We have a Spock in Fuzzy Logic. A bones in DrJBHL. We need a Captain Jim.

USS WINCUSTOMIZE arrival. Here's your ship guys.

As the guy who jumped off the Empire State Building said passing the 34th floor, "So far, so good."

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There's nothing wrong with your definition. I define "free" as "no money for the software, etc.". You can unsubscribe, and whatever spam will probably be filtered by your email program, anyway. They ask for your email address only, and state they won't give it away nor sell it.

I'm curious as well...are you installing and checking these out before recommending them?

You're doing a great job at finding some neat stuff although I'm wondering if it's coming at a price of you having to reload your system from back ups every so often.

A friend of mine recommended using a "MS Virtual Computer".

I do install and keep some, but not all. For instance, I have both Sticky Note and Internote. Also, Norton Power Eraser" (just recent examples).

Wait until tomorrow... yes. Wait. Hehehe. Odd you should mention "Backups".

Coming soon: Some speculation! [insert "cryptic" here].

Smart friend!  Do you use it?  I installed it, but due to apathy, have not really used it.

Glad to see your using it. It's the safest way to surf the web. It's also a great way to test software. Just remember to enable "Undo Disks" in your Virtual PC settings so you can close without saving changes to your session.

I'd like to know more about this MS Virtual Computer. I have Win7 home premium. Will it work or do I need to use the Pro version?

1. http://www.vmware.com/virtualization/virtual-machine.html  For x486. More info at the link.

2. System requirements for Windows Virtual PC

Make sure your PC is ready for Windows Virtual PC before you upgrade. Want to get up and running right away? Buy a new PC with Windows 7 pre-installed to get a fresh start.

• 1 GHz 32-bit / 64-bit processor required

• Memory (RAM)

  • 2GB memory or higher recommended

• Recommended 15 GB hard disk space per virtual Windows environment

• Supported host operating system:

  • Windows 7 Home Basic

  • Windows 7 Home Premium

  • Windows 7 Enterprise

  • Windows 7 Professional

  • Windows 7 Ultimate

  • Note: Windows XP Mode is only available in Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate.

• Supported guest operating system:

  • Windows XP

    • Virtual Applications feature is supported only on Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Professional

  • Windows Vista

    • Virtual Applications feature is supported only on Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate

  • Windows 7

    • Virtual Applications feature is supported only on Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate

Win7 Home Premium. CPU @ 2.6 gigs. 3 gigs ram and Win7 Pro on a disk. I'd need to upgrade first. HD is 325 gigs. Thanks for the info. Its more than I thought. I could create an ISO on my external HD, reformat and load Win7 Pro then restore everything. Lot of work.

x486 or x64? If you have an x486 processor, then check out the link in 1 http://www.vmware.com/virtualization/virtual-machine.html

I don't see why the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 version wouldn't work. It works on a Vista machine and Win 7 is just Vista polished up. It has a lot less stringent hardware requirements.

Download it and see if it will install.

x64 AMD Athlon

Won't install. Win7 is not a supported OS

Check this link out

I checked out the link and now I have another question. If windows already has a virtual PC why would you use 2007 or are they two different things?