Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC

Windows XP Mode OPK | Windows Virtual PC Software | Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC Software Update | Terms of Agreement

The OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) for Windows XP Mode is designed to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system builders install Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC on the Windows 7 operating system. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC Features

Windows XP Mode Windows Virtual PC
  • Allows end users to run older Windows XP applications on Windows 7 Ultimate and Professional versions.
  • Installs a virtual hard disk file that contains Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3.
  • Requires client virtualization software like Windows Virtual PC.
  • Creates separate virtual machines (VMs) on the Windows desktop. Each VM functions as the hardware of a complete physical computer.
  • Uses VMs to run different versions of Windows operating systems.* You may do this only as permitted within the Microsoft Software License Terms (formerly "EULA").

* In addition to Windows Vista, you can deploy many versions of Windows 7 inside a VM on a computer running an edition of Windows 7 that supports Virtual PC or third-party virtualization software, provided that both the virtual and the physical software are properly licensed.

How Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode Work Together

Virtualization, together with Windows XP Mode, allows customers to run legacy applications in a tested software environment, instead of delaying the deployment of a new operating system because of application-compatibility concerns.

Learn more about Windows XP Mode.

Windows XP Mode OPK and Windows XP Mode/Windows Virtual PC Software

The files in the table below contain the Windows XP Mode OPK and software:

Arabic
.img 426 MB 		Finnish
.img 449 MB 		Norwegian
.img 450 MB
Chinese Simplified
.img 566 MB 		French
.img 471 MB 		Polish
.img 458 MB
Chinese Traditional
.img 563 MB 		German
.img 479 MB 		Portuguese (Brazil)
.img 449 MB
Chinese Traditional
(Hong Kong)
.img 562 MB 		Greek
.img 452 MB 		Portuguese (Portugal)
.img 449 MB
Czech
.img 451 MB 		Hebrew
.img 451 MB 		Russian
.img 450 MB
Danish
.img 449 MB 		Hungarian
.img 451 MB 		Spanish
.img 466 MB
Dutch
.img 450 MB 		Italian
.img 450 MB 		Swedish
.img 448 MB
English
.img 473 MB 		Japanese
.img 613 MB 		Turkish
.img 449 MB

Windows Virtual PC Software

The file below includes Windows Virtual PC software in all languages

Download Windows Virtual PC software. .zip 19 MB

Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC Software Update - NEW

Microsoft has removed the virtualization-enabled processor requirement for Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate. Windows XP Mode continues to use hardware virtualization such as Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) or the AMD-V™ chipset when available but it no longer requires them.

Microsoft has released an update that enables PCs without hardware virtualization to also take advantage of Windows XP Mode. The software update provides support for Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode on machines with non-Hardware-Assisted Virtualization (HAV) processors. This software will:

  • Update Windows Virtual PC to run on non-HAV CPUs.
  • Install integration components into the Windows XP Mode VM to run on non-HAV platforms.

The update should be installed in addition to the Windows XP Mode OPK and Windows Virtual PC software.

Download Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC OPK Software Update. .zip 8.4 MB

Terms of Agreement

Once terms are accepted, system builders can preinstall and distribute the Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC software bits on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate systems when these products are available through Authorized Microsoft OEM Distributors shortly before General Availability on October 22.

See also Windows 7 OEM Preinstallation Kit.

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