[mbperk]

I am confused on which version of Virtual PC I need to run on my Mac.

I am running Windows 2000 on my PC at work and I wanted to buy Virtual PC to run a couple of programs on my Mac. I went to CompUSA and the manager said that I could run my Windows 2000 programs on the Virtual PC Windows XP Home version.

Is this right? Would I not need the Win 2000 version? They did not have that version so I bought the XP Home. I have not opened yet in fear that it would not work.

I tried to find the answer from the mactopia sight, but they did not have all that much info on it.

Thanks for any help.

[starman]

Ok, first off, there's no such thing as a "Windows 2000 program". All apps are Win32-based. There might be apps/tools that are built FOR Windows 2000 specifically, but they should all RUN on ANY Win32 platform.

That said, the bottom line is this - if you have to connect to a domain at work, you need XP Pro. Home won't allow you to connect to a domain easily, and when I say "easily", I don't mean it's a minor nusiance, it's a major one.

Mike

[mbperk]

Good to know that it will work on the one I have, but yes I do connect to a domain at work, so no go huh?

[starman]

Originally posted by mbperk:
Good to know that it will work on the one I have, but yes I do connect to a domain at work, so no go huh?

Absolutely not. Connecting to a domain is the absolute number one reason to get Pro.

Mike