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Jorand@officeformac.com - 17 Feb 2008 07:01 GMT

I seem to be confused about acquiring Virtual PC for a Mac. I can't really seem to get any solid information on Virtual PC. Is it a product you buy in the store or is it a free download? The only downloads I can find are updates. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

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Steve Jain - 17 Feb 2008 09:19 GMT

>I seem to be confused about acquiring Virtual PC for a Mac. I can't really seem to get any solid information on Virtual PC. Is it a product you buy in the store or is it a free download? The only downloads I can find are updates. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

Virtual PC for the Mac is a paid product, it can't be downloaded for
free. It has also been discontinued by Microsoft since it is not
compatible with Intel Macs. You're best bet it to look at smaller
software shops or eBay for a copy.

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Paul Power - 20 Feb 2008 20:59 GMT

> >I seem to be confused about acquiring Virtual PC for a Mac. I can't really seem to get any solid information on Virtual PC. Is it a product you buy in the store or is it a free download? The only downloads I can find are updates. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
>
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> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVPhttp://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft.

Sorry Steve,

That information is incorrect. Virtual PC for Mac is STILL available
for retail sale. Microsoft has not yet discontinued distribution of
the product.

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Steve Jain - 20 Feb 2008 22:00 GMT

>> >I seem to be confused about acquiring Virtual PC for a Mac. I can't really seem to get any solid information on Virtual PC. Is it a product you buy in the store or is it a free download? The only downloads I can find are updates. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
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>for retail sale. Microsoft has not yet discontinued distribution of
>the product.

I never said it wasn't still for sale. It's not at most of the big
places, like MacMall, CDW, etc or it's only a license or an SA
purchase, not retail. But, you can find it at smaller shops via
google product search.

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Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
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Colin Barnhorst - 17 Feb 2008 13:11 GMT

Also, it is only for PPC Macs. It does not work on Intel Macs.

>I seem to be confused about acquiring Virtual PC for a Mac. I can't really
>seem to get any solid information on Virtual PC. Is it a product you buy in
>the store or is it a free download? The only downloads I can find are
>updates. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

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Helpful Harry - 17 Feb 2008 19:56 GMT

> In article <t1vfr3tnbolrja1jcom5fndaptclpluubv@4ax.com>, Steve Jain
> <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
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> Also, it is only for PPC Macs. It does not work on Intel Macs.

Plus it's no good for games or other software that requires a 3D
graphics card.

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

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Mac G - 18 Feb 2008 06:20 GMT

> I seem to be confused about acquiring Virtual PC for a Mac. I can't really
> seem to get any solid information on Virtual PC. Is it a product you buy in
> the store or is it a free download? The only downloads I can find are
> updates. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

I have VPC7/WinXP Pro on my G4/1.25 Tiger.
It works well, but it's slow!

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