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blogs.zdnet.com - 5/4/2009
How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?
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How much positive Windows 7 buzz is in danger of being wiped out in the next few weeks and months when consumers and business buyers discover that a heavily hyped new Windows 7 feature, Windows XP Mode, won’t work on some current dual- and quad-core CPUs from Intel? Also, check your desktop or ...
More on Windows 7's 'XP Mode'
news.cnet.com - 4/29/2009
More on Windows 7's 'XP Mode'
— news.cnet.com — Microsoft on Tuesday offered up a few more details on its once-secretive project to use virtualization to... offer an "XP Mode" for Windows 7 . As noted on Friday, Microsoft is using its Virtual PC technology to allow Windows 7 users to run programs ... (more) More on Windows 7's 'XP Mode'
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news.cnet.com - 5/6/2009
Some Intel chips don't support Windows 7 'XP mode'
— news.cnet.com — Updated on May 6 at 6:35 p.m. PDT with additional comments from Intel. A small brouhaha is... erupting over Windows 7 and Intel processors. The hubbub is centered on which Intel processors will not support "XP mode" in Windows 7 and, by extension, ... (more) Some Intel chips don't support Windows 7 'XP mode'

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microsoft.com - 5/8/2009
Download details: Windows XP Mode Beta
— microsoft.com — Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows... XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP ... (more) Download details: Windows XP Mode Beta

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MacMagazine:  “XP Mode” do Windows 7 não funcionará em qualquer PC, mas rodará em Macs mais recentes

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Does your Intel CPU pass Windows XP Mode test in Windows 7?
D' Technology Weblog — ... post. The screenshots below incorporates data about Intel’s desktop & mobile CPU families from the Intel Processor Spec Finder. The good new, Intel Core i7 does support. Intel plans to update five of its processors to add VT support: the Core 2 Quad Q8300, Core 2 Duo E7400 and E7500, and Pentium E5300 and E5400 are slated to get the new designs.    Full Article: ED Bott ...

Intel CPU Virtualization confusion undermining Windows 7 XP Mode
SlashGear — ... : many processors won’t support it.  XP Mode requires hardware-assisted virtualization, which means the CPU must support either Intel VT or AMD-V technology, and the motherboard BIOS must have it enabled.  What many Intel users are discovering now is that their CPUs - even high-speed processors still on sale now - don’t support Intel VT, and as such XP Mode can’t be used. ...

“XP Mode” do Windows 7 não funcionará em qualquer PC, mas rodará em Macs mais recentes
MacMagazine — ... ou nesta compilação da ZDNet.com. Além da Apple, diversas fabricantes como Dell, HP, Toshiba, Sony e ASUS usam esses mesmos chips. ...

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