Main Features And Benefits; Hardware Requirements - HP 8000 - Elite Convertible Minitower PC Software Configuration Manual

Main features and benefits

With the release of Windows 7, Windows Virtual PC includes several new features
designed to make it easier for you to run your older Windows XP applications in a
virtual software environment like Windows XP Mode:
• Seamless applications—Publish and launch applications installed on Windows
XP Mode directly from the Windows 7 desktop, as if they were installed on the
Windows 7 host itself. Seamless applications can be launched from the
Windows 7 host taskbar, Start menu, or desktop.
• Folder integration between operating environments—Access your Windows 7
folders, such as My Documents, Pictures, Desktop, Music, and Video, from
inside the Windows XP Mode environment.
Clipboard sharing—Cut and paste between the Windows 7 host and any
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virtual machine.
USB support—Access USB devices attached to the host directly from Windows
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XP Mode. These devices include printers and scanners, flash memory sticks and
external hard drives, digital cameras, and more.
• Printer redirection and sharing—Print directly to your attached printer from your
application or virtual machine. Physical printers can be accessed directly from
Windows Virtual PC guests.
Drive sharing—Share drives between the host and guests automatically.
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Hardware Requirements

Windows XP Mode is a virtualized version of Windows XP, so it requires Windows
Virtual PC to execute. Windows Virtual PC can only execute on processors with
hardware virtualization support which assists in the trapping and emulation of
instructions within a guest operating system.
Intel and AMD both provide hardware virtual support, but the terminology is
different.
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)
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• AMD Virtualization (AMD-V)
Refer to your system specification to determine if your processor supports hardware
virtualization. Additional resources for determining if a processor has hardware
virtualization support:
Intel Virtualization Technology List
http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx
Intel Processor Spec Finder
http://processorfinder.intel.com/Default.aspx
AMD Virtualization Technology and Microsoft Hyper-V™ System Compatibility
Check Utility
http://support.amd .com/us/Pages/dynamicDetails.aspx?ListID=c5cd2c08-1432-
4756-aafa-4d9dc646342f&ItemID=177
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