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Virtual PC 2007 was released in final form for download today. You can read more about Virtual PC 2007, and download it, from the newly updated Virtual PC website: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx.
Some key features of Virtual PC 2007 include:
- Support for x64 Windows as a host operating system
- Support for hardware virtualization support
- Support for Windows Vista as a guest and host operating system
- Support for PXE network booting of virtual machines
- Support for the use of fullscreen virtual machines on multi-monitor systems (VM still stays on just one monitor though)
Cheers,
Ben
Anonymous
February 19, 2007
If we are running the current pre-release of VPC 2007, how do we upgrade? In-place or uninstall/reinstall?Anonymous
February 19, 2007
>> Support for the use of fullscreen virtual machines on multi-monitor systems (VM still stays on just one monitor though).. I don't understand what this really means. Is this like Remote Desktop does where I can go full screen on a specific monitor and when I move the mouse to the other screen it does not "come out of full screen"? Or are you saying something else?Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Roy - Yes, You are correct. Cheers, BenAnonymous
February 19, 2007
John Schneider - You need to do an uninstall / reinstall. Cheers, BenAnonymous
February 19, 2007
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February 19, 2007
Great news, Virtual Pc is a great product. Thanks ColinAnonymous
February 19, 2007
Congratulations to the development team on a job well done!Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Could someone clarify, can you install Vista 64-bit as a host AND guest OS ?Anonymous
February 19, 2007
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February 19, 2007
I just downloaded and installed it, and I was surprised to find that VPC2007 didn't have a Vista-style visual refresh. The icons/images are the same old XP-style images, instead of nice Vista-style images. Oh wait, this is Microsoft--on second thought, this doesn't surprise me at all. (Sorry Ben, I know that you're (probably) not in a position to have done anything about it.)Anonymous
February 19, 2007
I am a Computer Science student and I need to use Fedora Linux for a university project. I can install it in a vm under Virtual PC 2004 but the issue is that I cannot easily move data from my Windows XP os into the Fedora vm and vice versa because:
- USB Memory Stick support is not provided in Virtual PC 2004 and
- No Virtual PC additions were provided for a Linux guest os. Have these issues been fixed in the latest version of Virtual PC 2007? Specifically, is Memory Stick supported for moving data between host and guest oses? Are Virtual PC additions available for Linux guest for Virtual PC 2007? If not why not, since the Virtual PC Additions are already provided for Virtual Server, why not for Virtual PC as well? I haven't found any link on the Virtual PC 2007 home page to download the PC Additions for Linux, so I suppose that they are not available. Why is that? Can I use the Virtual Server ones with Virtual PC 2007?
Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Installed VPC 2007(64-bit) on my Vista 64-bit Ultimate machine. When I tried to install Vista 64-bit Ultimate as a guest OS, I received an error during Vista setup that I did not have a 64-bit processor. I have an Intel quad core processor(QX6700) but according to VPC 2007 the detected processor is a "Pentium III class". Is this a bug with VPC 2007 ? Or is a 64-bit guest OS not supported ?Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Eric, I have the same problem with VPC on my machine. I had to install it again on another PC and export the registry key to my first PC to make it work.Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Are the VPC Additions for all the various OS's the same as the release candidate? Do we need to upgrade those?Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Flavious, I'm using a Thinkpad R60 with Core Duo T2300E processor and Virtual PC 2007 also say that my CPU is a PIII class. In my opinion VPC still only detect the host CPU only according to the CPUID， and because both Pentium III and Core/Core2 Duo processors share the same family ID(6) and SSE ability, VPC thinks them as PIII class CPUs.Anonymous
February 19, 2007
Is Intel Pentium-M (mobile) officially supported ? There were timing problems with VPC 2004 SP1 when SpeedStep is activated.Anonymous
February 19, 2007
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February 19, 2007
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February 20, 2007
The 64-bit download wants to install under Program Files (x86), the default location for 32-bit programs Is this expected?Anonymous
February 20, 2007
Ben,
- What about support for USB devices?
- Does the final version of Virtual PC 2007 support USB devices? I found out the hard-way that the beta version did not support USB devices. I had to go to VMWare to get USB support. :( Until Virtual PC supports USB devices, it will be a sub-class product.
Anonymous
February 20, 2007
Flavious - 64 bit host, 32 bit guest. This is why the Vista install will be failing. Eric / Robert - Did you have VPC 2004 installed on the system? AStudent - You can use the Virtual Server Linux Additions - but they are not officially supported. AStudent / Eik - There is no USB support. Robert - The Additions are the same as the RC release. Petr - Yes, these issues have been addressed. Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann - Yes, this is expected. Search my blog for a post about this. Cheers, BenAnonymous
February 21, 2007
Third and last time (early beta, beta and release build) I have to uninstall VPC2007 and rollback to VPC2004sp1. The reason - unpredictable but stable hungs and anavailablity working with fillscreen virtual machone from another desktop via RDP) I cannot afford it, to loose results of my work, sorry guys. My configuration - Asus A6T, AMD TurionTL52(2 core), 2GB RAM. Another stuff that is not solved - is bad screen dimension changing. For example, I need the only clear and will predictable desire - to have ALWAYS on my VPC 1280 x 800, that will not change due any (accsident) window resizing. It is impossible. At least, please add in future releases in your VMAdditions support for XWGA screen sizes. The world changed since 1024x768 a lot ThanksAnonymous
February 21, 2007
Hi, I have a guest with Vista Home Premium, running under the just-released VPC 2007. I installed (and re-installed) the VM Additions, but can't seem to get sound to work, or a sound device to be detected in the Vista guest (also looked in Device Manager, tried to add "Legacy hardware", etc.). I've seen posts that others have gotten sound to work with Vista guests under the VPC 2007 beta, so I'm wondering what I can/need to do to get this working? Thanks, JimAnonymous
February 21, 2007
muryk - Did you file bugs against this during the beta program? If not, can you please contact Microsoft product support and provide them the details. Jim - When you created the virtual machine did you indicate that you were going to install Vista on it? Cheers, BenAnonymous
February 22, 2007
To upgrade to 2007 from 2004 I assume it's an uninstall/reinstall. Can we keep our virtual machines from 2004 and use them in 2007?Anonymous
February 22, 2007
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February 22, 2007
USB support: how-to: You can add USB support to your guests by installing simple USB-to-Ethernet/LAN software; a couple I've looked at: http://www.eltima.com/downloads/ http://www.usb-over-network.com/ I've also bought a great hardware solution: http://www.digi.com/products/usb/anywhereusb.jsp Here you put the device on your desk and can even plug in usb memory sticks/scanners/hard disks into virtual servers many miles away. Enjoy.Anonymous
February 22, 2007
Ben, FYI, deleting, then re-creating the VMC, making SURE that I select "Vista", did the trick! Thanks for your help. JimAnonymous
February 23, 2007
Is there a way to view Aero with Vista as guest in Vitual PC 2007?Anonymous
February 24, 2007
<quote> Only downside is it doesnt work on Home Premium, looks like i will have to upgrade to ultimate... </quote> I have VPC 2007 up and running on my Vista Home Premium working fine running Ubuntu Linix virtual PC and Windows XP Pro Virtual PC. You get a warning during install, ignore it and it works fantastic. Seems really fast to me too!Anonymous
February 25, 2007
Why Virtual PC isn't Vista Home compatible? I tried to install it on several Italian PCs for purpose testing: all of them crashed... It's not good to see that a person who create free wp themes (and need to test them with ie6) in the free time doesn't have a precious instrument like this.... It's very funny too that VPC 2007 is available for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.... What does a user do with a Tablet PC and a processor with about 800mhz/1 ghz, virtualization ??? no....Anonymous
February 25, 2007
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February 25, 2007
Eric - Virtual machines from VPC 2004 are compatible with VPC 2007. And yes, you have to uninstall /reinstall. Jim - Good! Matteo - As already noted, VPC 2007 does work on Vista home, it just is not officially supported. What problems ave you seeing? Also, I am currently looking at getting a dual-core 2.0 Ghz tablet. MrChevy3 - Given that VPC 2004 has no support for hardware virtualization, I am not save what you think you ave seeing here. Cheers, BenAnonymous
February 27, 2007
PXE boot won't work in my test environment. The network monitor on the dhcp server (a guest) sees only DHCP DISCOVER packets from the pxe boot guest and DHCP OFFER from the DHCP server. But the DHCP REQUEST packet from the pxe boot guest never arrives to the DHCP server.Anonymous
February 27, 2007
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February 28, 2007
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March 02, 2007
hi, is it possible to install vista 64 bit as a guest OS on 32 bit Vista business? processor is core 2 duo e6600 thanksAnonymous
March 03, 2007
The 64-bit download wants to install under Program Files (x86), the default location for 32-bit programs Is this expected?Anonymous
March 03, 2007
Otto, VPC does not support x64 OSes as guests, only on the host PC. Michael, VPC is a 32-bit app, even on a 64bit system. As is VM Ware's Workstation product.Anonymous
March 04, 2007
Even though not officially supported! see <a href= "http://kucigaromeo.wordpress.com/2007/02/28/solarisexpress-b54-on-virtual-pc-2007/">this blog</a> quite fast on E6300 Core 2 Duo @2.56 GHz with VTx enabled acceptable on Celeron D 2.7 GHzAnonymous
March 05, 2007
Hi Ben, I am trying to evaluate Windows server 2003 in a virtual lab. which version should I be using 2005R2 or PC2007 ? They both run Win Server 2003 guest OS. The most annoying is when I download 2005 R2 and install completly I do not get any application instlled to run and launch the guest machines, I just get the VMH.exe and vssrvc.exe. both do nothing when double clicked... At least Virtual PC 2007 allows me to launch the app. Many thanks Fid.Anonymous
March 06, 2007
Hi, I am planning to test our software on VPC. Problem is, our software installs MSDE, USB drivers and .NET Framework. everything gets installed but the usb drivers. as soon as the usb driver starts to install VPC boots and boots... everything works great on regular pc. Configuration: VPC 2004/2007 Host:Windows 2000 Server Guest:Windows XP Pro SP2 Please let me know how it can be fixed. ThanksAnonymous
July 13, 2010
Rats - I just found out that Microsoft's implementation doesn't support USB. In this day and age, I can'f figure out why, but hey, I NEED to access a USB device and had hoped this would be the simple way to go about it. Back the the drawing board I guess.