[semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007

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Just this week I installed Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition on an
unused physical server.

2003 EE gives you the rights to run up to 4 virtual servers without any
additional cost.

I have been testing VMWare (Free version - Server 1.03) and it was
really simple to setup.

I'm not sure about VirtualPC but VMware has the ability to
export/import/clone a running physical pc/server to a virtual one.

I'm still in the learning mode and would like to hear from anyone that
has used both MS Virtual PC and VMWare and their opinons on which is
best.



Jim Moore



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:50 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007



Thanks Bill & Gerard...I will try it out.
-Todd C.


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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ]On
Behalf Of Gerard Wadman
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:29 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007

I've used it, it does work.

A couple of things to note,

If you join the VPC to the domain, it will have to be as a uniquely
named computer.

When your clients log into the VPC and it is part of the domain it will
consume another CAL on your server so you will need to watch that.

When installing, you can allocate as much disk or memory to the VPC as
you want, also you can change the amounts anytime thereafter.

I use it for testing and it works great. DHCP will also bind a second IP
address to your NIC and writes to the DNS A record so network
performance is virtually identical.

Gerard M Wadman

Sr. Network Systems Engineer

Scandius BioMedical Inc.

11A Beaver Brook Road

Littleton, MA 01460

978/486-4088 x 124

978/486-4108 (fax)

http://www.scandius <http://www.scandius.com/> .com/

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Of Todd Caughey
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Subject: [Vantage] [semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007

I was wondering if anyone in the group has experience with Microsoft's
Virtual PC 2007 and would care to comment on how well it works or any
downside to trying it. I am considering it for isolating some lagacy
programs that run better with Win-98 or Win2K as well as isolating web
browsing to reduce risk from infectous web sites. Might also reduce some
conflicts people here experience between Access-95 and Vantage. Is there
a way to limit the memory available to a virtual machine?
Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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I was wondering if anyone in the group has experience with Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 and would care to comment on how well it works or any downside to trying it. I am considering it for isolating some lagacy programs that run better with Win-98 or Win2K as well as isolating web browsing to reduce risk from infectous web sites. Might also reduce some conflicts people here experience between Access-95 and Vantage. Is there a way to limit the memory available to a virtual machine?
Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.



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Todd,

I have had great success in using Virtual PC 2004 and 2007 to isolate
some legacy and embedded apps. Some of the trade mags rank VPC below
the other applications out there like VMWare, but VPC has a feature
that I like, it's FREE!

I was able to deploy VPC onto a new XP machine and then install Win95
onto the virtual PC to run some 16-bit apps that were required to run
the plant machinery in my former company. I could then access the XP
machine via Remote Desktop and monitor what was happening on the VPC,
which was difficult to do previously with the old machine.

I would also store the Virtual Hard Drive (vhd) on a server, so that
I could quickly move the VPC to a new machine.

As far as memory goes, you can completely control how much you was to
allow it to have. I have successfully run 3 virtual PC's on a host
PC running XP-Pro. If you are planning on running multiple VPC's
simultaneously, I would suggest beefing up the RAM on your Host PC.

It is also a great tool for testing apps in a support role under
different OS's without having to dedicate a machine to it. I
currently have 2 Windows 2003 server installs, Ubuntu-704, Vista
Ultimate, Win95, and XP Home as virtual PC's on my laptop exactly for
this purpose.

Give it a try, I think you will like it.

Bill

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Todd Caughey" <caugheyt@...> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone in the group has experience with
Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 and would care to comment on how well it
works or any downside to trying it. I am considering it for
isolating some lagacy programs that run better with Win-98 or Win2K
as well as isolating web browsing to reduce risk from infectous web
sites. Might also reduce some conflicts people here experience
between Access-95 and Vantage. Is there a way to limit the memory
available to a virtual machine?
> Thanks,
> Todd Caughey
> Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
>
>
>
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>
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I've used it, it does work.

A couple of things to note,

If you join the VPC to the domain, it will have to be as a uniquely
named computer.

When your clients log into the VPC and it is part of the domain it will
consume another CAL on your server so you will need to watch that.



When installing, you can allocate as much disk or memory to the VPC as
you want, also you can change the amounts anytime thereafter.

I use it for testing and it works great. DHCP will also bind a second IP
address to your NIC and writes to the DNS A record so network
performance is virtually identical.



Gerard M Wadman

Sr. Network Systems Engineer



Scandius BioMedical Inc.

11A Beaver Brook Road

Littleton, MA 01460



978/486-4088 x 124

978/486-4108 (fax)



http://www.scandius.com/





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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:58 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007



I was wondering if anyone in the group has experience with Microsoft's
Virtual PC 2007 and would care to comment on how well it works or any
downside to trying it. I am considering it for isolating some lagacy
programs that run better with Win-98 or Win2K as well as isolating web
browsing to reduce risk from infectous web sites. Might also reduce some
conflicts people here experience between Access-95 and Vantage. Is there
a way to limit the memory available to a virtual machine?
Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.


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Thanks Bill & Gerard...I will try it out.
-Todd C.


-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Gerard Wadman
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:29 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007



I've used it, it does work.

A couple of things to note,

If you join the VPC to the domain, it will have to be as a uniquely
named computer.

When your clients log into the VPC and it is part of the domain it will
consume another CAL on your server so you will need to watch that.

When installing, you can allocate as much disk or memory to the VPC as
you want, also you can change the amounts anytime thereafter.

I use it for testing and it works great. DHCP will also bind a second IP
address to your NIC and writes to the DNS A record so network
performance is virtually identical.

Gerard M Wadman

Sr. Network Systems Engineer

Scandius BioMedical Inc.

11A Beaver Brook Road

Littleton, MA 01460

978/486-4088 x 124

978/486-4108 (fax)

http://www.scandius <http://www.scandius.com/> .com/

This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you
have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately
and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not
use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior
permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of
transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own
virus checks on any attachment to this message. We do not accept
liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com [mailto: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:58 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
Subject: [Vantage] [semi-OT] MS Virtual PC 2007

I was wondering if anyone in the group has experience with Microsoft's
Virtual PC 2007 and would care to comment on how well it works or any
downside to trying it. I am considering it for isolating some lagacy
programs that run better with Win-98 or Win2K as well as isolating web
browsing to reduce risk from infectous web sites. Might also reduce some
conflicts people here experience between Access-95 and Vantage. Is there
a way to limit the memory available to a virtual machine?
Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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