- New VirtualPC images released for IE6 and IE7
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Posted by oVan on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 | PermaLink | 0 commentsAs expected, Microsoft has released updated VirtualPC hard disk images with IE6 and IE7. These contain a pre-activated Windows XP SP2, and either IE6 or IE7 and the IE7 Readiness Toolkit. For more information on installing and using these images, read the blog post about running IE6 and IE7 on a single machine.
These new images will expire on December 7, 2007. By that time Microsoft will probably release updated images again.
Remember that you can download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 for free!Labels: IE, IE6, IE7, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Virtual PC 2007, VPC, VPC2007
- Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 available
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Posted by oVan on Friday, April 20, 2007 | PermaLink | 0 commentsYou can now download Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas", the succesor to Visual Studio 2005. It's available in 3 flavours: Express Edition, Full Edition, and VPC images for your Virtual PC 2007 setup.
The full version is currently only available for MSDN subscribers, but the Express and VPC versions are here. This is from the overview page over at MSDN:
VPC Images
If you prefer the convenience of evaluating prerelease software in a virtual machine environment, you can download VPC images that include pre-installed instances of the prerelease software indicated, including any required prerequisite software.
Note: If you wish to use the Virtual PC image you will need Virtual PC or Virtual Server to run this image. Depending on your hardware the download files make take between 30-60 minutes to decompress these self-extracting files.
Visual Studio Express Editions
Visual Studio Express Editions are lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn tools for the hobbyist, novice and student developer.
For more information, see Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Express Editions.Labels: beta, download, Express, Microsoft, Virtual PC 2007, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Orcas, VPC2007
- IE6 & IE7 VirtualPC Images 2.0 released
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Posted by oVan on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 | PermaLink | 0 commentsMicrosoft just published two new VPC Hard Disk Images for testing websites on IE on Windows XP SP2:
- Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) VPC
- Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) VPC
These VPC hard disk images contain pre-activated Windows XP SP2, and either IE6 or IE7 and the IE7 Readiness Toolkit. These VPC images will expire on 08/17/2007, but by that time Microsoft will have released a newer version.
Once you have completed the download, double-click file to expand the VHD file. Start Virtual PC and create a new VPC, and point to the files you just expanded.
A few people were encountering a non-genuine Windows warning from the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notification Tool. Microsoft did not install the WGA Notification tool on the image this time around. Instead, these images have had their product keys deactivated, thus they don’t pass the WGA tests.
Remember that you can download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 for free! Virtual PC 2007 runs on: Windows Vista™ Business; Windows Vista™ Enterprise; Windows Vista™ Ultimate; Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.Labels: download, free, IE6, IE7, Microsoft, Virtual PC 2007, Vista, XP