![]() VPC really needs to be able to consume as much as can be made available (Maximize Memory option), returning it when the user switches to other programs. ![]() There is a limit as to how much you can assign in terms of specifying MB - even when you have 1+GB. The key area for improvement in the G4 area is in memory allocation. Performance of VPC does have to improve and I think that MBU has put a lot of thought into it - just like they have for the Office versions they have developed. Since I have to use VPC for one proprietary application that I sell I've been watching this since MS bought it and the G5 came out. However, in May, word leaked that Virtual PC 7.0 remained unstable, despite its impressive feature set. ![]() Virtual PC 7.0 was first announced in January of 2004, and was scheduled to ship by the Spring. Should the Windows XP SP2 release date change the Virtual PC 7 availability date will change accordingly". Virtual PC 7 with Windows 2000 and the Standalone and Upgrade versions will be available a few months after this debut. Based on this, we anticipate that Virtual PC 7 with Win XP Professional and Home will release to manufacturing in September and be on store shelves by early October. ![]() Windows XP SP2 release has moved to August, which has impacted our schedule. We are waiting for the release of Windows XP SP2 in order to offer the most recent, most secure version of Windows XP to our Virtual PC for Mac customers. As you may know, Virtual PC 7 ships with Windows XP both in a box by itself as well as in the Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition. "We wanted to touch base regarding the timing of Virtual PC for Mac Version 7. ![]() In an e-mail to publications today, Microsoft said: Microsoft has delayed the release of Virtual PC 7.0 until October at the earliest, citing a rolling Windows XP SP2 time-line that is now directly affecting the product launch. ![]()
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