If you are a developer or a system administrator, sometimes you need to test a few programs on different platforms to make sure that they work properly anywhere. That’s when Virtual PC comes in handy.
Use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 to run multiple operating systems at the same time on the same physical computer. Switch between virtual machines with the click of a button. Use virtual machines to run legacy applications, provide support, train users, and enhance quality assurance.
If you are using Virtual PC 2007, you can download the Service Pack 1 from Microsoft’s download page.
If you want to know more about Virtual PC, feel free to read the Product page.
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Hi,
Do you think virtual PC will consumes a lot of memory? I am a software developer, and my QA use Virtual PC to try my applications on different OS, it seems like working smoothly (with 1.5GB ram).
But when i try to install on my own PC (2GB ram), seems like it slow very slow and need a lot of memory.
So in your opinion, does Virtual PC suitable for users which want to run different OS at the same time, and load it with some applications?
Hi Dicky, yes it does
It will also slow your system down when you are running one. I need to use it in the offce for a Linux installation of our system (I’m on a Windows XP machine)
If you really want to have multiple OS, you’d better go for dual-OS-boot installation
I know dual boot is the best solution. But i hope that i can use two OS at the same time. Haha..i am a greedy guy, but i don’t want to buy 2 PCs.