Do I need a new processor for XP Mode???

With the information coming out about Windows 7’s ability to run XP applications in a virtual environment (which sounds awesome BTW) I was concerned that once again I would need to upgrade my PC or at least my processor since this new virtual XP Mode would need hardware virtualization which is only supported on certain AMD and Intel processors. Though this tool was not originally written to demonstrate this information it does it all so well, as most of Steve Gibson utilities do. Instead of googling the information and cross referencing charts you can just download the GRC application called securable to see if your current processor supports Hardware Virtualization. Thanks to Paul Thurrot for passing this information along during the Windows Weekly podcast http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/Windows_Weekly_107 and to Steve Gibson for his wonderful utilities and super useful information he provides weekly during his podcast called Security Now……and yes my processor supports Hardware Virtualization.

-Chris