Igor - just a short note of thanks. I had planned to purchase the new Vaio Z Series 790CTO and have decided to look elsewhere due to this issue.

I posted a comment on the Sony knowledgebase article which basically says that VT isn't supported in which I made it clear this was the reason I wouldn't likely purchase their product.

I can't understand how a company can position a product as for business and disable this feature - completely backwards!

Intel needs to step up here to ensure that computers shipped with VT capable processors have this function enabled - or display a prominent disclaimer advertising the fact that VT is disabled.

I almost shelled out over $2000 for something that would have been practically useless for my purposes. Sony is quick enough to list the processor model which is included, but leaves out that they purposefully cripple the firmware to disable the processor's features.

I don't understand why Sony doesn't opt to save some money and buy non-VT processors for these machines. This would drive the cost down, and ultimately people would know by the Intel Processor inside if the computer supports VT or not.

I’ve noticed that Sony has added a small Windows 7 logo on their CTO screen for the Z790 – strange as one of the core features for business users is not going to work – period. When folks realize that Microsoft is only allowing XP Compatibility Mode to run on VT enabled machines, the general public will become keenly aware of which machines to stay away from. At the moment, that would be computers made by Sony.

-- ST