Microsoft has released
Virtual PC 2007 1.0 to customers. The program allows Windows users to run
multiple operating systems at once from a single physical computer. Users can
also easily switch back and forth between operating systems with the click of a
mouse. New features included with the latest release of Microsoft Virtual PC
include: 64-bit host operating systems, Hardware-assisted virtualization,
Network-based installation of a guest operating system, Running virtual machines
on multiple monitors.
The following operating systems are officially supported on
host machines: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista
Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP
Professional x64, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. The following operating systems
are officially
supported as guests: Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Windows
Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, OS/2 Warp Version 4 Fix Pack 15, OS/2 Warp
Convenience Pack 1, OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 2. There is also unofficial
support for MS DOS 6.22, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT 4.0
Workstation.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is available as a free download
in
both 32-bit and 64-bit versions (
release
notes)