Tuesday 24 November 2009

Windows 7 XP Mode & Virtual PC requires hardware-assisted virtualisation

Windows XP Mode
Just fired up windows 7 on a spare laptop, installed Windows XP Mode and Virtual PC.

Cannot start Windows Virtual PC Host Process. Check the System event log for more details.

Windows Virtual PC requires hardware-assisted virtualisation.
Processor and Motherboard must support hardware-assisted virtualisation you may have to enable it in  the BIOS. Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT),  AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)  or VIA® VT hardware-assisted virtualisation standards. 

Most recient server grade equipment will have a motherboard and processors capable of hardware-assisted virtualisation. Desktop processors and motherboards are a bit of a nightmare ... not all dual-core or quad-core support Intel VT  ... if you have a valid processor your motherboard manufacture may not have provided support for virtualisation.

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
The Hardware-assisted virtualization (HAV) detection tool checks if the computer processor supports HAV and if this setting is enabled.

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