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Is XP mode in Windows 7 better than a regular virtual machine?

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I've read that Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate come (or offer as a free download) some kind of special VM for running programs that only work in XP. But is this any different than just installing XP on a normal virtual machine? Does it offer more integration with the OS? Microsoft really needs …

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Edit: Is it better? Hard to say, it's rather subjective. Does it work? Yes. Windows 7 has the Microsoft Virtual PC XP Mode Windows Virtual PC requires a CPU with the Intel™ Virtualization Technology or AMD-V® feature turned on. This feature must be …

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