Thursday, June 4, 2009

Technet Plus Consumer Service Professional Pilot Plus Review

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Consumer Service Professional Pilot;

Instructions and Resources
Windows Virtual PC (Beta) is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology that allows you to run many productivity applications on a virtual Windows environment, with a single click, directly from a Windows 7-based PC.

Note:
- Install Windows XP Mode Beta to create a virtual Windows XP SP3 environment.
- Windows Virtual PC Beta requires Windows 7 RC.
- Windows Virtual PC requires processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™ or Intel® VT turned on in the BIOS.(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/configure-bios.aspx)

For more information about Windows Virtual PC, please visit the Windows Virtual PC website.(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=149077)

Windows Virtual PC supports the following 32 bit Guest Operating systems : Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Professional, Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise.

System Requirements
· Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise.

Note: Windows Virtual PC Beta requires Windows 7 RC.
· Processor: Processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™ or Intel® VT turned on in the BIOS. Pls refer to OEM
· Memory: 2GB of memory recommended.
· Hard disk requirement: 20MB hard disk space for installing Windows Virtual PC. Additional 15GB of hard disk space per virtual Windows environment recommended.
Installation instruction: Based on the architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of your computer, download the appropriate update package (Windows Virtual PC Beta). Double click on the update package and follow the instructions. Reboot your system to complete installation.

System Requirements
* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7
Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Enterprise.
Note: Windows Virtual PC Beta requires Windows 7 RC.
* Processor:
Processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™ or Intel® VT turned on in the BIOS.
* Memory:
2GB of memory recommended.
* Hard disk requirement: 20MB hard disk space for installing Windows Virtual PC. Additional 15GB of hard disk space per virtual Windows environment recommended.

I can't wait to have this new version of Windows 7. Will it surpass the previous versions?

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Technet Plus Consumer Service Professional Pilot