I just got Virtual PC/Server in the mail yesterday with my MSDN OS subscription versions 2004 and 7.0.2 for the MAC. I have yet to download the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Beta 1 which I'll do when I get home and burn it to CD.
If you should order the Virtual PC 2005 R2 CD you'll also get Windows Server 2003 R2 trial software. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/software/default..mspx As for my copy of Windows Vista I downloaded the WinFS beta from MSDN through my secured MSDN OS account. I haven't installed it yet becuase the WinFS documentation states that I must uninstall Visual Studio 2005 Beta, NET Framwork 2.0 Beta from my machine. WinFS is supposed to work in tandem with NTFS. I need further research on this before I start. Marc Sims Data Technician I Prince George's Community College >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday, May 11, 2006 >>> This comes from Fred Langa... <www.langalist.com> 2) $999 Virtual Server Product Now Free! Fred: Now that Microsoft has released its Virtual Server for free, I was wondering if you have any tips about setting it up and using it, since you use it and like it. Thanks! ---BBentley The Microsoft Virtual Server is a more-refined successor to the "Virtual PC" product I've written about in the past--- and that I still use regularly for software testing. It lets me try out potentially dangerous tweaks and changes without risking my main PC or having to set up a second, stand-alone system. In fact, VPC technology is so good that I've been able to steadily reduce the number of PCs here in my office. Where before I used to have a large number of multi-boot machines for different versions of Windows and Linux, I'm more and more able to run everything I need on virtualized PCs inside my main system. It's wonderfully convenient--- and saves energy and space, as well. The VPC software used to cost $50; the Virtual Server cost as much as $999. Now it's free: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx VPC info, much of which still applies to the now-free Virtual Server product: http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=vpc&sp-a=0008002a-sp00000000 -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
