Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Virtual PC on Windows

Virtual PC and virtual systems
Microsoft Virtual PC is actually a free software that runs on windows intended to simulate an operating system. In short, let's say you use the Operating Sytem in an Operating System. Virtual system is a system that can run other applications for cooperative systems.


Function
The advantage of Microsoft Virtual PC is no need to buy a new hard drive or create a dual boot when I want to test a new operating system. As a software test tool trial / demo so that the main operating system is not dirty with the software demo.

Operating systems that support
Supported operating systems well is derived from Microsoft's own family such as Windows 98, XP, Vista. Less support for linux, it's better to use a virtualization software like VMWare (unfortunately not free)

Weakness
- Current weakness is not supported by Virtual PC USB drive.
- VMWare on a USB Drive has been supported

Trial
We will do a demo on Windows XP SP2 platform. Made to facilitate the guest and host, called Guest is the operating system on a virtual PC operating system sedangkah Host is the original / main you.

Recommended Settings
Recommended minimum of 1 gigabyte of computer memory and free spaces at least 10 gigabytes. Guest Operating System of Virtual PC takes a large amount of memory from the host operating system (OS when running Virtual PC).

The steps
Download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4580
Install and run

Setting
Create a setting for the beginning of time


Proceed to the location of virtual storage


Select the operation to be used. The author tried windows xp as a test


Choose adjusting. Serves as the allocation of memory to be used in the operating system in windows xp


Select New virtual. Function gives disc space that has been recommended software


Disc space was adapted to the hard drive


Finish


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