Virtual PC

[Bill Watt]

Virtual PC

Basically, what is it?

Can it be a stand alone on a formatted HDD?

What's required for XP Pro sp2. ?

Just basic info needed.

Thanks for any info.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

 

[Bill Watt]

BTW, I have searched this group and also used Google.

Regards,

Bill Watt
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[Pegasus [MVP]]

Virtual PC

Basically, what is it?

Can it be a stand alone on a formatted HDD?

What's required for XP Pro sp2. ?

Just basic info needed.

Thanks for any info.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

When you install Excel then you have a spreadsheet program that runs under
the current operating system, e.g. Windows XP.

When you install a Virtual PC (e.g. Windows 98) then you have an instance of
Windows 98 that runs under the current operating system, e.g. Windows XP.

To run a Virtual PC (e.g. Windows 98) on a Windows XP machine, you need the
following:
- The Virtual PC program
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx)
- A Windows 98 installation CD.

 

[John Inzer]

BTW, I have searched this group and also used Google.

Regards,

Bill Watt
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Virtual PC is a free app that allows you to create
Virtual Machines. You can install most any operating
system on a Virtual Machine and run it from within
your main system.

Microsoft Virtual PC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Virtual_PC

Virtual PC 2007
http://tinyurl.com/287fx8
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

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[Onsokumaru]

Virtual PC

Basically, what is it?

Can it be a stand alone on a formatted HDD?

What's required for XP Pro sp2. ?

Just basic info needed.

Thanks for any info.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

It's a program that allows you to run an OS inside another OS.

So for example you could have Vista installed, then from within Vista, use
VirtualPC to install XP. When you are in Vista you run Virtual PC and XP
will "boot" and load in a window, (you will see a POST screen just like
booting normally) - but you are still operating within Vista. Vista is still
available while XP is running.

AFAIK each OS is ignorant of each other, and you can use the virtual OS
exactly like the "real" OS.

I'm not sure if every program will run in the virtual environment though.

The actual files for the Virtual OS just reside as files on your PC, so you
don't need to format a drive. You may be asked to format a drive when
installing the virtual OS, but IIRC, this is a virtual drive, maybe a RAM
drive that is recreated when you load the virtual PC. It's been a while
since I used any such program

The virtual OS will be slower, since your CPU is now doing work for two.

Not sure about the actual requirements, you should read the websites for the
programs, as I believe there is a hardware requirement.

BTW, you still need to pay yo use Windows running in a virtual environment.

 

[Ray Luca]

BTW, I have searched this group and also used Google.

You're a really crappy searcher then.

 

[Guest]

OP,

Never click a Tiny URL link

Virtual PC - It's bacically so you can run an operating system in a virtual
environment. Always remember that you require the licence for the OS you are
putting on there & not the same one you are running on the main system

Also, if you are using the 64 Bit version OS' like 2008 64 Bit won't run &
have to be used on the base equipment

John,

Why do you paste Tiny URL's? So, you can keep a click count record

 

[John Barnett MVP]

A virtual PC allows you to run another operating system in the same
environment at the same time as your current operating system. If, for
example, you are running Windows XP, you could install Virtual PC and then
install (on the virtual pc) a copy of Vista (assuming you have enough
memory, of course). You could then boot to Windows XP and while still in the
XP environment, launch Virtual PC and run Vista at the same time without
physically rebooting your system.

There are, of course, limitations. With Vista, for example, you would only
get the 'basic' interface, not Aero, simply because any Virtual PC only uses
emulated drivers. I personally use VMware Workstation which, unfortunately,
is not free, but the principle is the same. Take a look at this guide on my
website to give you a rough idea of how things work.

http://www.winuser.co.uk/Guides/creating_a_virtual_machine_with_vmware_workstation.html


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[Alias]

OP,

Never click a Tiny URL link

Only if you're using Windows.

Virtual PC - It's bacically so you can run an operating system in a
virtual environment. Always remember that you require the licence for
the OS you are putting on there & not the same one you are running on
the main system

Only if you're using Windows and complying with Micro$lut's EULA.

Alias

 

[T.E.Ponta]

It will, in fact run on XP Home, as I run it myself that way. MS doesn't
support running it on Home, but if you skip past the OS warnings and install
it anyway, it runs just fine.

Buddha

 

[John Inzer]

John,

Why do you paste Tiny URL's? So, you can keep a click count record

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I use the TinyURL links because long URLs are
sometimes clipped by mail readers and they don't
work unless the recipients pastes the complete link
in the address bar.

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Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[Tim Meddick]

Hi anyone,
Where has this thread come from? I would be interested to
know exactly what a "Tiny URL" is, as the rest of the posts are not included
in the text...

 

[Guest]

John,

Would never recommend anyone click a Tiny URL. Seems that no-one else has
problems with real URL's

Spammers, Webcan Sluts also use Tiny URL's too to mask the real URL's behind
them. For all we know it could be a money making click

 

[Guest]

John,

What is a XP Associate Expert? Does it mean you paid £88 & got yourself a
MCP in XP?

 

[db]

no, vpc cannot run
as a stand alone.

it is however, a safe
way to run multiple o.s.'s
without crashing the
main one.

my rule of thumb is to
install o.s.'s on separate
disks in order to keep
the system files distinctly
separate.

however, people will install
multiple o.s.'s in multiple
partitions on a single disk
and inevitably incur a
crash.

the experts can recover
from such a crash because
of advanced knowledge.

however, I recommend
virtual pc because it is
basically a safer way to
run multiple o.s.'s.

for example, you would
install virtual pc in your
windows.

then in virtual pc

you can install linux in
one virtual environment.

then create a second one
for ubantu

then create a third one
for another version of
windows, etc...
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[db]

you can do a
live search for
"tiny url" to get
more info.

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[Big_Al]

Bill Watt said this on 4/5/2009 1:40 AM:

Virtual PC

Basically, what is it?

Can it be a stand alone on a formatted HDD?

What's required for XP Pro sp2. ?

Just basic info needed.

Thanks for any info.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

Just to add to what others have said:
Virtual PC creates two files on your hard drive, wherever you want to
place them, one for the memory and one the hard drive. The hard drive
grows as you use it (install software etc) and it seems to be
compressed. I installed vista or windows 7 and gave them 20 gigs for a
HD but the file size is only 5 gigs on my hard drive. I think I had
about 7 gigs of software installed. Not sure about that, so don't quote
me, but it was definitely less than the HD size allocated.

It's a cute tool. It loads just like any other program like office,
and you have a console to start and setup an OS. The OS runs in a
window just like Word etc. The OS is running inside your current OS
so your sharing resources for both your host OS and this guest OS
(that's their terms), so a slow PC will run the guest OS even slower.
I have a 2ghz laptop and it runs Vista but is very sluggish. MS says
its optimized to run on a Vista platform. I think they want you to run
Vista and load VPC to get XP in a window, rather than what I'm doing the
other way around.

Try it, its free. And its so easy to format your guest HD, you just
delete the files. Bingo! gone, you make a new HD and start over.

 

[Mike Torello]

Where has this thread come from? I would be interested to
know exactly what a "Tiny URL" is, as the rest of the posts are not included
in the text...

Google it fer crissakes.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

No it doesn't mean I paid £88 and got an MCP in XP.

It was awarded by Microsoft to a few select MVPs for their contribution to
the Windows XP Beta program. Only authorized persons can append their
signature with XP Associate Expert.


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[John Barnett MVP]

No it doesn't mean I paid £88 and got an MCP in XP.

It was awarded by Microsoft to a number of select participants in the
Windows Expert Zone for their contribution to the Windows XP Beta program.
Only authorized persons can append their signature with XP Associate Expert.

Below is a fuller description taken from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/expert/russel_ezhistory.mspx

"The Windows XP Associate Expert was a title given to the first participants
in the Expert Zone. These 500 enthusiasts were selected from the tens of
thousands of Windows XP beta testers who worked tirelessly in the days
before Windows XP was available publicly. They provided help and assistance
to the Windows XP early-adopter community. Many of those have gone on to
become Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). Many MVPs support the
Expert Zone by providing information about Windows XP-related topics."

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