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Supporting Non XP Mode Virtual Machines on Windows 7 with Virtual PC

Issue:

It is widely now that Windows 7 supports a feature know as XP Mode.  This feature leverage Virtual PC to load an XP Virtual machine allowing Windows 7 users to continue supporting legacy applications.  However, what may not be as commonly known or at least quite as obvious is how to configure Virtual PC to host another Virtual Machine beside the XP Mode VM. 

Solution:

The secret is locating the VPCWizzard.exe Executable within the system32 directory.  As shown in the screen shot below, you must find the VPCWizzard.exe and run this executable to configure a new virtual machine within Virtual PC on Windows 7.

 

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The VPCWizzard.exe will allow a new virtual machine to be created that uses an existing virtual disk. 

Once a new Virtual Machine has been configured using the VPCWizzard.exe the virtual machine can be started and managed just like the XP Mode VM.

Print | posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:55 PM | Filed Under [ Tips-n-Tricks ]

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It's good to read a quality article for once
3/5/2010 9:25 PM | office stationery
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# re: Supporting Non XP Mode Virtual Machines on Windows 7 with Virtual PC

Hello Dennis,

Depends on the version of Windows 7 you’re using?
Windows XP mode comes as a separate download and works only with Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise. Windows XP Mode also requires virtualization software such as Windows Virtual PC.
Additionally, you will need a PC that supports Hardware Virtualization in the BIOS for best performance. Required if you want to run "HYPER-V" which will allow Virtual machines on your PC.
Refer the following Microsoft Help and How-to article for more info:
Windows XP Mode
windows.microsoft.com/.../windows-xp-mode


Thanks again,
John M
Microsoft Windows Client Support
4/16/2010 4:30 PM | Windows7Guy
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# re: Supporting Non XP Mode Virtual Machines on Windows 7 with Virtual PC

Hi John,

You don't need to run Hyper V to run virtual machines. Hyper-V is part of Windows 2008. The point of this blog post was the Windows XP mode which is essentially Virtual PC can be used to host additional virtual machines on Windows 7.

Thanks,
Dennis
5/4/2010 2:52 PM | dbottjer

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