Run older Windows applications on Vista with Virtual PC Express

One big selling point of Microsoft Windows Vista is virtualization. Windows Vista Enterprise Edition will contain a one-license copy of Virtual PC Express, which allows users to run older operating systems and, therefore, older Window's applications within Vista. This eases migration pains in a number of ways.

Ease Windows Vista migration pains

As a VAR or VAP you have probably toyed with supporting solutions that involve hosting applications in environments other than the local session console. Citrix ICA (Independent Computer Architecture) solutions -- where older applications are run on a centralized terminal server and the screen and keyboard images are piped over a network -- were quite popular in the past. Setting up such an environment can offer a lucrative opportunity when packaged appropriately.

As virtualization continues to become more popular, and as users' desktop hardware continues to become more powerful, more e

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nvironments can become completely virtualized, making the desktop computer the equivalent of a mainframe and each environment the equivalent of a "dumb terminal" from the old days.

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About the author: Jonathan Hassell is an author, consultant and speaker residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jonathan's books include RADIUS, Learning Windows Server 2003, Hardening Windows and most recently Windows Vista: Beyond the Manual. His work is seen regularly in popular periodicals such as Windows IT Pro Magazine, SecurityFocus, PC Pro and Microsoft TechNet Magazine. He speaks around the world on topics including Windows administration, networking and security.

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