Microsoft Virtual PC
E724305
Microsoft Virtual PC is a desktop virtualization program from Microsoft that allows users to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single Windows machine.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 | 1 |
| Windows Virtual PC | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop virtualization software
ⓘ
hypervisor ⓘ |
| acquiredFrom | Connectix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| allows |
creating and managing virtual machines
ⓘ
running multiple operating systems simultaneously ⓘ |
| architecture | 32-bit virtualization core ⓘ |
| basedOn | Connectix Virtual PC technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Microsoft virtualization technology ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| discontinuationApproxDate | early 2010s ⓘ |
| discontinued | true ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | downloadable installer from Microsoft ⓘ |
| genre | virtualization software ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| integration | integration with Windows host desktop ⓘ |
| latestReleaseDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| platform |
x64
ⓘ
x86 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Connectix Virtual PC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Hyper-V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows Virtual PC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Windows 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
NAT networking
ⓘ
bridged networking ⓘ drag and drop file transfer ⓘ host–only networking ⓘ multiple virtual machines ⓘ shared folders ⓘ snapshots or undo disks ⓘ virtual networking ⓘ |
| supportsGuestOperatingSystem |
MS-DOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OS/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ various Linux distributions ⓘ |
| supportsHardwareVirtualization | limited or no hardware-assisted virtualization support ⓘ |
| targetUser |
IT professionals
ⓘ
developers ⓘ power users ⓘ |
| useCase |
legacy application support
ⓘ
software testing ⓘ training and demonstrations ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| virtualizationType | hosted hypervisor ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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