![]() ![]() More good news: you do not need to buy a license for this instance of XP the free download is already licensed. What is special about it is that you do not have to create a VM and install the XP operating system all of that is done for you. ![]() It is actually a separate application, Windows Virtual PC, running a special virtual machine (.vmcx file) provided by Microsoft. It is not something that is built into the operating system. There has been much talk in the IT world about the new “XP Mode” feature in Windows 7 – an implementation of a new version of Microsoft’s Virtual PC with a free licensed XP virtual machine that can be used to run older applications – but what are the security implications? In this article, we’ll examine both the good and the bad (in terms of security) related to running this special VM on your Windows 7 computer.įirst, it is important to understand that despite its name, “XP Mode” is not a mode in which Windows 7 runs.
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