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Does my processor support Hardware Virtualization/Windows XP mode on Windows 7?

Here is the step by step guide to install Virtual Windows XP on Windows 7, (http://www.windowsvalley.com/blog/install-virtual-windows-xp-on-windows-7-or-enable-xp-mode-aka-xpm/) that requires hardware assisted virtualization.
Since there were few queries, “How do I check my processor support hardware virtualization or can we install virtual Windows XP on Windows 7? So here is simple way to check it out and get rid of such queries.

Download the software tool called Securable from here (http://www.grc.com/securable.htm) . and run this program. This tool does not require any installation so it can be run directly.

It checks basically three features of processors, that covers few aspects:

Is it 64-bit processor?
Does the processor support Data Execution Prevention(DEP)?
Does the processor support Hardware Virtualization? that can be Intel-VT / AMD-V for Intel and AMD processors respectively.

For some more information:

http://www.windowsvalley.com/blog/does-my-processor-support-hardware-virtualizationwindows-xp-mode-check-it-out/

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Windows 7 : “Windows XP Mode” (Secret Feature)

It’s true, Windows 7’s secret new feature is XP Mode. It’s a virtual Windows XP machine—complete with a fully licensed copy of Windows XP SP 3 installed on the virtual machine—that you can download which runs seamlessly in Windows 7, so you can do crazy things like run IE6 side-by-side with IE8. It’s meant for businesses who need compatibility for mission critical XP-only apps.

Windows 7 XP Mode

Really, don’t get too hung up on it—it’s only for the Enterprise, Professional and Ultimate versions of Windows 7, not the Home Premium version you’ll probably be running one day. (The release candidate is Ultimate, so you can toy around with it after downloading it here.) You also need a processor with either Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD-V and 2GB of RAM. And you can’t really do anything intense like gaming inside of it.

for some more: http://www.windows7.cc/