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Why do you need to use virtual simulation software such as Microsoft VirtualPC Sun VirtualBox and VMWare Workstation to install Linux?
You don't. Linux runs just fine on real hardware, and can be dual-booted with Windows fairly easily. Virtualization software is a semi-popular choice for people who use Windows regularly, but who want to try Linux without messing around with disk partitions, or who want to run both without rebooting their computer to switch between them. Many users also do the reverse, running Windows in a virtual machine on top of Linux. Not because they can't install Windows, but because they only need to use it for a couple of tasks and it makes no sense to reboot for those simple tasks.
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Can you install Windows 95 on a Mac?
You can run Windows 95 in an emulator (such as VirtualPC or QEMU) on a PowerPC Mac. You can also use a virtual machine like VMWare, Parallels workstation, or VirtualBox to run it on an Intel Mac. You cannot install it directly on either, as the hardware is not compatible.
Does one have to buy operating systems for use in Microsoft VirtualPC?
Not explicitly. If you already own a legal copy of a commercial operating system, you can use it in VirtualPC. You can also use free operating systems like Linux or FreeBSD.
Which RAM does any OS in VirtualBox use Does VirtualBox create a virtual memory or use the same RAM of the host computerfor e.g if I have 8 gb RAM in my system, and I have assigned 4 gb RAM in virtualBox to other OS, then will it use systems RAM?
VirtualBox doesn’t have a virtual memory. Instead, it creates a virtual hard drive as a file in your file system, and when it boots up the virtual machine, it loads the entire virtual machine into RAM. This is the same way VirtualPC used to operate. The difference is that VirtualPC did things a bit differently. When you installed Windows on a VirtualPC machine, you were actually installing the entire operating system into a virtual hard drive file. It then used the same RAM you gave it to actually load the operating system into RAM. The virtual hard drive file was quite large, and when your computer rebooted, it had to reload the entire operating system again. VirtualBox is different in that it only loads the operating system into RAM when you actually boot up the virtual machine. This means that you don’t need to leave 4 gb of RAM free when you boot up Windows XP, or whatever else you’re running in VirtualBox. It also means that if you reboot your computer, you don’t have to wait for VirtualBox to load your operating system again. It eliminates the lag time that VirtualPC was notorious for.
How do you install Windows 7 on Microsoft VirtualPC?
First Install Virtual PC then download the iso file of windows7 then make a virtual partion and load the iso then its done!
How do you use Microsoft VirtualPC?
We can download the Virtual PC software[31.8 MB in size ] from microsft site(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24439) T
What is the standard platform for virtualization technologies?
Windows, Macintosh and most servers offer virtualization technologies. Microsoft has the VirtualPC software. The Mac can run most OSes (Windows, Linux) via Bootcamp or through VMWare Fusion or Parallels.
Where can you download VirtualPC?
go to microsoft.com download the trial version or you can buy it
How can you make window XP a dual boot with window 7?
There's no "magical hidden" XP lurking under Windows 7. You could install both operating systems on the same computer and dual-boot, or alternatively (and much less complicated) just get a hypervisor program like Oracle's VirtualBox or Microsoft's own VirtualPC (both of these are free, though you'll have to have a legitimate copy of XP to install) and install XP on the virtual machine.
Does Windows also include an older operating system?
It did in early PC's (through Windows 3.1), but later DOS was an emulation. But you can have two or more operating systems working in the same time. For that you need to use one virtual machines such as VirtualBox (free), VMWare (shareware), VirtualPC (was free). But even if you are going to use a virtual machine you have to have a license(s) for the operating systems you are going to install on the virtual machine.
Is it possible to take a disk image from Microsoft VirtualPC and extract it to a disk partition?
Yes. However, depending on the operating system you are using, this could cause significant problems. The real hardware you will be booting the system on is very likely different from the one that VirtualPC presents to the system. You will need to convert the VHD image into a regular raw disk image (there are various tools for doing this). You can then copy the image to a disk / partition using either a "ghosting" program, or using the simple but powerful dd program found in Linux and Unix systems.
What emulator allows you to run Windows Me on a PPC Mac?
VirtualPC can do that. There is a port of QEMU to Mac OS X that should run even better, but it is a bit more difficult to use.
How do you download Adobe Photoshop 7 to new 64 bit laptop when the old 16 bit Photoshop 4 is required by download and is incompatible with 64 bit laptop?
You don't. 64-bit Windows is completely incompatible with 16-bit programs. Besides, Adobe Photoshop 4 is, what, 10 years old? It probably doesn't run right well on recent 32-bit versions of Windows, either. If you desperately need to run it, install a virtual machine with an older version of Windows on it. Windows 98 and Microsoft VirtualPC should do fine.
