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Chet
Flightless Bird
On 2/23/2010 8:46 AM, Roy Colson wrote:
> Intend to upgrade windows 7 home to windows 7 professional as I need the XP
> mode. Using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home
> Premium will I lose programs and data that is currently on my drive.
>
>
You'll need to ensure that your processor supports Virtualization for XP
Mode (many processors do NOT).
From Microsoft:
<http/www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx>
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB
of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware
virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
hth
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Chet <chesterefSPAM@NOThotmail.com>
> Intend to upgrade windows 7 home to windows 7 professional as I need the XP
> mode. Using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home
> Premium will I lose programs and data that is currently on my drive.
>
>
You'll need to ensure that your processor supports Virtualization for XP
Mode (many processors do NOT).
From Microsoft:
<http/www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx>
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB
of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware
virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
hth
--
Chet <chesterefSPAM@NOThotmail.com>