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    Windows 7 "XP Mode" in Fusion

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by SP Forsythe, Nov 16, 2009.

  1. SP Forsythe

    SP Forsythe Notebook Evangelist

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    I was sort of interested in doing this, until I read a little more about what XP Mode is, and how it works as a virtual machine under Windows.

    Is this just asking for trouble? I mean, running a virtual machine from within a virtual machine on a Mac, if I am understanding Microsoft's XP mode concept.
     
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    If both uses hardware assisted virtualisation there would be trouble...
    Anyway you can test and find out.
     
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    I am running Windows 7 home premium under a Fusion VM.
    I was considering purchasing a Win7 Pro upgrade for the XP mode....that is until I read today what it entails (running XP in a VM under Windows).

    I am now quite a bit less sure I want to spend the $$ for Win7 Pro.
     
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    Wow, this would be interesting to see! Anyways, I must admit I was misled with XP Mode. Being naive and not doing my homework, I was disappointed what XP mode actually is. I was hoping that you could simply run any program in 'XP Mode', just as easy as running in different compatibility modes. Perhaps something more like Crossover for Mac. Oh well.
     
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    Ok, just loaded up my Win7 Ultimate x64 in VMware Fusion 3.0 and ran the HAV Detection tool and got a big ole sorry, this hardware doesn't support hardware-assisted virtualization message.

    So the answer would be no, you cannot run XP mode within a Win7 virtual machine.
     
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