Microsoft Virtual PC ?

[Clarenceharvey]

Hi, What exactly is that ? Is it a feature were you can have an
operating system and then be able to use other operating system within
the original operating system ? Can someone please explain this in
simple english terms ? Thank you .

Oh yeah , sorry for it being in the wrong group but I didn't know
where else to put it .

 

[Dave]

A virtual PC is just that... another PC. You install an OS and programs on
it and run them there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Virtual_PC

The proper group is
microsoft.public.virtualpc

 

[sascha]

It's one ( or many ) PCs inside your real PC,yes.

You can create and run as many pcs as you like as long as you have enough
Ram for all the Operating Systems .
Each PC is working inside a single Window and shares cpu and ram plus
optical disks with the real machine.
The Harddisk you create is in fact only a file and you can format it with
any filesystem, it wont affect the Host OS.

You can install those old Windows 3.x,9x and NT Systems as well as Linux and
run them on top of your XP or Vista.

If you share your Network card you can even create workgroups / servers and
have a full virtual network or go just online of course with such a `VM.

These OS are isolated and work independent from the Host until you suspend
or shutdown them.

Download it for free and just try it - it has a good manual/online help and
overall is very easy to use.

Sascha

 

[Clarenceharvey]

It's one ( or many ) PCs inside your real PC,yes.

You can create and run as many pcs as you like as long as you have enough
Ram for all the Operating Systems .
Each PC is working inside a single Window and shares cpu and ram  plus
optical disks with the real machine.
The Harddisk you create is in fact only a file and you can format it with
any filesystem, it wont affect the Host OS.

You can install those old Windows 3.x,9x and NT Systems as well as Linux and
run them on top of your XP or Vista.

If you share your Network card you can even create workgroups / servers and
have a full virtual network or go just online of course with such a `VM.

These OS are isolated and work independent from the Host until you suspend
or shutdown them.

Download it for free and just try it - it has a good manual/online help and
overall is very easy to use.

Sascha







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Thank you. Maybe one day I will give it a go . but I already have 4
comps to use to . lol