One of the things I utilised fairly heavily on Vista was Virtual Server. Why Virtual Server rather than Virtual PC? Well, the main reason was the really annoying window that you had to use with Virtual PC which was either a non-regulation size, or didn't seem to work right in full screen. It also had to be kept open while the VM was running. This had been a problem in VPC for ever (I actually used to use the Connetix version of the product before MS had even thought publicliy about virtualisation).
With Virtual Server I could start a session, remote desktop into it to make my changes, and close the window. If I was doing some comms work, or checking out a remote client or server I'd written and wanted to, say, check encryption 'over the wire' or a remote deployment, I could just leave it running then connect into it through a RDC again later.
Installtion of Virtual Server 2007R2 SP1 isn't possible - Win7 isn't a supported product. However, I rely heavily on a VM of Windows XP I have with several different browsers installed to test one of my sites for my SuperCasino program (blatent plug!), so I had to install Virtual PC for Windows 7 Beta.
Installation was straightforward, and I was even able to use my existing VM, although I did uninstall the old additions and add the new ones when prompted by VPC. I've only had a cursory look at the moment but two things have really impressed me.
1) USB Support. This allows you to use and access your USB devices. A big, big bonus if, like me, you transfer a lot of large files like ISO images on a single removable disk.
2) Full screen mode is now available as a RDC!!! That's the killer app for me; true full screen and no worries about the 'spare' window I hated hanging around.
So I'm not too bothered about VS2007R2SP1 now - it looks like VPC will fill my needs completely.
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