| Windows Virtual PC
| Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
| VMware Player 3.0
| VirtualBox 3.0
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Quick Description:
| Designed for running Windows XP Mode, Virtual PC integrates Windows Virtual Machines seamlessly with Windows 7.
| The older version of Windows Virtual PC, Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 allows XP and Vista users to easily run virtual machines on their computers.
| Easy to use and free, VMware offers fully integrated support for Windows and Linux guests
| Sun’s open source answer to virtualization, VirtualBox excels at running Linux on Windows, and also allows computers without hardware virtualization to easily run virtual machines.
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Runs on:
| Windows 7
| Windows XP and newer
| Windows XP and newer, and most current editions of Linux
| Windows XP and newer, Mac OS X, and most current editions of Linux
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Requires Hardware Virtualization:
| Yes
| No
| Yes
| No
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Create Virtual Machines
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
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Run Virtual Machines from other virtualization programs:
| No, only supports VHD virtual hard disks.
| No, only supports VHD virtual hard disks.
| Supports virtual machines from all VMware products, Windows Virtual PC and Virtual Server, and Symantec backup and recovery images.
| Supports all virtual machines using the Open Virtualization Format; this includes support for virtual hard drives from Windows Virtual PC and VMware.
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Supported Guest operating systems
| Windows XP and newer, other operating systems (like Linux) may work but not officially supported
| Windows 98 and newer, IBM OS/2, other operating systems (like Linux) may work but not officially supported
| Windows 3.1 and newer, DOS, Solaris, FreeBSD, and most current editions of Linux
| Windows NT 4.0 and newer, Solaris, most current editions of Linux
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Supports 64 bit guests (on computers with a 64 bit CPU):
| No
| No
| Yes
| Yes
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Desktop Integration:
| Yes, Run programs from supported versions of Windows directly from host’s Start Menu. The programs are automatically published to the host’s Start menu, allowing them to show up in Start menu search as well.
| No
| Yes, in supported operating systems using Unity mode. This puts a small menu above the standard start menu to launch programs from the virtual OS.
| Yes, in supported operating systems using Seamless mode. This puts the guest’s taskbar in your host’s desktop, allowing for full interaction with the guest operating system.
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Supports USB peripherals:
| Yes, supports all USB devices connected to the host system, even if they are not recognized by the host system.
| No
| Yes, supports all USB, Parallel, and Serial port devices connected to the host system.
| Yes, supports all USB devices connected to the host system.
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User Manual:
| Online
| XPS file
| PDF
| PDF
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