Re: Free Virtual PC

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Yes, I know. I've had VPC on an older Mac iBook for years. That was from
before MSFT took over VPC. The new element (if it is new) is that it's free
for Win7.



> Harry
>
> We had a brief discussion about Virtual PC some months ago. It is
> designed to run on any Windows operating system from XP onwards, but as I
> pointed out then, it can also quite easily be made to run on w2000 too.
>
>
> Paul Breeze
>
> On 29/04/2010 16:33, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> > Maybe this is already common knowledge, but you can get Virtual PC for
> > free (but only free for Win7).
> >
> > I learned about it from the ludicrously named "Kim Komando" who
> > sometimes has good daily tips (fewer now than in past years--her tips
> > have been dumbed down):
> >
> >
> > "XP compatibility will work with many programs. However, some programs
> > can be pretty picky. In that case, there is another option.
> >
> > "You can run a virtual machine. Basically, one operating system runs
> > inside another one. In your case, you would run Windows XP inside
> > Windows 7.
> >
> > "Microsoft provides virtual machine software called Windows Virtual PC.
> > You can download it for free from my site.
> > http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=8681
> >
> > "Windows Virtual PC only works with Windows 7. Windows Virtual PC has
> > stringent hardware requirements. However, it can be made to support more
> > computers. Just install the newest patches for the program. You'll find
> > links to the patches on my site."
> >
> >
> > Harry Binswanger
> > hb@xxxxxxxx



Harry Binswanger
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