Virtual PC: Difference between revisions
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* 2007: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (6.0.156.0) | * 2007: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (6.0.156.0) | ||
* 2008: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (6.0.192.0) | * 2008: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (6.0.192.0) | ||
* 2009: Hotfix rollup package for Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 ('''6.0.210.0''') - | * 2009: Hotfix rollup package for Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 ('''6.0.210.0''') - [https://web.archive.org/web/20150511170406if_/http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/5/2/D520FE07-74BC-48CE-84F7-FFADB2877F1D/32%20Bit/KB958162.msp 32-bit], [https://web.archive.org/web/20150511152242if_/http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/5/2/D520FE07-74BC-48CE-84F7-FFADB2877F1D/64%20Bit/KB958162.msp 64-bit] | ||
*:Required for screen resolution up to 2048x1920 [https://web.archive.org/web/20150512024308/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/958162] | |||
*:Added support for guest operating systems: Windows XP Home with SP2, Windows XP Home with SP3 | |||
;OS/2 Warp | ;OS/2 Warp | ||
Latest revision as of 15:52, 3 May 2020
A software program commonly known as just VPC that allows the OS/2 user to run other x86 operating systems as a task, depending on hardware utilised this is done either by software emulation or if you have a relatively modern system it is done by hardware virtualisation.
Virtual PC for OS/2 was discontinued in 2003 after Microsoft purchased the package, however system integration packs developed for later versions of the software released by MS continue to work with the OS/2 version of the system.
Virtual PC technologies were also used in different Microsoft products:
- Microsoft Virtual Server
- Microsoft Windows Virtual PC
- Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Device Emulator
Versions
- Macintosh
- 1996: Virtual PC 1.0 - (MacOS 7.5.5, PowerPC)
- 1997: Virtual PC 2.0
- 1998: Virtual PC 2.1 - last update 2.1.3 (Apr 1999)
- 1999: Virtual PC 3.0 - last update 3.0.3A (2000-04-26)
- 2000: Virtual PC 4.0 - last update 4.0.2 (MacOS 8.5, PowerMac G3 or G4)
- 2001: Virtual PC 5.0 - last update 5.0.4 (2002-06-25), first version for MacOS X
- 2002: Virtual PC 6.0 - update 6.0.2
- 2003: Microsoft Virtual PC 6.1 - last update 6.1.1 (2004-02-10)
- 2004: Microsoft Virtual PC 7 - last update 7.0.3 (2007-08-15)
All versions are capable of running OS/2 guest systems.
- Windows
- 2000: Virtual PC 4.0
- 2001: Virtual PC 4.2
- 2002: Virtual PC 4.3
- 2003: Virtual PC 5.0
- 2003: Virtual PC 5.1
- 2003: Virtual PC 5.2
- 2003: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 (5.3.582)
- 2004: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1 - became free product in 2006
- 2007: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (6.0.156.0)
- 2008: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (6.0.192.0)
- 2009: Hotfix rollup package for Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 (6.0.210.0) - 32-bit, 64-bit
- Required for screen resolution up to 2048x1920 [1]
- Added support for guest operating systems: Windows XP Home with SP2, Windows XP Home with SP3
- OS/2 Warp
- 2002: Virtual PC 4.2 for OS/2
- Mar 2002: Virtual PC 4.3.2 for OS/2
- Sep 2002: Virtual PC 5 for OS/2
- Nov 2002: Virtual PC 5.1 for OS/2 - Last known version for OS/2
Publications
- Virtual PC 5 manual (eComStation.it)
License and availability
- Discontinued commercial software.