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What to do with Virtual PC 2007
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28/03/2007 14:24:37
Mike Cole
Yellow Lab Technologies
Stanley, Iowa, United States
 
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Windows
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Administration & Security
Miscellaneous
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01209283
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>>>I setup Vista to dual boot with XP. The Vista install program handled everything for more.
>>>
>>>>No, Virtual PC is different... You run a machine inside your machine. For example, on your Win2003 machine you could have another window that is running Vista.
>>>>
>>>>I haven't done any dual booting with the newer OS'es, but with XP and 2K you needed to modify the boot.ini file to be able to select the OS on startup.
>>
>>Didn't Peter install Vista before 2003? That might be causing the problem, as I believe you are supposed to install the newest operating system last.
>>
>>I really need to get a copy of Vista. I am starting to feel left out. My dad wants to get a new laptop, but all we can find are laptops with Vista pre-installed. I haven't used it, so I don't know if I can help him out with it over the phone when he needs it.
>
>ROFL
>You should, no place to hide!

I'm sure it would be great for somebody that is not a power user, and wants it strictly for forwarding jokes and going to Nascar.com, but I wish I knew a bit about it before he calls me and asks me what a certain message means and how to get rid of it.
Very fitting: http://xkcd.com/386/
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