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[Windows] XP Mode on Windows 7 for older CPU’s

In contrast to Microsoft’s XPM-VM, Parallels now announced they will support seemless Windows XP virtualization on CPU’s that don’t have extended VM commands like AMD-V or Intel-VT.

Parallels’ features in a nutshell:

  • 3D graphic support
  • USB compatibility
  • Parallels Transporter to migrate applications to Windows 7
  • no CPU with VM commands required
  • seemless integration in Windows 7 – no Windows XP desktop
  • applications seem to run directly in Windows 7

You may register to download a free beta version here.