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Some user may have programs that will not run in Vista, now with Windows 7 Professional, you can run in Windows XP Mode.
 

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.

A minimum of 2 GB RAM is needed for XP Mode.  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.

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.

The webmaster has location a list of CPU mark with a “Yes or No” for the presence of Intel VT. List coming soon, or send email to webmaster@mpcug