XP mode requires hardware virtualization feature to run

Hi,

I've installed Windows Virtual PC on my Windows partition because I'm trying to run the Windows XP Mode in order to install and run different version of Internet Explorer (see http://blogs.sitepoint.com/ie6-ie7-ie8-win7-xp-mode/).

However when I try to run the XP Mode I get the following error:
'Cannot start Windows Virtual PC Host Process. Check the System even log for more details
Windows Virtual PC requires hardware-assisted virtualization. There is no hardware-assisted virtualization support in the system.'

Can anyone offer any advice on how I could resolve this issue?

I'm running Windows 7 Pro on the Windows partition and have an 3.2GHz Intel Core i3 iMac running OS X 10.6.7 with all software updates.

Many thanks in advance for any information and advice.

Tony.

 

Hi,
Also, I have a related question.
I couldn't make XP mode work in my system either.
It won't load win xp.
I tried vmware player. But that also doesn't work. It says, "you are running vmware via an incompatible hypervisor..."
I am desperate to run windows XP within win7 (as some of my finance programs need win xp).
Any options?
(I know I can create a separate win xp virtual machine. But I don't want to do that just for one or two program sake)
Sunil