Answers are dead on. BTW, the new version of WinImage will work with VHD.. :) (which is the Virtual Hard Drive format of VirtualPC)
It's good stuff, I am using it during the day for the kids.. put on WinXP in a separate install, start it, maximize it.. they can play whatever games they want without screwing up my main system. (well, some limits). But here you go, me with the nice setup (7800GT, 3800X2, etc.) and I spend damn near all night... playing Insaniquarium. I should have that game finished soon ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jamie Furtner Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:13 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Chris just a basic Virtual PC Question On Mon, October 3, 2005 5:22 pm, rls wrote: > I assume that I can switch between operating systems by using > cntrl-alt-del or some other hotkey - is that primarily what you do. So I > can let a program run in one operating system while I am in a diff oper. > Sys.? Yes, if the VPC is full screen, right-alt to get out, if it's windowed you can press right-alt or move the cursor outside of the window. VPC includes extensions for Windows to make moving between host and guest more seemless - similar to RDP/Terminal Services/Citrix if you've ever used any of those services. > > > Is it easy to install a new O.S. to the mix? No more difficult then installing a new OS on a physical computer. You just need the space on your machine to host the OS -- the entire OS goes into files on the hard drive. > > > Can you do an image of an O.S. install then restore it? VPC has "snapshot" features, which means you can get the image into a particular state, take the snapshot, do whatever you want (including a format..) then revert to the snapshot. > > > Can one del an O.S. when one doesn't want it any longer? As easy as deleting files. The entire VPC is in a set of VHD files for the virtual hard drive and a VMC file that contains the settings of the VPC. > > > Thanks > > > -- Jamie Furtner [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The difference between intelligence and stupidity is that intelligence has its limits." --unknown
