It will be made available, for free, to users of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions via a download from the Microsoft web site. XP Mode consists of the Virtual PC-based virtual environment and a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3).
Windows XP Mode running Word 2003 under XP and Word 2007 under Windows 7. That is, we fully expect future client versions of Windows to include a Hyper-V-based hypervisor.
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It is instead a host-based virtualization solution like Virtual PC the hardware assistance requirement suggests this will be the logical conclusion of this product line from a technological standpoint. However, XPM is not Hyper-V for the client. XPM is built on the next generation Microsoft Virtual PC 7 product line, which requires processor-based virtualization support (Intel and AMD) to be present and enabled on the underlying PC, much like Hyper-V, Microsoft's server-side virtualization platform. This technology, dubbed Windows XP Mode (XPM, formerly Virtual Windows XP or Virtual XP, VXP), dramatically changes the compatibility story for Windows 7 and, we believe, has serious implications for Windows development going forward. Over a month ago, we were briefed about a secret Microsoft technology that we were told would be announced alongside the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) and would ship in final form simultaneously with the final version of Windows 7.
Yes, it's that "secret new feature" you've been hearing about. Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott reveal a new Windows 7 application compatibility feature called Windows XP Mode.
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