Run XP Mode without Hardware Virtualization

Several months ago I wrote about VMware’s release of VMware Player 3.0.  This was a major upgrade to VMware’s free desktop virtualization offering, adding support for creating virtual machines and running them in Unity mode.  Windows 7’s release, then on the other hand, boosted desktop virtualization’s position in the marketplace with XP Mode which brings a virtualized copy of XP to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate.  Many people have been disappointed that Windows Virtual PC, required to run XP Mode, also  requires hardware virtualization support.  If your computer doesn’t have it, then you simply can’t run XP Mode.

Or can you?  Thanks to VMware Player, you can actually still use XP mode even without hardware virtualization!  And, even if your computer can run Virtual PC, you may get better performance or features using VMware player.  Check out my article at How-To Geek for all the inside information on how to do this!

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