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Speed up VirtualPC by using Windows NT 4 Desktop
Authored by: macubergeek on Feb 26, '04 11:59:59AM

NT4 = VERY VERY INSECURE AND UNSUPPORTED.
It is not being patched anymore by Microsoft.
If you try to apply what patches still exist for it, you will easily have to download 500-600 megs of patches.

If you want to run windows, buy a pc. PC's are dirt cheap these days...just be sure to get one with a minimum of 512megs of RAM



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Speed up VirtualPC by using Windows NT 4 Desktop
Authored by: MacDork on Feb 26, '04 12:18:55PM

If you want to run windows, buy a pc. PC's are dirt cheap these days...just be sure to get one with a minimum of 512megs of RAM

So how do I get that cheap pc into my Powerbook so that I can carry it around? Don't be so quick to judge: VPC has a TON of valid uses.



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Speed up VirtualPC by using Windows NT 4 Desktop
Authored by: g3ski on Feb 26, '04 03:15:37PM

Another box in my office, another powered item, another keyboard, another mouse, another monitor or a KVM, more cable clutter? Long boot times, intalling and maintaining another system, more hardware to deal with?

Sure a new or used PC running at 2Ghz+ is pretty cheap and blows doors on VPC's performance, but it's not free.

VPC launches *very* quickly and is great for periodically testing or viewing web sites, or the occasional use of one windows app.

Plus VPC is so easy to install and maintain, compared to setting up a new PC.

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