![]() ![]() 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. 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. ![]()
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