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Well I've had it with Virtual PC.
Ok it's free but the problems I experience are:
I run x64 Windows Vista & XP. But Virtual PC cannot be installed on x64 operating systems.
I have a 24" Dell monitor with a resolution of 1900 x 1200. Virtual PC only supports a maximum resolution of 1600x1200. (no I don't like black bars at both sides of my screen)
After years I tried VMware again. And well i'm glad to use it now. It seems to be faster ( but this can only be a feeling )
And I can use the maximum resolution of my monitor on the operating system I like to run.
Out of the box VMware supports 1900 x 1440 and higer(!) But when you add the following lines to the vmx file. The 1900x1200 resolution can be selected.
svga.maxWidth = "1900"
svga.maxHeight = "1200"
Virtual Server R2 2005 on the other hand do supports x64 host machines. But does not support x64 guest machines. VMware does.
It is also possible to use Virtual PC images with VMware. USB support is out of the box available with VMware.
Virtual PC 2007 will support x64 and remains free.
I don't know how long it's going to take. But looking at my current requirements, I will use VMware Workstation till Virtual PC 2007 is available. And I will take a closer look at that time.