Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 Available For Free

Daily Tech ^ | February 20, 2007 | Brandon Hill

[Echo Talon]

You could pick it up, easiest server O/S there is.

lots of networks stuffs.. and different machines and licenses and all that..(I don't understand what all that means... LOL!) I used it can surf with it and can use it like windows XP.. LOL but I don't know how to network and all that stuff... I never tried it...

[Golden Eagle]

http://reviews.cnet.com/4660-10165_7-6693023.html?tag=vid

But for the ultimate in XP customization, check out Stardock and their themes at Wincustomize.com. It's not free, but desktops like this become average.

http://www.stardock.com/products/themes/abracadabra/images/Abracadabra_Overall_ss.jpg

http://www.wincustomize.com/zoom.aspx?skinid=3637&libid=31&c=1

http://www.wincustomize.com/zoom.aspx?skinid=3610&libid=31&c=1

[Y2000]

what about osx86?

I was talking about linux as just example of non-MS OS. It could be BSD, Mac_OS, Unix .., CPM, OS2 .., Xenix..

[Echo Talon]

yea, i'm not big on the windows blinds... I like the "Plain" Royale and Royale Noir themes no muss no fuss...

It's going... ;)

[Echo Talon]

If it works i'll see if I can apply royle Noir to Server 2003... inside the Virtual Machine... hmmm... (that may not work... )

[Echo Talon]

Oh yea... who's the man? ;)

[Golden Eagle]

Your aversion to the work hack gives you away as someone I would not want running the security of my network.

Not sure what you are trying to say since your English seems to be failing again, but some of the basic rules of security are to be careful where you go and what you do. Especially be wary of someone who refers to themselves as a "hacker", or uses "LEET" for their username and sends you off to some hacker site with skull and crossbones across the top.

[Golden Eagle]

Oh yea... who's the man? ;)

This is about where I start charging for support LOL.

[Golden Eagle]

Oh yea... who's the man? ;)

This is about where I start charging for support LOL.

[Golden Eagle]

Sorry, laughing too hard.

[N3WBI3]

Here is a hint: The really dangerous hackers don't host site with titles like hackaday and post instructions on how to build an HD TV antenna or change the voice of a toy dog. Its a pathetic attempt to smear a pretty fun site.

[Golden Eagle]

The really dangerous hackers don't host site with titles like hackaday

They might, I wouldn't take a h4ck3r's word for it, that much is sure.

[Echo Talon]

[N3WBI3]

Are you saying that because of the 3's in my name you have cause to believe I am somehow out to damage anyones PC? or perform an otherwise illegal act?

[Spiff]

Double cool. PCLinuxOS 2007 running in a VPC.

I haven't tried VirtualPC 2007 yet. I'm used to running VMWare Player. But it is nice to have a free product like Virtual PC that will let you create your own Virtual machines wherein VMWare Player is only made to use VMs, not create them. Although there are tools that you can use to create a VM and, of course, you can boot an .ISO of a live CD distro. And if this is like the old version of Virtual PC, you can import your VPCs into VMWare with a tool available from VMWare.

[Central Scrutiniser]

What good is it if it only allows you to switch between Micro$oft operating systems?

Make it so I can run XP and Apple and Linux, then we can talk.

[Spiff]

Speaking of which, does anyone know how the MS offering compares to VMware. I know their last version was crap compared to either VMWare, xen, or just about anyone else.

I agree. I tried out the previous version of VirtualPC after using VMWare for a while, and it wasn't very good. I uninstalled it.

[Admin Moderator]

Knock it off.

[miliantnutcase]

Hmmm. I have absolutely no use for such a cool app, but I might have to check it out anyway cuz I'm a geek =-B

[Echo Talon]

What good is it if it only allows you to switch between Micro$oft operating systems?

let me see, if i can get linux installed in a VM... I just started messing with it... and im updating Windows Server 2003 right now... I tried a few linux Linve CD's but they did post all the way with the Microsoft Virtual Machine... they loaded, but mever posted... (It may be a hardware limitation on my end, since my processor doesn't have VT technology... :\

not sure...