How to install Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 on Windows XP with Service Pack 2?
Date: August 04, 2007
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Most of you maybe did heard for MS Virtual PC and purpose of this tool, but for those who still don’t know what kind of software is this we can say that Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is software which makes it possible simultaneously to carry out on the same computer several operating systems.
Virtual PC 2007 can enable you to continue to make function Windows 98 as an application under Windows XP, or in more current manner, Windows XP under Windows Vista. The support from Windows Vista, 32 and 64 bit, is one of the principal innovations of Virtual PC 2007. The Operating systems dealt with are: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Ultimate; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; (view all Windows Vista versions) Windows XP Professional Edition; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. We will try to see in this tip how to install Virtual PC 2007 on Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2.
Installation of Virtual PC 2007
- Once you went on the official site, after having downloaded the software and having launched achievable “setup.exe” installation will start,
- Click on “Next” button,
- We have this error message then: “You do not carry out an operating system dealt with. Consult the assistance of Microsoft Virtual PC to obtain the list of the operating systems hosts dealt with”. Once we went on the site, it is seen that the operating systems dealt with by “Virtual PC 2007” are as follows: Virtual PC 2007 functions on the punts following forms: Windows Vista™ Business; Windows Vista™ Enterprise; Windows Vista™ Ultimate; Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. As you will be able to note it not on a version Windows XP Home, although we have this version we click on “OK”,
- Then notch the box “I accept the terms of the license agreement” so that the box “Proceed” will be available
- Click on “Next” button,
- Fill the fields that one asks you, namely the “Name of user” and the “Organization”, then click on “Next”,
- The program will settle in the file “Program Files”, if however you wish to install it in another file it is enough for you then to click on “Change” to modify the repertory of installation, once the choice carried out it does not remain you more that to click on “Install”,
- After few minutes/seconds installation will finish and you have to click on “Finish” to finish the installation of Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.
Let’s run Virtual PC for the first time
With the first starting of Virtual PC 2007 you will have the following message, if you just like do not have to me not the good Operating system:
Here the message that you will of course have in our case, if you use and install Virtual PC 2007 on one of these operating systems: Windows Vista™ Business; Windows Vista™ Enterprise; Windows Vista™ Ultimate; Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, you will not have this message: “You do not carry out an operating system dealt with. Consult the assistance of Microsoft Virtual PC to obtain the list of the operating systems hosts dealt with. Virtual PC can function on other operating systems, but these configurations are not supported by the Services of Technical support of Microsoft.” You will then have the possibility of notching the box “not to post this message more” and to click on “OK”.
This will be the point departure for the installation of a virtual machine; this assistant will guide you in the stages of installation of a virtual machine. You also have melts of it the “Console Virtual PC”,
This one does not change much the version 2004; you will always have the possibility of consulting the tutorial: Virtual PC 2004 to create a virtual machine. It will enable you to have an idea on an installation of a virtual machine.
We hope this guide helped you to install and also helped to a little bit how to run Virtual PC 2007. Of course if you have any problems during Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 installation or maybe after installation of Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 you can always ask for help on our forums.
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