Following are the minimum system requirements for the physical computer and the host operating system:

* An x86-based or an x64-based computer with a 400 MHz or faster (1 GHz recommended) processor with L2 cache. Virtual PC supports the use of AMD Athlon/Duron, Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium II, Intel Pentium III, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, and Intel Core2 Duo processors. You can run Virtual PC on a multi-processor computer, but it utilizes one processor only.
* CD-ROM or DVD drive
* Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor recommended
* Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
* Host operating system: Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
* For host disk space and memory, refer to the following table to determine the minimum required by the host operating system. This disk space is only a starting point in determining how much disk space you will need.

See the full requirements at Microsoft.Com

To be able to run the Virtual PC 2007 you need to download it from Microsoft Download Center

After downloading the setup file, run it to initially configure your Virtual PC environment. When it finishes your Virtual environment is ready for installation of any supported operating system that you choose. You need to create a virtual machine and a virtual hardisk before you can install the operating system.

Virtual PC Console

Make sure that you can recognize your virtual machine and your virtual hardisk by naming it appropriately with a decriptive name. After that your virtual environment is ready for installation. Click start on your virtual environment to proceed with the installation. Virtual PC 2007 will either accept an iso image from your hardisk, if you don’t have that you can choose to install using your computer’s cd or dvd drive. If you choose to install from an image file click on the Virtual PC menu CD>> Capture iso image. Then proceed normally, if you don’t have the image click on CD >> and select the appropriate physical drive. Your Virtual environment will initially boot in PXE mode unless you have configured a deployment server you need to either install from iso image or from a CD.

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