![]() ![]() It also duesnt hurt to be able to run the windows versions of the MW2 titles either unfettered by having to manually setup dos stuff like sound card addressess. Virtual PC 2007 can be a wonderful tool-utility to get stuff setup and patched properly before transfering them to a dosbox enviornment which is exactly what I am currently using it for. which I can then transfer to where-ever I need to. It patched Flawlessly On my Virtual PC Windows ME enviornment. This is required before you can Install Netmech into the dos-31cc folder in order to have access to Mechlab configured Mechs. For example, I could not get DOS-31cc to properly patch to 1.1 in a dosbox enviornment. ![]() My current useage of it is more for test installs and proper patching than actual use of it for gaming. This means 0 issues when trying to patch, install, or run the title or titles in question. The game(s) in question will be running in the enviornment it was designed to run in. I will also agree that setting up a virtual pc does require some technical knowledge and some patience as well. Virtual PC 2007 and probably all future editions cannot and will not emulate hardware video acceleration. MechVM/DosBox is free and will automatically set up everything needed to play MechWarrior 2 within seconds. Virtual PC will not run on all editions of Windows, and VMWare costs 189$ or 176€. Installing operating system in a virtual machine is probably still to difficult for average users. For one thing, you need to spend a lot of time to set up Virtual PC with one or more operating systems before you start installing the games. Virtual PC provides additions that you install in a guest operating system to enable this functionality.Skyfaller wrote:There are several reasons why I would not recommend Virtual PC for games to most users. Users can copy, paste, drag, and drop between guest and host. The restoration process normally takes a few seconds-much faster than restarting the guest operating system. They can also save virtual machines to disk and restore them at a later time. They can pause individual virtual machines so they stop using CPU cycles on the physical computer. They simply click the window containing the virtual machine. ![]() ![]() Users switch between operating systems as easily as they switch between applications. StandardizationĬonfigure and test upgrades and installations on virtual machines, and then you can deploy throughout your company a standard configuration that avoids problems caused by minor differences between hardware platforms. The first time Virtual PC starts, it guides you through the process of creating the first virtual machine. Any administrator can run the Virtual PC guided setup program, and installation doesn’t require a reboot. Virtual PC has a number of settings that control how the product interacts with the physical computer, allocates resources, and so on. ConfigurabilityĪfter installing Virtual PC, you can configure it to suit your requirements. Virtual PC is perfect for any scenario in which you need to support multiple operating systems, whether you use it for tech support, legacy application support, training, or just for consolidating physical computers. You can run multiple operating systems at once on a single physical computer and switch between them as easily as switching applications-instantly, with a mouse click. Use virtual machines to run operating systems such as MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2. Virtual PC lets you create separate virtual machines on your Windows desktop, each of which virtualizes the hardware of a complete physical computer. ![]()
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