Windows XP Mode will not run

I have installed Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode following the steps outlined on the Microsoft website.
I enabled hardware virtualization in the BIOS, as requested, and then ran the hardware virtualization detect tool, and this indicated that hardware virtualization was working ok.
When I try to run Windows XP Mode, I get the following error message:
"Cannot start Windows Virtual PC Host Process. Check the system event log for more details
Server execution failed"
The Event Viewer shows the following Errors for Virtual PC:
"One or more files from the Virtual PC installation are missing. Please reinstall Virtual PC and try again."
and
"Virtual machine Error - Server execution failed  (0x80080005)"
I have reinstalled Virtual PC, and I get the same errors.
I looked at Device Manager, and Virtual PC Host Bus Driver has an exlamation mark, indicating there is a problem. The driver properties reports:
"Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)"
If I try to update the driver software, it reports that the best driver software is already installed.
I get this same device driver error after uninstalling everything, and then re-installing in the order stipulated on the Microsoft website.
I need to be able to run a Windows XP virtual machine, so please can someone help with this.
Details of my PC are as follows:
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 32.0 GB
Motherboard: Asus P8CWS

This thread is a discussion of a few things that can cause that, hopefully one of the fixes will help you.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5be5c8e0-bb3e-4c6b-98a1-b44b7eb5e83a/windows-virtual-machine-doesnt-start
Bob Comer Microsoft MVP -- Hyper-V

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