Guest Operating System Support - Comparing MED-V with XP Mode on Windows 7
Customers who are running Windows 7 (Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate) can take advantage of Windows XP Mode to provide legacy operating system compatibility for applications that are unable to run on Windows 7. Because XP Mode is a free download you may be tempted to consider XP Mode as an alternative to MED-V. So what Guest operating systems does XP Mode and MED-V support?
Guest Operating System Support:
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Guest Operating System
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XP Mode
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MED-V v1.0
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Windows 2000 SP4
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Not supported
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Supported
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Windows XP Pro SP2
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Not supported
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Supported
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Windows XP Pro SP3
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Supported
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Supported
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Windows Vista SP1
Business, Enterprise and Ultimate editions
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Supported
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Not supported
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Windows Vista SP2
Business, Enterprise and Ultimate editions
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Supported
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Not supported
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Windows 7
All editions except Starter
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Supported
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Not supported
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Patrick Lownds