Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a virtual machine, the company confirmed Friday — the first time Microsoft has relied on ...

Last week I wrote about my dissatisfaction with Microsoft’s approach to Virtual Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. Now, after a week of poking, prodding, and tweaking the beta version, I’m convinced that ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...

It must be Virtualization Day at my office as right in the middle of test out XP Mode on Windows 7 with some VoIP software, Microsoft announces System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 is RTM ...

XP Mode, a virtual Windows XP SP3 environment running under Windows Virtual PC, will deliver the best experience on new hardware, says Scott Woodgate, director of Desktop Virtualization and Microsoft ...

Microsoft’s Windows 7 XP Mode has been released to manufacturing and will be available for download on the Window 7 launch date of October 22. XP Mode is an interesting addition to Windows 7 that ...

New Microsoft OS lets you run Windows XP applications that aren't natively compatible with Windows 7 in a Virtual PC environment With Apple getting some good pickup lately around its Snow Leopard OS ...

The dustup started last month when Sophos CTO Richard Jacobs penned a blog post claiming that Microsoft's failure to include management tools in XP Mode, a virtual Windows XP SP3 environment running ...

Windows XP Mode, one of the most hyped features of Windows 7, was designed to integrate XP with Windows 7 so that you can run XP applications from directly inside Windows 7. Microsoft has touted the ...

'Never guessed' that users would be so confused, think add-on was the only way to run XP apps in Windows 7 Microsoft delivered the release candidate of Windows XP Mode, but at the same time downplayed ...

Microsoft Corp.’s decision to give some Windows 7 users a tool to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine may have been necessary to convince people to upgrade, but it could create support ...

I tried to install Microsoft Virtual PC on my laptop today. The website forced me to download some verification program. I installed it and now it still won't let me download the stupid program. Has ...