Virtual PC 2004 SP1 available freely from MS

[IBMan]

Yup, you read it right, Microsoft has freely released Virtual PC 2004 with SP1

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/downloads/sp1.mspx

 

[krazieaznboi]

so this allows us to install more than 1 operating system and allows us to run them at the same time? but y would we need more than 1 operating system?

 

[Osiris]

testing purposes, setting up a virtual network, experimenting new software, etc

I posted this earlier in the free programs section

 

[IBMan]

sorry, didnt see it, anyway, now since MS released vitual server free, and vmware released vmware server free(which btw today had its final release) im hoping vmware will release a cross between vmware player and workstation freely(or maybe even workstation free) so users can have more workstation features.

 

[Osiris]

I prefer VMWare myself..

 

[krazieaznboi]

ooooooo..... ok thanks. but is it worth getting? or should i just stick with 1 operating system?

 

[Osiris]

thats on you. it will slow your pc down unless you got atleast a gig of ram because each vitual os will need memory allocated to it, the default for vm ware is 256 I beleive and if you make 3 or 4 and try to run them all at the same time, you will see a big decrease in performance. so 1 may be fine for you but if you dont plan on doing anything i mentioned above, then you dont need it

 

[krazieaznboi]

alright thanks