Get Windows 7’s XP Mode In Vista, Server 2003 & Server 2008 With VMLite XP Mode
Posted November 14, 2009 – 10:29 pm in: Freeware, Vista Tweaks, Windows 7, Windows 7 TweaksWindows XP Mode is a virtual Windows XP environment that works on Windows 7 using a virtualization technology, such as Windows Virtual PC.
We have covered several tutorials about the XP Mode feature available for Windows 7. If you have been running Windows Vista or Windows 7 editions such as Home Premium, Basic (Windows 7 XP Mode is available in Ultimate and Professional editions only) here is a great freeware that allows you get Windows 7 XP Mode in Vista and all editions of Windows 7 as well.
VMLite XP Mode is freeware available for Windows XP, Vista and the latest Windows 7. Unlike the official XP Mode VMLite Doesn’t require Hardware Virtualization feature.
Here are the key features of VMLite:
# Easy to setup
# Requires no hardware virtualization technology
# Runs faster
# Supports XP, Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7 as host
# Supports Microsoft’s XPM package, plus existing virtual machines already created from prominent VM vendors (VMDK, VHD, VDI, HDD)
# Clipboard sharing
# USB Support
# Instantaneous XP Mode Snapshot and Recovery
Thanks to our friend Max @ TWCF for this info.
Tags: XP Mode For Vista, XP Mode for Windows 7
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2 Comments
That looks exactly like VirtualBox. Is that based on VirtualBox source code?
Oh and I forgot to mention. If that is based on VirtualBox then they are breaking GPL v2 rules by not redistributing the source code.