On May 27, 6:06*am, "nak" <a...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hey there,
>
> I'm just wondering why Hardware Assisted Virtualisation is now mandatory?*I
> mean tbh, whether it was enabled or disabled in Virtual PC 2007 I didn't
> notice any difference in performance.
>
> Also isn't it a little ironic, a virtualisation technology that's meant to
> cut down the cost of requiring the physical hardware, when actually allotof
> us are going to have to upgrade just so we can make use of the latest
> releases. *Wouldn't it have been good if it was an option just like it's
> always been? *I've got 2 computers that can't run Virtual PC Beta and one of
> them is brand spanking new! lol!
>
> Nick.
It's only mandatory in the version of VPC for Windows 7. It remains to
be seen if MS will release a complete new version of VPC with the
option to enable/disable VT.
I think they will because for full compatibility with old programs you
cannot just have VT you need actual full emulation (which no Connectix/
VPC/Vmware product has ever done) or dynamic recompilation.
It's mandatory in VPC for Windows 7 because they wanted to make sure
that the people running it had the hardware to run it and had a good
experience running software inside of it. The people using these
programs wouldn't have any idea of what Virtual PC is so they didn't
want them to have a reason to complain about performance.
If you have a computer that is not capable of running VPC Beta then
that is your fault. You should have done the proper research on your
motherboard/processor.