Vista - Virutal PC on Vista64 with 16 bit installer apps??

10-17-2008

Have Vista64 laptop with 4gb of RAM. Is virtualpc capable of being
installed under Vista64 and allow the installation and day to day use
of an application that has to be installed via a 16bit installer?

How much of a overhead does Virtual PC create?

10-17-2008

"Frustrated" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Have Vista64 laptop with 4gb of RAM. Is virtualpc capable of being
> installed under Vista64 and allow the installation and day to day use
> of an application that has to be installed via a 16bit installer?
>
> How much of a overhead does Virtual PC create?
>

Yes and no. VPC doesn't run any apps itself, but you could create a
virtual machine and install a 16-bit OS in it. You could then run the app
under this OS.

10-18-2008

Frustrated wrote:

Quote:

> Have Vista64 laptop with 4gb of RAM. Is virtualpc capable of being
> installed under Vista64 and allow the installation and day to day use
> of an application that has to be installed via a 16bit installer?
>
> How much of a overhead does Virtual PC create?

Yes, 32-bit applications that use 16-bit installers cannot be used on Vista x64,
because the installation program will not run. [The same application would
likely run on Vista x64 if it had a 32-bit installer.]

If you install a 32-bit guest under VPC, then you can do anything that you could
do on a physical 32-bit OS, including running a 16-bit installer (or other
16-bit program).

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP

10-17-2008	#1 (permalink)
Frustrated n/a posts	Virutal PC on Vista64 with 16 bit installer apps?? Have Vista64 laptop with 4gb of RAM. Is virtualpc capable of being installed under Vista64 and allow the installation and day to day use of an application that has to be installed via a 16bit installer? How much of a overhead does Virtual PC create?
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10-17-2008	#2 (permalink)
Bill Grant n/a posts	Re: Virutal PC on Vista64 with 16 bit installer apps?? "Frustrated" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ek3if4dtf1160099krf55dtum4edmo6frb@xxxxxx Quote: > Have Vista64 laptop with 4gb of RAM. Is virtualpc capable of being > installed under Vista64 and allow the installation and day to day use > of an application that has to be installed via a 16bit installer? > > How much of a overhead does Virtual PC create? > Yes and no. VPC doesn't run any apps itself, but you could create a virtual machine and install a 16-bit OS in it. You could then run the app under this OS.
My System Specs

10-18-2008	#3 (permalink)
David Wilkinson n/a posts	Re: Virutal PC on Vista64 with 16 bit installer apps?? Frustrated wrote: Quote: > Have Vista64 laptop with 4gb of RAM. Is virtualpc capable of being > installed under Vista64 and allow the installation and day to day use > of an application that has to be installed via a 16bit installer? > > How much of a overhead does Virtual PC create? Yes, 32-bit applications that use 16-bit installers cannot be used on Vista x64, because the installation program will not run. [The same application would likely run on Vista x64 if it had a 32-bit installer.] If you install a 32-bit guest under VPC, then you can do anything that you could do on a physical 32-bit OS, including running a 16-bit installer (or other 16-bit program). -- David Wilkinson Visual C++ MVP
My System Specs

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