TechZ
February 21st, 2007, 12:45 PM
Microsoft has released Virtual PC 2007 1.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx) to customers. The program allows Windows users to run multiple operating systems at once from a single physical computer. Users can also easily switch back and forth between operating systems with the click of a mouse. New features included with the latest release of Microsoft Virtual PC include: 64-bit host operating systems, Hardware-assisted virtualization, Network-based installation of a guest operating system, Running virtual machines on multiple monitors.
The following operating systems are officially supported on host machines: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. The following operating systems are officially supported as guests: Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, OS/2 Warp Version 4 Fix Pack 15, OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 1, OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 2. There is also unofficial support for MS DOS 6.22, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT 4.0 Workstation.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is available as a free download in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en) (release notes (http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/c/44ccd131-67fb-4224-a96e-193be1765b43/relnotes.htm))
The following operating systems are officially supported on host machines: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. The following operating systems are officially supported as guests: Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, OS/2 Warp Version 4 Fix Pack 15, OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 1, OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 2. There is also unofficial support for MS DOS 6.22, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT 4.0 Workstation.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is available as a free download in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en) (release notes (http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/c/44ccd131-67fb-4224-a96e-193be1765b43/relnotes.htm))