If you are still running XP it's seriously time to upgrade you're system!

I am glad you found the answer you were looking for now at least you know the processor you have won't support the Virtualization Technology and that you need upgrade your processor before spending the extra money on Win7 Pro.

You don't need a processor that support's Virtualization to run Win7. That said, if you are going to upgrade, wait until the P67 series of motherboards comes out-probably at the end of this month. The new Intel processors kick ass at stock speeds and are quad core and something like the sandy 2500 will run about $200 but the motherboards are cheap and for about $500 you can upgrade by leaps and bounds over what you have now, including Win 7.

Originally Posted by sixer9682

You don't need a processor that support's Virtualization to run Win7. That said, if you are going to upgrade, wait until the P67 series of motherboards comes out-probably at the end of this month. The new Intel processors kick ass at stock speeds and are quad core and something like the sandy 2500 will run about $200 but the motherboards are cheap and for about $500 you can upgrade by leaps and bounds over what you have now, including Win 7.

Perfect! Then it's settled... PM me with the cost of parts and labor and an address to send the check to. I have a few requests I'd like to add, but nothing too big.

Perfect! Then it's settled... PM me with the cost of parts and labor and an address to send the check to. I have a few requests I'd like to add, but nothing too big.

lol Sure, and did I mention my consultant fee for purchasing and assembly?

Seriously, when those motherboards and cpus come out shortly, you can get them then. Right now, if you're really interested, start looking at the previews or reviews of the P67 boards so you know what you want, more or less when the time comes.

Yup, I'll be looking it up soon. Probably going to have many more questions since this all seems like I'm starting over again from scratch. Appreciate the heads up, bro. Going to check out that Sandy Bridge architecture, as well.

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There will be a motherboard roundup soon at most of those sites for a more head-to-head look.

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Damn, Zappy! This is a great start for me new project. Thanks much!

No problem :) Good luck with your build!

Originally Posted by sixer9682

You don't need a processor that support's Virtualization to run Win7. That said, if you are going to upgrade, wait until the P67 series of motherboards comes out-probably at the end of this month. The new Intel processors kick ass at stock speeds and are quad core and something like the sandy 2500 will run about $200 but the motherboards are cheap and for about $500 you can upgrade by leaps and bounds over what you have now, including Win 7.

Your right you don't need a processor that supports Virtualization Technology to run Win 7 or Win7 Pro but from what I gathered he wanted to be able to run Win7 in XP Mode so that it would support some of his older programs and for that you do need a processor that supports Virtualization Technology. Intel terms it "Virtualization Technology" while AMD refers to it as "V virtualization"

PS. I am almost sure all the newer motherboards support it but it never hurts to check otherwise just purchasing the right processor won't do the trick : )

Originally Posted by shockwave

Your right you don't need a processor that supports Virtualization Technology to run Win 7 or Win7 Pro but from what I gathered he wanted to be able to run Win7 in XP Mode so that it would support some of his older programs and for that you do need a processor that supports Virtualization Technology. Intel terms it "Virtualization Technology" while AMD refers to it as "V virtualization"

PS. I am almost sure all the newer motherboards support it but it never hurts to check otherwise just purchasing the right processor won't do the trick : )

you don't need a proc that supports virtualization to do xp mode annymore. you can ether do the non microsoft way and use xp mode with vmware or go all microsoft and use their virutal pc with the update.

You could also do dual boot if you really wanted too

Originally Posted by pcraider001

you don't need a proc that supports virtualization to do xp mode annymore. you can ether do the non microsoft way and use xp mode with vmware or go all microsoft and use their virutal pc with the update.

Damn your right, I stand corrected, I guess I better climb out from under my rock and get caught up on these changes. I was working off the info I had when Win7 was first released and at time you need a processor that supported the virtualization technology if you wanted to run XP mode.

I used to do a better job at keeping up with this stuff because the line of work I was in required me to. What can I say, I guess I have gotten lazy since retiring a few years ago. lol

Thanks for the updated info. :)