Is it possible to have XP Mode in Windows 7 Home Premium?

I have Windows 7 Home Prem 32-bit with 2GB RAM.

I have some older software that won't run so am wondering if i can run XP Mode?

Is it only possible if you have Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate?

If that is the case is there any other way to do something similar or will i need to install XP on another HD or partition?

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I assume that your problem with XP Mode was because your computer doesn't support Virtualization:

This problem is now over. See this ghacks article:
Windows 7 Patch Removes Hardware Virtualization Requirement Of Windows XP Mode.

To quote:

Install this update to remove the prerequisites required to run Windows Virtual PC and XP mode

Update for Windows 7 (KB977206)
Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB977206)

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Ok well to answer my own question it would appear that although i could download virtual PC and XP mode the latter will not work.

Here's a MS social post with more details...

Installing XP SP3 seems to be the best option then

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