware updates I would use Windows 7 as my only OS.

[iron2000]

Something related that I came across yesterday:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/05/e...ual-pc-xp-mode/

[tsupersonic]

And he couldn't make a list with AMD processors? After that effort, you might as well take the extra step...

[Techno_Funky]

Hmm my Desktop (E6300) will work but has only 1gb ram, while my Laptop (T5850) has 3gb's but the processor doesnt support virtualization.

[Southern Patriot]

Something related that I came across yesterday:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/05/e...ual-pc-xp-mode/

Unfortunately, that article perpetuates the myth that Securable accurately reports virtualization status. All it seems to do is report if the processor supports it. Read the front page article or my threads in the Windows 7 subforum for more accurate info.

[The Canadian]

And he couldn't make a list with AMD processors? After that effort, you might as well take the extra step...

From Wikipedia:

AMD virtualization (AMD-V)

AMD markets its virtualization extensions to the 64-bit x86 architecture as AMD Virtualization, abbreviated AMD-V. It is still referred to as "Pacifica", the AMD internal project code name.

AMD-V operates on AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 with family "F" or "G" on socket AM2 (not 939), Turion 64 X2, Opteron 2nd generation[1] and 3rd-generation,[2] Phenom, and all newer processors. Sempron processors do not include support for AMD-V.

On May 23, 2006, AMD released the Athlon 64 ("Orleans"), the Athlon 64 X2 ("Windsor") and the Athlon 64 FX ("Windsor") as the first AMD processors to support AMD-V. Prior processors do not have AMD-V.