Windows Virtual PC 6.1.7600.16393 / SP1 6.0.192.0 - Changelog

What's new in Windows Virtual PC 6.1.7234.0 RC:

August 5th, 2009

Granular drive sharing:
· In the settings on the virtual machine, you can select specific host computer drives to share with the virtual machine.

Manage USB devices with virtual applications:
· While running virtual applications, you can manage USB devices by using the Virtual Applications icon on the task bar.

Windows XP Mode tutorial:
· A Windows XP Mode RC tutorial, which introduces the product features, is displayed during Windows XP Mode Setup.

Jump list for virtual applications:
· Right clicking on the virtual application icon for Windows XP Mode, on Windows 7 taskbar, displays a jump list that allows one to easily launch virtual applications from the taskbar.

Faster Windows XP Mode Setup:
· Windows XP Mode Setup completes more quickly than in Windows XP Mode Beta.

Compact differencing disks:
· You can compact the differencing disks to decrease the file size.

Ability to install Windows XP optional components:
· Windows XP optional components can be installed in Windows XP Mode RC without prompting for Windows XP media.

Ability to choose a location to store virtual machine files for Window XP Mode RC:
· When you are setting up Windows XP Mode RC, you can choose where to store all virtual machine files for Windows XP Mode RC. The default path is: %LOCALAPPDATA%MicrosoftWindows Virtual PCVirtual Machines.

Option to turn off and discard changes when Undo disk is enabled for a virtual machine:
· An additional option is available when you are turning off a virtual machine: Turn off and discard changes. This option will delete the current Undo disk, and turn off the virtual machine.

What's new in Windows Virtual PC 2007 1.0:

February 20th, 2007

· Support for Windows Vista as a host
· Support for Windows Vista as a guest
· Support for Windows Vista 64-bit as a host
· Improved performance compared to Virtual PC 2004