March 6, 2008 - A New Tool in My Tester's Tool Box - Virtual PC

I wanted to find a good reason to experiment with Virtual PC, and with Microsoft now offering a VPC image containing a Beta build of Internet Explorer 8, I had one.  So I downloaded and installed Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.

So far, it's been very simple to install and use, and faster than I would have expected.  I imagine I'll make this a regular part of my test environments.

From their web site:

Virtual PC lets you create separate virtual machines on your Windows desktop, each of which virtualizes the hardware of a complete physical computer. Use virtual machines to run operating systems such as MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2. 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. 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.

Download Virtual PC at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
 

See all the tools in my tool box at:
http://www.sqablogs.com/jstrazzere/55/Tester%26%2339%3Bs+Tool+Box.html

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