The reason I use Virtual PC is that, yes, it runs different Operating
Systems and Servers. However, it also runs applications with their own space
so there is no bleeding. You can have a VPC session active in the same OS
that your main PC is running, thus making dual booting a thing of the past
for me. Not having to shut down, reboot, fire up the application, shut down
and boot back into the main OS can be a real pain when you are doing news
group posting.
Currently, I have 4 VPC sessions that I can activate from my main Windows XP
installation. I am running the 4 previous versions of Office on them (one
each) and can switch quickly between them to check configuration problems,
answer questions, etc. I have a gig of RAM so running all 4 is not a major
problem.
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, DL asked:
| Milly;
| Isnt virtual pc primarily used for running different o/s ? rather than
| different versions of Apps.
| I'm interested in the scenario since having had a current mainstream
| game - my stress reliever - crash my sys for which I was only able to
| recover by doing a complete sys format/reinstall, I was initially
| considering the dual boot option, with a second o/s and games on a
| seperate disk to my raid configured sys 'office stuff'.
| Interested in yr thoughts
| David
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| || When you switch between versions, the installer will HAVE to run to
|| get the version of the .dlls for the current application active.
|| There is no workaround. When you switch between versions, this is
|| the downside. That is why I use virtual pc to run different
|| versions of Office.
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
|| without reading.
||
|| After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, rekoop
|| asked:
||
||| I have installed Office 2003 Pro and kept Office XP Pro on
||| my PC. I have full CD versions(not upgrades) of both
||| suites.
|||
||| Now whenever I open either Office the installer runs!
|||
||| Any ideas on how to prevent this. I need to keep both
||| Office releases installed.
|||
||| Any advice appreciated.
