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Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 6.1 with Windows XP Pro
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
Color: Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 6.1 with Windows XP Pro
EAN: 0805529405264
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: S65-00007
MPN: 856133
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Release Date: August 18, 2003
Studio: Microsoft Software
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It does its job
With MS Virtual PC for Mac you can run your Windows-compatible application using your Mac. Amazing! It does its job.
Rating:  - Why did I even give this 1 star????
The only thing I can say with regards of virtual pc is that the feeling of using it is no different than having $1,000,000.00 the other side of a window and not being able to open the window to get to it! Yes, it's that frustrating!
Rating:  - Putting the Microsoft Wizard to Work with Virtual PC 6.1
Strength of Virtual PC
The biggest strength of Virtual PC 6.1 is that it works well. Within minutes of running the installer you can be using Windows XP on your Mac. A setup assistant guides you through adjusting the application's RAM, VRAM, and other basic settings.
Windows XP can run in full screen mode or in a small window mode. Using the Command (Apple) and 'M' keys, toggles you back and forth from full screen mode to small screen mode on your Macintosh.
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Rating: - Multiple lock-ups and fatal errors
I'm running a Mac powerbook G4 with 1 gig of ram. At work, I'm on a PC network where we only use two programs--outlook for messaging, and ACT where we keep our database. Everyday I would experience fatal errors and lockups in addition to it just being slow. Mistakenly, I assumed that if I brought the ram up to 2 gigs, i could allocate 1 gig to virtual pc. WRONG! Microsoft says Virtual PC doesn't allow you to allocate any more than 512K. What a piece of S.
Rating:  - Might as well... and I did
I considered buying Virtual PC, but after careful consideration I went for the other option: A real PC, utilizing Windows XP Professional and the Windows Remote Desktop client for Mac (free from the Microsoft website).
While this solution is more definitely more costly, it depends really dependes what your needs are. As I needed the PC to review PC software, I could not risk blaming the software for errors (or lack of performance) that might have been Virtual PCs fault. Yet, with Windows RDC I can copy ... Read More
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