Windows 7 XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualization
“Windows XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualization technology. This change simplifies the experience by making virtualization more accessible to many more PCs for small and midsize businesses wanting to migrate to Windows 7 Professional or higher editions, while still running Windows XP-based productivity applications,” wrote Microsoft’s in-house Windows blogger, Brandon LeBlanc, in a Thursday’s post.
The updated version of the software is available on Microsoft’s Web site for Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit. Users who are already running the XP Mode do not require the new update.
However, Microsoft did not mention anything about how the new changes, to run XP mode without hardware virtualization, will affect the performance of the applications.
Changes to make Windows 7 popular
In the past Microsoft has been severely criticized for making things complicated by introducing XP Mode that worked only on PC’s that supported either Intel’s Virtualization Technology or AMD’s AMD-V.
2009 Los Angeles Auto Show
If the North American auto show season has an official kickoff party, the Los Angeles Auto Show is it. In addition to world debuts of the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, 2011 Toyota Sienna and VW Up! Lite Concept, the 2009 LA Auto Show again played host to the Green Car of the Year announcement, which went to a diesel car for the second year in a row. The LA Auto Show is also a first chance to see and touch the cars unveiled around the world in the eight months since the New York Auto Show, which this year included jaw-droppers like the 2011 Lexus LFA and 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
