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Two hours after we tore off the shrink-wrap, Virtual PC was running two VMs-one with Windows 98, the other with XP Home-on a machine that used to run just XP Pro. You can also use your own OS setup CDs-say, if you already own a copy of Windows 95-which we did.

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Sadly, unlike the Mac version, Virtual PC for Windows doesn't include any OS packs out of the box.

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For that job, Connectix sells OS Packs, which are preloaded operating system disc images that you 'mount' on your VM you can get Windows 98, Me, XP Home ($149 each), and 2000 and XP Pro ($199 each). Once you've installed the emulation environment, you must drop an OS onto your new virtual machine (VM). Thanks to a slick wizard, installing Virtual PC takes only 10 minutes. Home users should stick to dual-booting (running two operating systems on separate hard drive partitions) if they need more than one OS, but anyone who needs to switch between operating systems on the fly should choose Virtual PC for Windows 5.0. Plus, version 5.0 works faster than before and can now run under Windows 98 and XP (previous versions required Windows Me or Windows 2000). The $229 program, like its Mac counterpart, lets you emulate any number of fast computers-in other words, create a faux computer within a real one-equip them with nearly any operating system that runs on a PC, and switch among them with a mouse click. Granted, Virtual PC for Windows appeals to a relatively small audience-tech-support types, developers, and businesses running several operating systems, to name a few-but it's still the best PC emulator out there. The $229 program, like its Mac counterpart, lets you any number of fast computers-in other words, create a faux computer within a real one-equip them with nearly any operating system that runs on a PC, and switch among them with a mouse click.