Re: Windows 7 on Virtual PC 2007

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YW.

Not at this time, no. (And you're not the only one who wants NNTP access to them either!)


Daddy wrote:
Thanks to you both for the information.

Are these web forums available as newsgroups?...

Daddy

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Daddy wrote:
I want to buy a new PC, a few months after Windows 7 has been officially
released. In the meantime, I'd like to get some firsthand experience with
Windows 7, so I can make a smooth transition to my new computer. Here's my
plan:

I'll start by installing Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 on my copy of Windows
XP
Home SP 3. Then I'll install the Release Candidate of Windows 7 into VPC
2007. I'm not sure if Microsoft officially sanctions this approach, but
instructions for doing these things are widely available on the internet.

Not to boast, but I'm a fairly sophisticated computer user, so I'm not
worried about doing this. All I really want to is learn Windows 7 (and
something about virtual machines, while I'm at it) - I don't intend to use
it for day-to-day computing. I like the idea of VPC over dual-booting.

My question is: Are they any disadvantages or other reasons for not doing
this? Would you recommend against this? Thanks for your advice.

Daddy

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