Windows XP Mode problem

Hello! So I have Windows XP mode and Virtual PC installed, but whenever I try to set up XP Mode for the first time, it loads a little bit then the computer
either completely resets or gets a blue screen. I have a Dell Inspiron 1521 with Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit) installed. My computer does have hardware-assisted virtualization. Please help!
Thanks,
-Zach

Hi Zach,
According to the this link
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
You can use Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool to detect whether your CPU is cable of Hardware-Assisted Virtualization
http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=592
but even it doesn't support this feature, you can still use XP mode by installing an update mentioned in the first link I pasted above.
To make a further analysis of the blue screen, please upload the dump file located at %SystemRoot%\Minidump to OneDrive, paste the downlaod link here.
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

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LINK REMOVED
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2530126
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617842

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I have an application that only prints to LPT1. The application only can run on XP so I installed it on Virtual Windows XP mode. The application works ok but I cannot print. The printer I have is a USB printer that is installed on Windows 7 Pro and I am
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@robonline
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Task manager on the host is not a very accurate way to determine CPU usage of the VM.
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Suggestions welcome ... Thanks!

Hi,
I would like to suggest you perform the following steps to install Windows XP Mode.
1.
Update the BIOS from the manufacturer
2.
Install the
System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7
3.
Temporarily uninstall the third party antivirus program and firewall
4.
Boot into
Clean Boot
5.
Download and install
Windows XP Mode, Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode update manually
Does it work?
Regards
Arthur Li - MSFT

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