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HAV Detection Tool - User Guide

Windows Virtual PC requires processors with the Intel VT, AMD-V or VIA VT feature. Furthermore, the processor should have the virtualization setting enabled. The Hardware-assisted virtualization detection tool (HAV detection tool) helps you check if your computer processor supports HAV. The tool also checks if this setting is enabled for the processor. This document serves as a user guide for this tool.

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HAV Detection Tool - User Guide

Windows Virtual PC requires processors with the Intel VT, AMD-V or VIA VT feature. Furthermore, the processor should have the virtualization setting enabled. The Hardware-assisted virtualization detection tool (HAV detection tool) helps you check if your computer processor supports HAV. The tool also checks if this setting is enabled for the processor. This document serves as a user guide for this tool.

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Microsoft Hardware-Assisted

Virtualization Detection Tool User


Guide
Introduction
Windows Virtual PC requires processors wit te !ntel VT" AMD-V or V!A VT feature#
$urter%ore" te processor sould a&e te &irtualization settin' ena(led#
Te Hardware-assisted &irtualization detection tool )HAV detection tool* elps +ou
cec, if +our co%puter processor supports HAV# Te tool also cec,s if tis settin'
is ena(led for te processor#
Tis docu%ent ser&es as a user 'uide for tis tool#
Installation
-ou can download te HAV detection tool fro%
ttp.//'o#%icrosoft#co%/fwlin,/01in,!d2345563
Download tis tool )a&detectiontool#e7e* to +our local %acine and sa&e it
to sa+ c.8a&tool
Dou(le clic, on te e7ecuta(le and follow te pro%pts to displa+ te result#
Note: -ou need ad%inistrator pri&ile'es to run tis tool#
Note: Te tool is a self-e7tractin' e7ecuta(le and does not install an+ folders or
9les# :erun te e7ecuta(le if required# Te tool deletes all te installed 9les on
e7it#
Supported Operating Systems
Te HAV detection tool ONLY supports te followin' operatin' s+ste%s and
editions/&ersions.
Windows Vista ;er&ice Pac, 3" 6 )Ho%e <asic" Ho%e Pre%iu%" <usiness"
=nterprise" Ulti%ate*
Windows >P ;er&ice Pac, 5 )Professional*" Windows >P ;er&ice Pac, 6
)Professional*
Windows ? )Ho%e <asic" Ho%e Pre%iu%" Professional" =nterprise" Ulti%ate*#
@n an+ operatin' s+ste%/edition/&ersion outside of tis list" te tool e7its wit te
followin' error %essa'e.
Interpreting results of the HAV Detection Tool:
Tis section descri(es te results" wic te HAV detection tool displa+s#
a* !f +ou a&e a co%puter tat does not a&e a HAV capa(le processor" te tool
displa+s te followin' result.
-ou cannot use Windows Virtual PC or Windows >P Mode on tis co%puter#
(* !f +ou a&e a co%puter tat as a HAV capa(le processor (ut if tis feature
)HAV settin'* is not ena(led on te processor )in te <!@;*" te followin'
screen is sown.
-ou would need to ena(le te &irtualization settin' in te <!@; )clic, ere to
learn %ore* for tis co%puter (efore usin' Windows Virtual PC or Windows >P
Mode on a supported Windows? edition#
c* !f +ou a&e a co%puter tat as a HAV capa(le processor and if tis feature
)HAV settin'* is ena(led on te processor )fro% te <!@;*" te followin'
screen is sown.
-ou can use Windows Virtual PC or Windows >P Mode on a supported
Windows ? edition on tis co%puter#
d* !f +ou a&e a %acine wic as !ntel Trusted =7ecution Tecnolo'+ )!ntel
T>T* ena(led and if tat settin' interfers wit te &irtualization settin' of
+our processor" ten te followin' screen is sown.
-ou would need to disa(le !ntel T>T (efore usin' Windows Virtual PC or
Windows >P Mode on a supported Windows ? edition on tis co%puter#
!ollecting Data
Wit +our e"plicit appro#al" s+ste% con9'uration data collected (+ te HAV
detection tool will (e sent to Microsoft#
!f +ou coose A-es" ! would li,e to send data to MicrosoftB in an+ of te screens
a(o&e" data will (e sent to Microsoft# -ou can 9nd te Pri&ac+ ;tate%ent for te
HAV detection tool ere. ttp.//'o#%icrosoft#co%/fwlin,/01in,!d234CD53
!ommand line options
Cop+ a&detectiontool#e7e to a local folder )sa+ c.8HAVTool*
$ro% an ele#ated co%%and pro%pt" run te followin' co%%and to e7tract
te 9les.
c:\havtool\havdetectiontool.exe /x
Tis displa+s a pro%pt to coose te director+ for te e7tractin' te 9les#
Coose to e7tract te 9les to c.8HAVTool
Help Options:
To displa+ te errorle&els returned (+ tis tool" run one of te followin' co%%ands
fro% an ele#ated co%%and pro%pt (ased on +our @; arcitecture )fro% te
e7tracted folder as descri(ed a(o&e*.
c:\HAVTool\sources\i386\havtool.exe /?
or
c:\HAVTool\sources\amd64\havtool.exe /?
Quite Mode:
Create a script wic e7ecutes te tool in quite %ode - a snippet is sown
(elow.
$% &it:
''''
set errorle#el(
!:)HAVTool)sources)amd$%)ha#tool'e"e *+
echo ,-..O.L-V-L,
''''
/0 &it:
''''
set errorle#el(
!:)HAVTool)sources)i/1$)ha#tool'e"e *+
echo ,-..O.L-V-L,
''''
Note: 1aunc te script fro% an ele&ated pro%pt#
Log Option:
To 'enerate ricer lo's" (ased on +our @; arcitecture" run one of te followin'
co%%ands fro% an ele&ated co%%and pro%pt.
c:\HAVTool\sources\i386\havtool.exe /log %tem%\HAV.txt
or
c:\HAVTool\sources\amd64\havtool.exe /log %tem%\HAV.txt
Te HAV settin' of +our processor is displa+ed and a detailed 9le containin' ricer
infor%ation is 'enerated )in te a(o&e case" in %tem%\HAV.txt*

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