http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesfi/archive/tags/free/default.aspxTags: freeen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesfi/archive/2007/02/25/virtual-pc-2007-released-as-free-download.aspxSun, 25 Feb 2007 13:39:10 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1756673jamesfinnigan0http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesfi/comments/1756673.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jamesfi/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1756673http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesfi/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1756673<p>How&nbsp;cool is that - we're <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2007/02/19/virtual-pc-2007-available-for-download.aspx">releasing Virtual PC 2007</a> as a free <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&amp;displaylang=en">download</a>.&nbsp; Why should you care?&nbsp; Here's the things I've found Virtual PC to be useful for:</p> <ul> <li>Putting a working server/client/multitier configuration on a laptop for demoing <li>Testing/debugging setup for <a href="http://codeplex.com/RegNamespace">RegNamespace</a>&nbsp;(the undo disks are a godsend here). <li>Doing something sketchy (e.g.. looking at dancingpigs.exe that your friend emailed you) <li>Running lots of different versions of an OS, or multiple different OSes at once</li></ul> <p>That's what I've found it useful for - it's used for tons of other stuff.&nbsp; Read more on the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx">Virtual PC site</a>.</p> <p>[via <a title="Robert Burke's blog" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/robburke/archive/2007/02/20/virtual-pc-2007-released-as-free-download.aspx">Robert Burke's blog</a>]</p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1756673" width="1" height="1">debugging toolsCoolfreevirtualization