Further testing confirmed that IE 8.0 and IE 10.0 will also work if ActiveX scripts are enabled. I could not get the solution to work with Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari.
You need to run the entire XP mode process through an IE browser that has been previously configured to allow Active-X scripting for downloads. The tool found me on my fourth or fifth retry of the process. Actually, I could not locate the new tool, even with multiple searched using.
I also confirmed that it is activated, since I use evaluation copies as I prepare classroom images.Īfter some hunting around, I discovered that using IE 9.0 with wide open Active-X controls helped me locate the new tool – an Active-X script rather than a downloadable executable. Just to be certain, I used an elevated command prompt with the slmgr /dli command to confirm that I was using a fully licensed version of Windows 7 Ultimate. You will be notified that the downloaded version is no longer current. Should you download and run the GenuineCheck.exe file. You will be redirected to the Genuine Windows Validation page. You should then be redirected to the Windows XP Mode Download Page. Make a language selection and Continue. If you system meets the requirements, and BIOS or UEFI have been configured to support Hardware Assisted Virtualization, you may proceed with downloading Windows XP Mode or Windows Virtual PC. In my further examples, I address acquisition of Windows XP mode, though the process is identical for Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7. Once downloaded, execute the tool with elevated (administrator) rights. You will need to check and ready your system before you can continue to acquire Windows XP mode. This portal provides the most comprehensive overview, guides you toward many of the other component processes, and serves as a reasonable starting point.Īs you read down the page (and you should read the documentation as you go in order to note some of the recommended compatibility approaches), you will first be redirected to the Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool. Start at the latest Microsoft directions for installing and using Windows XP Mode.
The goal of this blog is to simplify your quest for Windows XP mode for your Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate platforms. The method to acquire Windows XP mode for Windows 7 has changed, and can be both confusing and challenging, since several pieces have moved and have been added. The previous post, see: Windows 7 Virtual Environments: Supporting Floppy Continuing a series of articles in support of virtualization on Windows 7… For
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