phillipjos

How exactly does it work and can i use it for lets say w2k ond Vista Home prem. can someone explain this sounds cool.

Biskitz

ok, if you wanted to use windows 2k on vista home premium you would need to:

1. install a virtual machine program such as VMware workstation
2. load the win2k iso/disk ( SATA drives are not recognised by VMware
3. Once the iso/disk has been loaded and the virtual pc is turned on, you will need to install win2k just like you would if you were doing a clean install.
4. After the installation is complete and the virtual machine restarts then you will have a fully functioning version of win2k contained within a vista window with the option to switch between both with a mouse click and/or key combination.

this is a basically how you get a virtual pc up and running in a vista enviroment.

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DuckieHo

VirtualPC is a virtualization software provided by MS.

All of Biskitz is correct in how to install a virtualized OS though.

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phillipjos

Ok t hanks for the info sounds like it would be cool to have. Reps for the 2 of you.

DuckieHo

Just realize that the virtualized OS only has access to emulated hardware... so don't expect to play 3D games on it.

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hometoast

Also, check out VirtualBox; it's leaps and bounds above Virtual PC. And it does support running from a sata cdrom -- but ripping and mounting an .ISO is much faster anyway.

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There is also VMWare Workstation 6.5 Beta w/ hardware acceleration so games should be playable, atleast older ones. I believe its free atm. [http://www.vmware.com/communities/co.../welcome.html]

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