User Guide

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Virtual PC 4.0 for Windows User Guide
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Installation requirements
Before you install Virtual PC for Windows on a host PC, note these
requirements:
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Host PC processor
— Athlon, Duron, Celeron, K6-III, Pentium II, Pentium III, or
Pentium 4
— 266 MHz minimum, 500 MHz recommended
— Level 2 cache required
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Host PC OS
— Windows Me
— Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 recommended)
— Windows NT 4 with service pack 6
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Host PC Disk space
Use the following table to determine the required disk space on
the host PC. The total required disk space is the sum of the disk
space required for each virtual machine you create on the host
PC.
Virtual Machine OS Host PC Disk Space
DOS 50 MB
Windows 3.1 100 MB
Windows 95 500 MB
Windows 98 500 MB
Windows Me 2 GB
Windows 2000 Professional 2 GB
Windows 2000 Server 2 GB
Windows 2000 Advanced Server 2 GB
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 1 GB
Windows NT 4.0 Server 1 GB
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise 1 GB
Linux 2 GB