> I have a MCE2005 PC and am thinking of purchasing an Apple Powerbook. I
> currently have a Sony laptop that I use for web browsing, office applications
> etc. and only use the Media Center for watching TV etc. What I want to do is
> run Windows Applications off my MCE2005 PC and access them using Remote
> Desktop on the Apple at the same time that I watch TV on the media center. I
> realise that normally when one logs on using remote desktop, the currently
> active user is logged off. i.e. it is impossible to log in using remote
> desktop on the Apple and watch TV on the Media Center at the same time.
>
> What I propose to do is install Virtual PC on my Media Center, install
> Windows XP Professional on this virtual PC and then try to access this
> virtual PC using remote desktop on the Apple.
>
> Does anyone know whether I will be able to do this and still watch TV at the
> same time without being logged off?
>
> I do not want to use a Media Center Extender to achieve the same result
> because they do not currently have DVI output. Similarly, I do not want to
> use Virtual PC for Mac because of its performance issues.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>

> Should work - but it seems like a lot of effort to go to. What sort of
> PC applications would you need to run? For ~$100 you should be able to
> pickup a copy of VPC for Mac - and for ~$300 you could build a lowend PC
> to remote into for these purposes.
> --
> Cheers,
> Benjamin Armstrong
> ===============================
> Virtual machine Program Manager
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> You assume all risk for your use.
>
> Gregory wrote:
> > I have a MCE2005 PC and am thinking of purchasing an Apple Powerbook. I
> > currently have a Sony laptop that I use for web browsing, office applications
> > etc. and only use the Media Center for watching TV etc. What I want to do is
> > run Windows Applications off my MCE2005 PC and access them using Remote
> > Desktop on the Apple at the same time that I watch TV on the media center. I
> > realise that normally when one logs on using remote desktop, the currently
> > active user is logged off. i.e. it is impossible to log in using remote
> > desktop on the Apple and watch TV on the Media Center at the same time.
> >
> > What I propose to do is install Virtual PC on my Media Center, install
> > Windows XP Professional on this virtual PC and then try to access this
> > virtual PC using remote desktop on the Apple.
> >
> > Does anyone know whether I will be able to do this and still watch TV at the
> > same time without being logged off?
> >
> > I do not want to use a Media Center Extender to achieve the same result
> > because they do not currently have DVI output. Similarly, I do not want to
> > use Virtual PC for Mac because of its performance issues.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
>

> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I downloaded the trial of Virtual PC and it does seem to work. However, I
> now realise that I will not be happy with this setup because the video
> memory
> is only 8MB. I understand that Longhorn will likely need 128MB video ram
> for
> aero glass and I just can't bear to be without that when it comes out! I
> think I may have to build a PC if I decide to buy an Apple.
>
> "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Should work - but it seems like a lot of effort to go to. What sort of
>> PC applications would you need to run? For ~$100 you should be able to
>> pickup a copy of VPC for Mac - and for ~$300 you could build a lowend PC
>> to remote into for these purposes.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Benjamin Armstrong
>> ===============================
>> Virtual machine Program Manager
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> You assume all risk for your use.
>>
>> Gregory wrote:
>> > I have a MCE2005 PC and am thinking of purchasing an Apple Powerbook. I
>> > currently have a Sony laptop that I use for web browsing, office
>> > applications
>> > etc. and only use the Media Center for watching TV etc. What I want to
>> > do is
>> > run Windows Applications off my MCE2005 PC and access them using Remote
>> > Desktop on the Apple at the same time that I watch TV on the media
>> > center. I
>> > realise that normally when one logs on using remote desktop, the
>> > currently
>> > active user is logged off. i.e. it is impossible to log in using remote
>> > desktop on the Apple and watch TV on the Media Center at the same time.
>> >
>> > What I propose to do is install Virtual PC on my Media Center, install
>> > Windows XP Professional on this virtual PC and then try to access this
>> > virtual PC using remote desktop on the Apple.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know whether I will be able to do this and still watch TV
>> > at the
>> > same time without being logged off?
>> >
>> > I do not want to use a Media Center Extender to achieve the same result
>> > because they do not currently have DVI output. Similarly, I do not want
>> > to
>> > use Virtual PC for Mac because of its performance issues.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >
>>