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Planning for the Installation of Windows 7
Figure 1.4 shows the Intel® Processor Identification Utility with the middle tab selected.
Notice that the Intel(R) Virtualization Technology is listed as Yes, verifying that Windows XP
Mode can be used on this system. This utility can be downloaded from Intel’s website here:
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/tools/piu/
FIGURE 1.4 Intel® Processor Identification Utility
I have an older AMD system that doesn’t support virtualization. After running the
AMD Virtualization Compatibility Check Utility, the screen shown in Figure 1.5 appeared.
This utility can be downloaded from AMD’s support site at this address:
http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDownloads/AMD-V_Hyper-V_
Compatibility_Check_Utility_V2.zip
FIGURE 1.5 AMD Virtualization Compatibility Check Utility
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