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Post icon Posted 12 July 2006 - 03:31 PM

http://www.microsoft...pc/default.mspx

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Microsoft Virtual PC 2004

Discover the power of software virtualization and how it can help your business. Save time and money as Virtual PC allows you to maintain the compatibility of legacy and custom applications during migration to new operating systems and increases the efficiency of support, development, and training staffs.
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Virtual PC Is Now Free!

Whether Microsoft virtualization technology is an important component of your existing infrastructure or you're just a Virtual PC enthusiast, you can now download Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 absolutely free. Microsoft is also offering the free download of Virtual PC 2007, with support for Windows Vista in 2007.
Get the Most out of Virtualization with Virtual PC and Windows Vista Enterprise.

It is free finally!! Get it while its hot!! I have looked at it and it is indeed free and full version. This is good news as I have never been able to get QEMU to work for me.

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 03:42 PM

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 03:47 PM

About time. I had expected this for several months now. I wonder if VMWare will make their workstation product free as well.

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Post icon Posted 12 July 2006 - 03:53 PM

Well, it's good news for a free OK alternative to VMWare.

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 05:02 PM

Sweet!

... umm. .. I'm having a special moment. I got free 2004, but I can't find the VPC2k7 beta... anyone got a link?

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 07:58 PM

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I got free 2004, but I can't find the VPC2k7 beta... anyone got a link?

I haven't seen it on connect.microsoft.com yet, did I miss it?

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 07:59 PM

I don't think it is out yet... i thought from reading the above site that it was to come out soon. like around the time Vista comes out so it will be around next decade or so if it continues at this rate... :blink:

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 10:34 PM

2004 direct download link

Not that I don't think this is great but VMserver has been free for 8 months or so now.

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Microsoft is also offering the free download of Virtual PC 2007, with support for Windows Vista in 2007.

So what they are saying is they will offer a free download of V PC 2007 in 2007 and that it will support vista. Nothing said about a beta version.

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 11:03 PM

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Post icon Posted 12 July 2006 - 11:10 PM

dirkgently42, on Jul 12 2006, 10:02 PM, said:

What's that for?

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 01:59 AM

I thought it was obvious???

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Post icon Posted 13 July 2006 - 09:40 AM

stidyup, on Jul 13 2006, 12:59 AM, said:

I thought it was obvious???

Well, he didn't quote anything and I didn't see anything strange with any previous posts, so I have no idea why he put that smiley there. :-\

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 11:13 AM

baronvonfoxbat7734, on Jul 12 2006, 04:30 PM, said:

It is free finally!! Get it while its hot!! I have looked at it and it is indeed free and full version. This is good news as I have never been able to get QEMU to work for me.

this may be a dumb question, but can this be used instead of qemu to load iso files?

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 11:22 AM

pcuser, on Jul 13 2006, 03:58 AM, said:

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I got free 2004, but I can't find the VPC2k7 beta... anyone got a link?

I haven't seen it on connect.microsoft.com yet, did I miss it?

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Microsoft is also offering the free download of Virtual PC 2007, with support for Windows Vista in 2007.

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Post icon Posted 13 July 2006 - 11:23 AM

JamesIEvans, on Jul 13 2006, 10:13 AM, said:

baronvonfoxbat7734, on Jul 12 2006, 04:30 PM, said:

It is free finally!! Get it while its hot!! I have looked at it and it is indeed free and full version. This is good news as I have never been able to get QEMU to work for me.

this may be a dumb question, but can this be used instead of qemu to load iso files?

Yes, Exactly.

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