Windows 7 "XP Mode" system requirements revealed

Four days ago I blog about the Windows 7's XP mode feature that will be soon included on the upcoming release candidate version. This morning, the system requirements for the new Windows have been revealed. My first impression was its a quiet bit overkill considering your just adding one feature. And I'm frustrated because I won't be able to test it on my current system.


These additional requirements are on top of the existing specifications of the current candidate version of Windows 7.

2GB system RAM

Ohh. I guess, my hi-powered 2G RAM laptop running will be needing an upgrade

CPU that supports chip-level virtualization

The question is which AMD or Intel procecessor supports chip-level virtualization. You can check the following links:

Intel Processors
AMD Processors

For those won't be needing XP mode, you have nothing to worry. XP mode feature is just an add-on of the higher-end editions of Windows 7 (Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise). So its still up to you if you need the resource hug feature but be ready for your machines.