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  Windows Virtual PC RTM & Windows XP Mode RTM 向 MSDN & TechNet 订阅者发布

        有关 Windows Virtual PC 的介绍可以参考我之前发布的几篇日志：《Windows Virtual PC & XP Mode 面向应用兼容性问题的终极武器》、《Windows Virtual PC & Windows XP Mode 安装图览》和《Windows Virtual PC 功能概述》，如果你是 MSDN 或 TechNet 的订阅者，那么现在就可以访问订阅网站下载到 Windows Virtual PC 和 Windows XP Mode 的 RTM 版本。

Windows Virtual PC is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology that allows you to run many productivity applications on a virtual Windows environment, with a single click, directly from a Windows 7-based PC.

Note:

- Install Windows XP Mode to create a virtual Windows XP SP3 environment.

- Windows Virtual PC requires Windows 7 RTM.

- Before installing the RTM version ensure that you have uninstalled the older version of both Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode and restarted the system.

- Windows Virtual PC requires processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™ or Intel® VT turned on in the BIOS.

For more information about Windows Virtual PC, please visit the Windows Virtual PC website.

Windows Virtual PC supports the following 32 bit Guest Operating systems : Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Professional, Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise.

System Requirements

· Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise.
Note: Windows Virtual PC requires Windows 7 RTM.

· Processor: Processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™ or Intel® VT turned on in the BIOS. Pls refer to OEM

· Memory: 2GB of memory recommended.

· Hard disk requirement: 20MB hard disk space for installing Windows Virtual PC. Additional 15GB of hard disk space per virtual Windows environment recommended.

Installation instruction: Based on the architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of your computer, download the appropriate update package (Windows Virtual PC). Double click on the update package and follow the instructions. Reboot your system to complete installation.

  Disk2VHD v1.0

        Windows Sysinternals 又为我们带来了一个新工具 — disk2vhd，一款用于将逻辑磁盘转换为 vhd 格式虚拟磁盘的实用工具。利用该工具我们可以轻松地将当前系统中的分区生成为一个 vhd 文件，便于挂载到虚拟平台中。

        disk2vhd 能够运行在 Windows XP SP2，Windows Server 2003 SP1 或更高版本的系统之上，并且支持 64位系统。但是需要注意的是受虚拟化平台产品对 VHD 的限制，比如 Microsoft Virtual PC 仅支持最大 127G 的虚拟磁盘（VHD），那么你所转换的 VHD 则不能高于这个限制。

        有关 disk2vhd 的详细介绍及下载可以访问：http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx