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Windows Virtual PC & Windows XP Mode
Aviraj Ajgekar│ Regional Site Manager │Microsoft CorporationBlog: http://blogs.technet.com/aviraj │ [email protected]
Key SMB Customer Challenges
“If it doesn’t work with the software I have then it doesn’t work for me.”
“Time is money. I can’t have a slow or unreliable computer. I just can’t have it.”
“I need to know that I’m safe when I go online.”
Windows 7 need to address Windows XP application compatibility concerns…
“When Windows 7 is released later this year or in early 2010, many PC users who upgrade will be coming from Windows XP”
“So XP users, unite: Are you going to clamor for extended support? Plan for a Windows 7 migration now?”
“ … one of the major complaints against Vista aside from the lack of drivers and its significantly higher hardware requirements is its Windows XP compatibility…”“But what if Windows 7 had perfect Windows XP compatibility?”
Windows Virtual PC SMB Application Compatibility Innovations
Virtual PC 2007
•Primary Audience: Developers / IT Pro
•Key Scenarios: Dev & test & Help-Desk
•Typical guest OS: Multiple Guest Oses
•Cost: customers pays for each guest OS
Windows Virtual PC @ Windows 7
•New Audience: Small & Medium Business
•Key Scenario: Windows XP to Win7 App-Compat
•Typical guest OS: Windows XP
•Cost: Virtual Windows XP Included for Win7 Pro/Ultimate
Windows Virtual PC & Windows XP Mode Key Features
USB SupportJust plug in and use the following USB devices in Guest*
• Mass Storage
• Printers / Scanners
• Smart Cards
Redirect USB devices to Guest
• Use USB devices for which Windows 7 drivers are not available.
* Requires Host and Guest drivers
Getting Started: System Requirements• Hardware Assisted Virtualization [Intel VT / AMD-
V] (This is optional)• Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise• Windows Virtual PC MSU• Windows XP Mode MSI Package [Pre configure test
VM with Windows XP installed]
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DEMO: Windows Virtual PC
Windows XP Mode Installation on Windows 7
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DEMO: Windows XP Mode
Easy to Use
Windows XP Mode & Windows Virtual PC Value Prop
Business Continuity
Cost Management
Windows XP applications appears on Windows 7 desktop after install Launch Windows XP applications directly from Windows 7 desktop
Run many Windows XP productivity applications
Support many Windows XP devices via USB connections
Extend the life of existing Windows XP applications and devicesReduce learning curve by using familiar applications and devices
Don’t wait and get a PC with Windows 7 Pro now! With Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC features, it will provide
you the flexibility to run many older productivity applications in a virtual Windows XP environment on a Windows 7-based PC
Windows Virtual PC and MED-V
•Run Windows XP or other Windows environments on Windows 7
•Install and launch Windows XP applications from Win7 Desktop
Windows Virtual PC Provides Ease to Use for End Users
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)* addresses IT Pro needs to centrally manage Windows Virtual
PC Environments
*Available post Windows 7 GA as part of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)
•Deploy – deliver virtual Windows images and customize them according to the end user •Provision –define which applications and websites are available to end users•Control – authenticate users, assign and expire permissions and restrict Virtual PC settings •Maintain and Support - update images, centrally monitor users and remotely troubleshoot
Summary
•Windows Virtual PC designed for Windows 7•Solves Windows XP to Win7 App-Compatiblity•Supports multiple guest OSes•Virtual Windows XP Included for Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise
Resources
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/windows_vpc/ http://blogs.technet.com/aviraj
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http://www.microsoft.com/springboard
Springboard Series
The right resources, the right technical level, at the right time in your adoption lifecycle
Under which of the following tabs of the Springboard series for Windows 7 would you find a link for Windows Virtual PC Tips: Discover & Explore, Pilot & Deploy, Manage?
Send in your answer to: [email protected]
Q & A
virtual techdaysTHANKS│22-24 November 2010
Email: [email protected] Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/aviraj