Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 review:2 stars (Sucks) - It does what it says, but it is so so slow even using windows 98 and I have a newer iMac G5 1.8 GHz with 768MB of Ram. 1 stars (Just awful.) - Anyone who says Virtual PC for mac is a good bit of software MUST be a plant. My experience has been a total time-wasting excercise. My problems are the same as many others I've read. First, the packaging is misleading. I picked (correction...was handed!) the "stand-alone" version, only to find it required a separate copy of windows. Returned it. Got the bundled version. Installed it. Kept getting a "reboot" error message everytime I tried to start it up. Re-installed it. Got a creative-brand webcam and installed it (this was the reason for my purchase, so I could access an online language course site with PC only software). Turns out, the camera (which is supposed to run on both PC and MAC will NOT run on virtual PC). I was in disbelief. There's a website that lists supported hardware for Virtual PC. The number of unsupported cameras, printers, etc. is nothing short of astounding. Does anything run on this program? Now I'm out $200 and stuck with software that can't be returned cause the package is opened. BEWARE! BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK!2 stars (Slowwwwwww........) - I purchased MS Virtual PC 7.0 w/Windows XP about six months ago for use on my 1.33 Ghz G4 iBook.

Setup was relatively easy and took about an hour and a half to complete. Unfortunately, it was all down hill from there.

My main reason for buying Virtual PC was to run MS Money 2005 Deluxe on my Mac (Quicken for Mac is terrible, but that's another story). It took about 5 minutes to open my Money file. This was followed by an endless series of painfully long wait times between key strokes. Eventually it locked up completely. After about six more attempts I gave up.

I tried playing several games like Rise of Nations and Age of Empires but they were just as tedious and often locked up during the initial loading. I strongly recommend against attempting to play and games on Virtual PC!

One main problem with this program is that Virtual PC does not allow your computer to use its onboard video card. Instead it attempts to emulate an old 16MB S3 Trio video card with software only.

Additionally, the maximum amount of System RAM Virtual PC will allow you to allocate is limited to 512 MB despite the fact that I have 1.25 GB of RAM available.

Hopefully the next version removes the RAM limit and allows your system to use its video card instead of the painfully slow emulator. This program promises so much, but disappoints at nearly every junction. It's just far too tedious for everyday use in it's current form.
Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 Features:
Computer software (programs)
Operating Systems System (OS)
Mac Macintosh Apple iMac MACOS
File Conversion (Convert)
File Compression (Decompression)
Cross Platform
Compatible (Compatibility)
Utilities
CD
Easily shut down virtual PC and relaunch right where it left off
G5 support; simple, intuitive installation process; use PC and Mac peripherals
Access PC-only software, files, networks, and devices with your Mac
Zero-configuration printing; better graphics handling; expanded preferences
Cut and paste between platforms; share folders and other media between platforms

Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 109.99USD.