Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / September 2004

I have had to recover my W2000 disk from a backup and now have about 18
security updates that need re-applying.
I remember one of them cuased a cyclical rebooting problem.
Can anyone remember which one I should avoid please?

Is you install Virtual PC for MAC, do you need to purchase and install a
Windows OS?
Also, can I run products developed in .NET through Virtual PC for MAC?

This is from AppleInsider.com ...
   Virtual PC 7.0 released under pressure, lacks planned features
   ----------------------------------------------- By Kasper Jade
   Amidst pressure from several avenues, Microsoft was forced to

Im am the owner of Virtual PC for Mac version 5 installed and used without
difficulty a few years.
Lately the VPC has become extreme slow and almost impossible to start and I
wonder if you may suggest a remedy. Re-installation of the VPC has been

First off thanks in advance for any insight you might be able to give.
I have VPC installed on my Powerbook and up till a few months ago it
was connecting to the Internet fine.  I use it to update a website
that I have saved in Frontpage.  The other day though it quit

From AppleInsider.com ...
   Xbox team joins Virtual PC development
   --------------------------------------
   Microsoft's Xbox team has been assigned to the development

Although my plan was to get Windows 2000 for my copy of Virtual PC 6.1.1
(iBook G3 700 MHz, 384 MB RAM), I found a great deal on Windows XP Pro and
ended up getting that and installing it.   I installed SP2 and am very
pleased with the performance; XP Pro SP2 on VPC actually seems ...

Do you know what version of XP will shipping with the upcoming Virtual
PC 7?  It'd like to think it's the new Service Pack 2 version of
WinXP, but I'd like to have some verification.

Has anyone tried using MSDE (Microsoft Data Engine?) with Virtual PC?
I've got an SQL application that must run with either SQL or MSDE.  If
anyone has run this, can you tell me what OS was used and how fast did
it run?

I just ran visual c+ toolkit on VPC running XP on powerbook G4 & panther on
some
really simple programs. The compiler runs OK, but all the produced
executables cruch on startup. Am I missing something obvious?

My current PowerBook G4 has been damaged and I will be purchasing a
new one.  I can still work with the damaged one, but it is no longer
good to travel with.  I have Virtual PC 6.1.1 setup on that computer
and would like to transfer all of the data (settings) to the new

Here's how 3 updates to SP2 went. Two machines using VPC 5.03 on Mac
OS 9.2.2 and One on VPC 6.1 on Mac OS 10.3.5. All lost use of a number
of Microsoft programs and services - specifically WordPad and Paint
apps and services like System Info, Program Compatibility Wizard,

CDW says I should see a copy of VPC7 in  my grubby little hands sometime in
the coming week.  I¹ll keep you all posted.
Gmk

Can anyone tell me their experience running different MS OS's on VPC?
Which would run the fastest? I'm guessing that XP may be the slowest as
I imagine it's the most bloated to run on VPC.
any feedback appreciated,

During xp installation do I keep the current file system (fat32) or do I use ntfs?