VirtualPC is now free (as in beer)!

Post by **RyanVM** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:47 am

Now you guys have no excuse for not testing your ISOs prior to burning

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

mr_smartepants · Post by **mr_smartepants** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:47 pm

WooHoo!

Download in progress!

Siginet · Post by **Siginet** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:13 pm

Wow! Didn't see that comming. Microsoft seems pretty giving this year. Windows Defender, Virtual PC... WGA

UtCollector · Post by **UtCollector** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:19 pm

Thank for telling

I give it a try now

mr_smartepants · Post by **mr_smartepants** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:51 pm

This is the older version they bought from Connectix all those years ago. M$ probably has VirtualPC 2007 waiting in the wings to compete with VMWare.

UtCollector · Post by **UtCollector** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:46 pm

I get this when i try to start it:

The program just installed like a silent installer when i started it. It dit not ask me any key. Any 1 a idee?

T D · Post by **T D** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:48 pm

Scrap VMware and bochs!
PS And a quick question, can you integrate the laptop hotfix in the zip archive into an admin install? Will it work on a desktop pc even w/the msp slipstreamed? Thanks.

Post by **RyanVM** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:52 pm

I tried it today, but I'm getting an error on install now. I haven't given up on it yet, though, but it'll probably take some fixing with Orca to get it working.

colornokia · Post by **colornokia** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:36 am

It's working here. No problems at all. May be they have update the download, because i just dowloaded it from ms site

T D · Post by **T D** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:43 am

Working. No probs.

jumz · Post by **jumz** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:54 am

Um, you guys know that VMware Server is also free...

T D · Post by **T D** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:29 pm

If only VMware Workstation was free...

mr_smartepants · Post by **mr_smartepants** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:40 am

Looks like M$ is releasing VirtualPC 2007 for free as well.
Beta is available now.

Woohoo!

Post by **RyanVM** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:54 am

So far, so good with the beta for me

armond · Post by **armond** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:30 am

Hi,
Microsoft Virtual PC does not support USB devices. Even 2007 version. I really need the USB support when testing update packs.
I have chance that VMWare have trial version... It also supports USB devices!
Any idea?

tamilcheetas · Post by **tamilcheetas** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:34 am

Hey, I'm used both Virtual Pc and Vmware ,

but both says, my RAM is not enough..

my RAM is 128MB DDR..

Is it not sufficent?

armond · Post by **armond** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:44 am

tamilcheetas wrote:Hey, I'm used both Virtual Pc and Vmware ,

but both says, my RAM is not enough..

my RAM is 128MB DDR..

Is it not sufficent?

Why not increase your real system's RAM? Have no extra money?
I think that any today's computer should have at least 1 GB of RAM. Vista is coming...