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Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 Available For Free
Daily Tech ^ | February 20, 2007 | Brandon Hill

Posted on 02/20/2007 10:56:28 AM PST by Echo Talon

Microsoft releases the latest edition of Virtual PC

Microsoft has released Virtual PC 2007 1.0 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:

The following operating systems are officially supported on host machines:

The following operating systems are officially supported as guests:

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. You can view the release notes for the software application here.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: microsoft; virtualpc; windows
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To: antiRepublicrat
The more Vista hogs, the more people will have to buy.

Not if they weren't even buying Vista to begin with, duh!

121 posted on 02/21/2007 10:23:21 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: antiRepublicrat
The best security gurus I've known were constant visitors to hacker sites and IRC.

I go on occasion, but I have sufficient protection if not a disposable VM. Other less protected users should beware links to hacker related websites, especially those with skull and crossbones blazen across the top. My own website has a malware section with a rotating Jolly Roger at the top itself, but that is typically a symbol used for warning, and users should use extreme caution whenever seeing it. Your flippant attitude and endless support of hackers is nauseating.

122 posted on 02/21/2007 10:39:13 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: antiRepublicrat; zeugma
I remember it the same. VMWare server went free in early 2006, and Microsoft Virtual Server and Virtual PC followed over a period of some months afterwards

Oh the horror! A company dominating it's market gave one of its products away for free! Where's Janet Reno when you really need her to launch an antitrust trial! /SARCASM

123 posted on 02/21/2007 10:45:18 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
Your flippant attitude and endless support of hackers is nauseating.

I will always support hackers. They are the reason computer technology is as advanced as it is now. Steve Wozniak is still my favorite hacker of all time.

124 posted on 02/21/2007 11:01:54 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: Golden Eagle
A company dominating it's market gave one of its products away for free!

The determination of monopoly abuse is far more involved than a simple sarcastic statement. In any case, Microsoft's statement at the time was that their free VM software was not in response to VMWare's free license, but because they were planning to ingrain virtualization in "Longhorn" anyway. And it looks like that will be in Vista server.

And I assume you were talking about Explorer/Netscape. In that case, Microsoft's stated goal was to "cut off Netscape's air supply." That is a reason Microsoft got into trouble.

125 posted on 02/21/2007 11:25:21 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
I will always support hackers.

No kidding, like you've endlessly supported the Russian hackers that illegally hacked Apple's OSX.

Steve Wozniak is still my favorite hacker of all time.

Well you can keep dreaming you're back in the 70's and 80's but the word "hacker" generally has a different connotation now after so many started doing illegal things. Even the Woz admits that people quote "think of hackers as terrorists" now. You may not like it, but supporting "hackers" in today's society as you constantly do properly draws some scorn, especially when you start making up lies to defend some of the Russians like you've been known to do.

126 posted on 02/21/2007 11:34:38 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
but the word "hacker" generally has a different connotation now after so many started doing illegal things

That's why those of us who know anything about security generally use the hats to differentiate them. You think they're all black.

especially when you start making up lies to defend some of the Russians like you've been known to do.

Are you about to go on a long rant of lies again to remind everyone that you failed my little test? Every time you do that I get to post a list of false statements that you make and do not retract when confronted with the facts.

127 posted on 02/21/2007 11:56:45 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
That's why those of us who know anything about security generally use the hats to differentiate them.

BS, here's what you said on your very last post, quote "I will always support hackers." Hang on everybody, she's about to blow! When the dam of lies breaks with this cat, there is no safe ground. Prepare for deluge, especially since I brought up the lies he's already outright admitted to making up on behalf of Russian hackers.

128 posted on 02/21/2007 12:11:46 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Central Scrutiniser; Golden Eagle; N3WBI3
OMG, Damn Small Linux runs great on Microsoft Virtual PC and they also have a pre-made VM for VmWare....

Check it out!!!,download the ISO's and VM's from here

pretty! ;)


129 posted on 02/21/2007 1:00:36 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Golden Eagle
BS, here's what you said on your very last post, quote "I will always support hackers."

Yes I do. And I've previously explained what I think a hacker is, even using Wozniak as an example then, too, in order to put the word in proper context. So you can't claim confusion or ignorance in saying I support malicious hackers. You knew what I was talking about, yet you tried to confuse it to create a personal attack.

especially since I brought up the lies he's already outright admitted to making up

Now I admitted again? Previously you said you caught me. Which is it? I guess it's again time for another long list of your lies, with you ruining yet another thread.

130 posted on 02/21/2007 1:25:14 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: Echo Talon

Have you tried Minix 3.0?


131 posted on 02/21/2007 1:45:32 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
Yes we know you idolize if not worship "hackers", but the fact is most of the rest of the folks in the US do not, and rightfully consider them dangerous. Check out the US Department of Justice's website on "Computer Crime and Intellectual Property", on this page outlining laws against cybercriminals. The word "hacker" is very synonymous with illegal activity at the DOJ itself:

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cclaws.html

While I know you well enough to know you want to once again attempt to lower the bar for hackers/cybercriminals, it's simply not going to work this time either.
132 posted on 02/21/2007 1:56:31 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle

Yep, I was right. You deliberately took my post out of context in order to launch a personal attack.

Just your style.


133 posted on 02/21/2007 2:00:33 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
Have you tried Minix 3.0?

no... any good?

134 posted on 02/21/2007 2:13:55 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: antiRepublicrat

I didn't take anything out of context, your own example Wozniak admits people now equate the word hacker with "terrorists". If it bugs you too bad, it's not going to change nor is your endless support of illegal hacking going to go unchallenged.


135 posted on 02/21/2007 2:29:41 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle; antiRepublicrat
I like to "overclock" my computer and generally "anything" that i "OWN", some would consider that "hacking"... is it wrong to tamper with a product that you own? I say hell no.

I rip the labels off my pillows and mattresses just to spite the man. ;)

136 posted on 02/21/2007 3:26:12 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

It's not reallyhacking if it's something you own. Hacking is more about accessing something someone else owns without their permission. I would call what you did a "mod".


137 posted on 02/21/2007 6:35:47 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
It's not reallyhacking if it's something you own. Hacking is more about accessing something someone else owns without their permission. I would call what you did a "mod".

Well... IF I bought a "legal copy" of Apple OSX I legally couldn't "mod" it to work with my PC even though I paid for it...

to me, that's kind of strange...

138 posted on 02/21/2007 7:09:37 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Golden Eagle

btw, I have no need for osx, but some people with PC's would like to have it.


139 posted on 02/21/2007 7:11:01 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: zeugma
I kinda wish that VMware would lower the price to their Workstation product. I like server for some things, but workstation is better for others.

Honestly, I've thought the same thing and I love VMWare Server. I wish they offered a truly desktop version of the same thing. As it is, it is more of a product for development houses. Then again, VirtualBox is pretty good and is open source (actually dual-licensed).

140 posted on 02/21/2007 7:28:48 PM PST by SeƱor Zorro ("The ability to speak does not make you intelligent"--Qui-Gon Jinn)
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