Comments on: Windows 7 and Virtualization Technology http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/ Learn to write games in Silverlight using C# Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:04:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SteveM http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-542 SteveM Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:29:12 +0000 http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/#comment-542 Many low-end laptops and systems sold today have a CPU with does not support hardware virtualization. To lower the price, Intel disabled (or never included it) on many chips. On a different note, the virtual mode runs fine on the AMD virtualization. Many of their older chips do not support it either. I got a laptop almost 2 years ago that does, but my desktop chip does not (about the same age). Many low-end laptops and systems sold today have a CPU with does not support hardware virtualization. To lower the price, Intel disabled (or never included it) on many chips.

On a different note, the virtual mode runs fine on the AMD virtualization. Many of their older chips do not support it either. I got a laptop almost 2 years ago that does, but my desktop chip does not (about the same age).

]]> By: Ely http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Ely Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:22:49 +0000 http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/#comment-524 You can check with the maker to see if there is a bios update that will let you enable VT support. My Dell 1530M needed to be on the latest bios (which it didn't ship with) for the option to be available. You can check with the maker to see if there is a bios update that will let you enable VT support. My Dell 1530M needed to be on the latest bios (which it didn't ship with) for the option to be available.

]]> By: billreiss http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-523 billreiss Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:19:04 +0000 http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/#comment-523 Thanks I didn't know that. I'm actually surprised that the Atom processors can do it at all. Thanks I didn't know that. I'm actually surprised that the Atom processors can do it at all.

]]> By: X-Tatic http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-522 X-Tatic Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:09:56 +0000 http://blogs.silverarcade.com/silverlight-games-101/04/silverlight-windows-7-and-virtualization-technology/#comment-522 Note, Most of the netbooks with atom CPU's don't support it, the Atom must be a 520 or higher! Note, Most of the netbooks with atom CPU's don't support it, the Atom must be a 520 or higher!

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