Virtual PC 5.1

[Karamella]

Is anyone out there Using Virtual PC 5 ?

I just installed it yesterday and have had Major problems running Window XP pro on it.

The webite claims you only need 192 Ram to run XP pro !!

Here is my setup G4 450 AGP Graphics
256 pc 100 sdram

What memory settings are Ideal ?

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Oh by the way , I'm trying to run Acid and Fruity Loops !! I alreadt installed them !!
Just that they Run sooo poorly , I always get that running out of Memory Message?

[ckerian]

yup, you need more RAM. come on cheapskate (just kidding) it's about 200 bucks a gig at the most. 256 will not even run XP much less fruity loops within an emulator. and yes.... you need physical RAM, I used to get the same error just booting into win2k with VPC 5 with 128 Mb and VM on.

[Karamella]

That's cool , Thanks for the Advice.

Hey Listen my G4 450 has only one slot left for Ram !! Do you know if they make a 1 gig pc-100 as 1 chip!!

[ckerian]

haha. no. just slap a 512 in there and you'll be set for a long time hopefully. till we get a really bloated os at least.

[English Jim]

The ram will definately help but even then I think you will have a tough time running a timing critical program. I tried it just to run my company accounting software and found it to be too slow to be really useful.

[Sixpence]

Saw a demo of VPC at a mac show recently running Wavelab and Acid no prob... then again it was a Dual 1Ghz... The Demo guy had the PC set up on a Iomega Peerless drive. looked cool..