Virtual PC 2007 Beta Now Available

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http://www.betanews.com/article/Virtual_PC_2007_Beta_Now_Available/1160688475

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews
October 12, 2006, 5:27 PM

Microsoft on Thursday released a beta version of Virtual PC 2007, the latest version of the company's virtual machine software that is capable of running Windows Vista as both a host and guest operating system. The update takes advantage of new hardware virtualization technology from both Intel and AMD.

"So now you have an easy way to try out Windows Vista, even if you are reluctant to replace the OS on one your existing PCs; or if you have already taken the plunge you can spin up a legacy operating system in a virtual machine on your Windows Vista machine," explained Vista product manager Nick White. Virtual PC 2007 Beta is available for download from Microsoft's Connect beta site.

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[Pi rules]

I actually would be interesting in beta testing it. Maybe I should beta test it within a virtual machine just in case, but I don't know how my PC would handle a virtual PC within another virtual PC (plus, I would have to use Vista since I only have 1 XP license). I hope it's better than 2004, because I'm using VMWare player at the moment, but the graphics are terrible; I couldn't even see much to install Vista.