Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1

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Save time and money as Virtual PC allows you to maintain the compatibility of legacy and custom applications during migration to new operating systems and increases the efficiency of support, development, and training staffs. With Microsoft® Virtual PC 2007, you can create and run one or more virtual machines, each with its own operating system, on a single computer. This provides you with the flexibility to use different operating systems on one physical computer.

Download: Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) | 31.8MB (Freeware)

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This update for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 includes support for the following additional Host and Guest Operating Systems:

Additonal Guest Operating System support:
Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows Vista® Business Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows Vista® Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows Server® 2008 Standard
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3

Additional Host Operating System support:
Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows Vista® Business Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows Vista® Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3

#1 Faisal Islam on 16 May 2008 - 12:55

Great news

(1 reply) #2 Scorbing on 16 May 2008 - 13:22

Isn't 2007 version already out?

#2.1 Avi on 16 May 2008 - 13:53

SP1...

(8 replies) #3 computergeek83 on 16 May 2008 - 16:11

www.virtualbox.org

For all those who think MS is the first to do this, Virtual box will even run linux.....

#3.1 Magallanes on 16 May 2008 - 16:35

Nah!, vmware do the same, quick and efficiently.

#3.2 GreyWolfSC on 16 May 2008 - 17:21

(computergeek83 said @ #3)

Virtual PC runs Linux fine, too, and it's equally free.

#3.3 MrA on 16 May 2008 - 18:17

^ But no vm tools for Linux, or any other non-MS OS (apart from OS/2).

#3.4 Doli on 16 May 2008 - 20:12

(GreyWolfSC said @ #3.2)

I gave up on trying to get ubuntu 8.04 or Virtual PC and just went with virtualbox. I was about to get VMware Player but the dowload size made me go with virtualbox because i just wanted to play around nothing serious. I still might give Virtual PC a shot again since i have an XP and Server 2008 around from my MSDNAA from school.

#3.5 GP007 on 16 May 2008 - 22:19

(Doli said @ #3.4)

The problem with running ubuntu or other linux versions on Virtual PC is that it only works with 16bit color and not 32bit etc. I've had times when Ubuntu etc wouldn't start (live CD) or they would actually but the screen was messed up because of that limitation. There is a workaround though but I've forgot it after this time. If that was even the problem you where having you should look it up.

Anyways, maybe they've fixed these little bugs with SP1?

#3.6 +Kushan on 17 May 2008 - 01:24

Who actually thought Microsoft were the first to do this? They didn't even create this program, they bought it from a different company and released it for free...

#3.7 strekship on 17 May 2008 - 03:23

VirtualBox is a great. It runs about as fast as VMware. The only thing I like about VirtualPC is that it works better with some of the older operating systems.

#3.8 pjak on 17 May 2008 - 13:53

(MrA said @ #3.3)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.as...isplayLang%3den

#4 ]SK[ on 16 May 2008 - 19:42

Thanks for the heads up.

#5 Zoom7000 on 17 May 2008 - 10:22

When will they finally enable 64bit virtualisation?

(1 reply) #6 [deXter] on 17 May 2008 - 11:59

Problem with VirtualPC is firstly the lack of support for the latest Linux distros (other companies bring out an update almost every time a major linux distro is out), and the other most irritating factor for me is the lack of support for multiple snapshots.

Other than multiple snapshots, VPC lacks a LOT of basic features which is present in virtual box. VPC is also double the size of VBox, yet it offers lesser features.

VPC is also updated once in a bluemoon, while other VMs come out with an update atleast once in two months.

With all these drawbacks, I can't think of any reason why someone would prefer VPC over VBox.

#6.1 Luther on 17 May 2008 - 14:12

[deXter

said,#6]the lack of support for the latest Linux distros

Who cares of "latest Linux distros"?

VPC lacks a LOT of basic features which is present in virtual box.

A lot of? O rly?

VPC is also double the size of VBox

The horror, the horror!

With all these drawbacks, I can't think of any reason why someone would prefer VPC over VBox.

Because we can. Satisfied?

Hope not.

#7 +Kushan on 17 May 2008 - 12:57

What's the difference between this and non SP1 on Vista SP1 Host systems?

#8 nunjabusiness on 18 May 2008 - 03:24

I run this on Vista Ultimate 32-bit and on Vista Business. Both are patched to SP1.

Honestly, for running multiple MS OSes, Virtual PC is better than Virtual Box. Linux ... not so much.
With Virtual PC I have XP, 2000, 2003 Server and 2008 Server running in Virtual Machines. Zero Problems. I even found an ISO of Windows 3.1 I am going to play with.

However, I have been able to try out dozens of Linux distros with Virtual Box and couldn't be happier.

No reason in the world not to have both. I routinely have both running with several different OSes all at once under Vista with 4MB of RAM.

#9 kev_gordon on 21 May 2008 - 12:18

Has USB support been added? No point installing this if it hasn't...

#10 PGHammer on 24 May 2008 - 13:03

Howewver, the big reason why some folks (in this thread) prefer VirtualBox to VirtualPC is because it's not from Microsoft. It's like that if Microsoft acquires (yet redistributes) something, they are the Devil Incarnate, however, when someone else (say, Apple or Sun) does it, they are not raked as viciously over the coals (in Apple's case, I'm referring to FileMaker Pro, and in Sun's case, I'm referring to not only StarOffice/OpenOffice, but VirtualBox itself). The OS/2 guest support (which VPC has retained, but VirtualBox and, amusingly, VMWare, both lack) is plenty of reason to keep VPC around (not to mention the fact that it's free). The reality is that VirtualPC and VBox each has strengths and weaknesses when it comes to guest-OS support (one of VB's strengths is the degree of customization that can be done to individual VMs; another is the support for different emulated Ethernet adapters *and* sound cards, both of which are new in 1.6). However, both fall down rather badly when it comes to support of 64-bit OS guests (neither supports them; that is left to bochs and the commercial VMWare).

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