Do you get a separate disk for the XP VM in W7?

Hi All,

Does anyone know if the XP Virtual Machine that
comes with certain version of W7 comes with
a separate disk? Or, is it woven into the
W7 disk?

I ask this in case I

1) need to revert completely to XP, or
2) like a different virtual machine better, such
as Virtual Box.

Many thanks,
-T

As Windows 7 isn't available for purchase yet, and XP Mode is still in RC I
believe, your question can't be answered 100%, but I believe XP Mode will be
available as a download.

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"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone know if the XP Virtual Machine that
> comes with certain version of W7 comes with
> a separate disk? Or, is it woven into the
> W7 disk?
>
> I ask this in case I
>
> 1) need to revert completely to XP, or
> 2) like a different virtual machine better, such
> as Virtual Box.
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

David B. wrote:
> As Windows 7 isn't available for purchase yet, and XP Mode is still in
> RC I believe, your question can't be answered 100%, but I believe XP
> Mode will be available as a download.
>

Hopefully as an ISO download. Which does bring up the
annoying question as to which key you use to install it. It
would be nice if the W7 key worked on both.

My vendors are saying Oct 22 will be the release date.

I have W7 RC, but no VM. W7RC really, really cleaned up
Vista. I have recommended to all my customers with Vista to
immediately upgrade to W7 (if they have not reverted to
XP by now).

Thank you for the response!
-T

No key is required to install the XP mode OS, matter of fact no OS install
is required, you install the VPC application, and you install the VPC image
download, you don't actually go through the OS installation procedure.

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"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
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> David B. wrote:
>> As Windows 7 isn't available for purchase yet, and XP Mode is still in RC
>> I believe, your question can't be answered 100%, but I believe XP Mode
>> will be available as a download.
>>
>
> Hopefully as an ISO download. Which does bring up the
> annoying question as to which key you use to install it. It
> would be nice if the W7 key worked on both.
>
> My vendors are saying Oct 22 will be the release date.
>
> I have W7 RC, but no VM. W7RC really, really cleaned up
> Vista. I have recommended to all my customers with Vista to
> immediately upgrade to W7 (if they have not reverted to
> XP by now).
>
> Thank you for the response!
> -T

You need to do some "homework" - info at Microsoft. XP mode is
specifically designed to work with Windows Virtual PC installed on Win 7.
It dos not "come with" Win 7. Xp mode and Windows Virtual PC 2007 (RC) are
separate downloads. Important to note that "Virtual PC 2007" and
"Windows Virtual PC 2007" are two different programs.

See http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/.

It is a separate download, but only for Professional and Ultimate not
Home Premium.

Also, the system CPU must support hardware virtualisation and this must
be enabled in the BIOS. See
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir...gure-bios.aspx.



On 21/08/2009 20:33, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone know if the XP Virtual Machine that
> comes with certain version of W7 comes with
> a separate disk? Or, is it woven into the
> W7 disk?
>
> I ask this in case I
>
> 1) need to revert completely to XP, or
> 2) like a different virtual machine better, such
> as Virtual Box.
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

> On 21/08/2009 20:33, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Does anyone know if the XP Virtual Machine that
>> comes with certain version of W7 comes with
>> a separate disk? Or, is it woven into the
>> W7 disk?
>>
>> I ask this in case I
>>
>> 1) need to revert completely to XP, or
>> 2) like a different virtual machine better, such
>> as Virtual Box.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T

Dominic Payer wrote:
> See http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/.
>
> It is a separate download, but only for Professional and Ultimate not
> Home Premium.
>
> Also, the system CPU must support hardware virtualisation and this must
> be enabled in the BIOS. See
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir...gure-bios.aspx.

Thank you!

Know of a utility to test for it? (The BIOS in a lot of retail
computers gets pruned to the point where you can not tell a
lot about what is on the motherboard.)

Neither of these scenarios will be possible. The download is a
preconfigured virtual machine for Virtual PC.

"ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone know if the XP Virtual Machine that
> comes with certain version of W7 comes with
> a separate disk? Or, is it woven into the
> W7 disk?
>
> I ask this in case I
>
> 1) need to revert completely to XP, or
> 2) like a different virtual machine better, such
> as Virtual Box.
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

> "ToddAndMargo" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Does anyone know if the XP Virtual Machine that
>> comes with certain version of W7 comes with
>> a separate disk? Or, is it woven into the
>> W7 disk?
>>
>> I ask this in case I
>>
>> 1) need to revert completely to XP, or
>> 2) like a different virtual machine better, such
>> as Virtual Box.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>

Richard G. Harper wrote:
> Neither of these scenarios will be possible. The download is a
> preconfigured virtual machine for Virtual PC.
>

Oh Poop! So Virtual Box without purchasing a separate copy
of XP. (One wonders how much longer we will be able to get XP
and what the anti trust courts will think.)

Thank you for the response!
-T

"Al and Darlene" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You need to do some "homework" - info at Microsoft. XP mode is
> specifically designed to work with Windows Virtual PC installed on Win 7.
> It dos not "come with" Win 7. Xp mode and Windows Virtual PC 2007 (RC)
> are separate downloads. Important to note that "Virtual PC 2007" and
> "Windows Virtual PC 2007" are two different programs.

Yeah, they're doing it again! Remember how much confusion there was over
Outlook Express and Outlook? Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail?

Tom Lake