Speed up VirtualPC by using Windows NT 4 Desktop

Feb 26, '04 07:24:00AM

Contributed by: avanham

I have used Virtual PC 5 for a while now and have always been disappointed with the slowness of it all. I have used Windows 98, and Windows XP and found basic things like window redraws and the opening of "My Computer" etc to be really slow. Out of curiosity, I installed a copy of Windows NT 4 Desktop, and was shocked by the improvement. Windows redraw immediately, and clicking on any panel gets me the panel as fast on a real PC. Even clicking the Start button gives me an immediate menu even on my iMac 333.

While I haven't actually checked to see if programs run faster, just having all the windows and menus acting like normal menus makes it all worthwhile. And NT 4 is basically Windows 98, except that it is way more responsive.

[robg adds: I don't have VirtualPC so I can't vouch for this one, but I figured it was worth sharing -- anyone else have any direct experience with NT4 on VirtualPC?]

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