Virtual PC 2004 is now FREE!

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1

Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system. It also saves reconfiguration time, so your support, development, and training staff can work more efficiently.

… and it’s free!

Holy cow! This is one my favorite apps of all time. Why? I do a lot of deployment/servicability work on the Toolbar team. VPC has a feature just for me – undo drives. See, after I’m done installing something, I just close VPC and boom! My virtual hard drive is restored to the way it was before I ran the test. Sweet! No more installing and uninstalling – just installing! Now, I always have a clean machine to test on.

This is also important for usability tests. In the old days, you’d have to write a script to clean up and restore the machine to the way it was before the participant started using it. Now, with VPC, I just close the app and VPC forgets everything that was done.

Sweet!