Download and Install Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode To download both Virtual PC and XP mode, follow this link. XP Mode is a 472MB file, so set aside some time for both downloading and installation.

I have been trying to find a way to download Windows XP Mode but am unable to do it. It seems you can only download it to a machine that is running Windows 7.

Microsoft made the Windows XP Mode Release Candidate available for public download from the Microsoft Download Center, Microsoft Connect and on the Windows home page, the company said.

Microsoft touts that Windows 7 is nimble enough to run on underpowered netbooks. But it also admits that its enticing new XP Mode may not work on netbooks or many other computers of recent vintage.

Microsoft bloggers Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott did a deeper drill-down on Windows XP Mode and reported that Microsoft will offer Windows XP Mode as a free download to customers that buy ...

A closer look at Virtual XP mode shows lots of potential -- for headaches! Last week I wrote about my dissatisfaction with Microsoft’s approach to Virtual Windows XP Mode for Windows 7.

Contrast this with the proposed “XP mode” solution where you have to interact with an entirely different operating environment (you install virtualized applications from within the Windows XP ...