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Optimal HOST OS to use?

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 02/07/2005
From: Eddie P
Message:

Which OS provides the best performance as the HOST OS for VP2004 SP1?
WinXP SP2? Windows2000? Windows2000 Server? Windows 2003Server? etc..

Been trying to search many on virtual, but can't locate something
sepcifically to this.

Thanks,
Eddie.

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Re: Optimal HOST OS to use?

Sent: 02/07/2005
From: Eddie P
Message:

> Windows 2000 Server is not a supported host.

Thanks for the reply Colin :)

Neither is Windows 2003 server, but from what I can observer, it works fine.
Atleast for my needs. My only pet peeve is that VPC does not support
hyperthreading, and only one virtual process is used.

Thanks

Eddie :)

Re: Optimal HOST OS to use?

Sent: 02/07/2005
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>
Message:

Windows 2000 Server is not a supported host.

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Eddie P" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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> Which OS provides the best performance as the HOST OS for VP2004 SP1?
> WinXP SP2? Windows2000? Windows2000 Server? Windows 2003Server? etc..
>
> Been trying to search many on virtual, but can't locate something
> sepcifically to this.
>
> Thanks,
> Eddie.
>

Re: Optimal HOST OS to use?

Sent: 02/07/2005
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>
Message:

Yes, Windows Server 2003 is. It has been listed as such beginning with SP1.
See the SP1 release notes.

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"Eddie P" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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>> Windows 2000 Server is not a supported host.
>
> Thanks for the reply Colin :)
>
> Neither is Windows 2003 server, but from what I can observer, it works
> fine.
> Atleast for my needs. My only pet peeve is that VPC does not support
> hyperthreading, and only one virtual process is used.
>
> Thanks
>
> Eddie :)

Re: Optimal HOST OS to use?

Sent: 02/07/2005
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>
Message:

I should have said Windows Server 2003 Standard. Enterprise is still not a
supported host. Probably for lack of resources to test properly.

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> Yes, Windows Server 2003 is. It has been listed as such beginning with
> SP1. See the SP1 release notes.
>
> --
> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
> "Eddie P" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Windows 2000 Server is not a supported host.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply Colin :)
>>
>> Neither is Windows 2003 server, but from what I can observer, it works
>> fine.
>> Atleast for my needs. My only pet peeve is that VPC does not support
>> hyperthreading, and only one virtual process is used.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Eddie :)
>
>

Re: Optimal HOST OS to use?

Sent: 02/08/2005
From: Eddie P
Message:

From another POST.

Took the plung.. Hyper threading is supported via 2003 Enterprise Server.
Also getting used to ActiveX display vs. Console will take time getting used
to.

Eddie P.

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>> We have another product Virtual Server
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx
>>
>> Where
>> Host Operating System3 (among others)
>> ..Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
>> ..Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
>> ..Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
>> --
>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

Re: Optimal HOST OS to use?

Sent: 02/09/2005
From: "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

There is no real difference in performance for different hosts.
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Cheers,
Benjamin Armstrong
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