Last week, Microsoft shared a word about Windows XP Mode in its upcoming Windows 7. Today According to a report from CNet, to use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7, you need to have a decent hardware with at least 2 GB of RAM and a processor that supports chip-level virtualization.

At present chip-level virtualization is not supported by every system and it is not easy to find whether a system supports chip-level virtualization or not.

The XP Mode is targeted at small businesses and enterprises that are currently using Windows XP based systems so that they can make an update to Windows 7 and continue running the applications that were designed for Windows XP.

The XP Mode will include a full licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 with Microsoft Virtual PC and will be available only to Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions.

And if you are looking for XP based gaming then this is not meant for you as Windows XP Mode won’t support games that run only on Windows XP.

Microsoft is including the beta version of XP Mode feature in upcoming release candidate of Windows 7, which is scheduled to be publicly available on May 5.