Hard Knocks Schooling

I have recently started exploring the realm of virtual computing. After about 20 or so unstable builds (40 hours of study and application), I have managed to work out the bugs, of formatting a Master Virtual PC, for duplication. It is a bit mind boggling, to wrap your brain around the concept of a Virtual PC or Virtual Server, at first. They look, feel and act like a real a PC. They have most of the characteristics of a real PC, with the capability of being mass produced for several users in a short period of time. Once you have created a Master PC, choose its OS, and establish it's configuration, it is pretty easy to hand out a PC, to your users with any operating system they choose. Eliminating the need to format and configure every single PC from scratch. It gives an IT Tech the ability to configure a server as the host, housing your clients hard drive, while the clients PC houses the Virtual PCs console. Users have the choice of several PCs right at their finger tips. They also have the ability to run two separate OS configurations at the same time. I am currently running Vista Ultimate on my laptop, but have found that many of RMGC's applications are unable to run on this platform. Virtual PC 2007 allows me to use Vista as my host platform and simultaneously have an XP Pro platform running side by side. This allows me to assist users at home, with the click of a button, without it effecting my ability to run Vista at home. This also makes it an easier alternative to old fashioned partitioning, which requires a reboot to access the second OS. I took a screen shot of four of my virtual PC's running on my personal laptop. There is much more lab work to do and I will keep posting new discoveries as they come available. Enjoy.