Can Rosetta run Virtual PC?

[amin]

I am anxiously waiting for my ordered Mac Pro to ship, and wondering how best to run Windows when it does. I need to use Windows 1-2 times daily for about 15 minutes, so I'd rather not have to reboot every time. Parallels currently doesn't work on Mac Pros. I don't need speed. The work-related Windows app I use is very simple and runs fast enough for me in Virtual PC on my G4 Powerbook. Can I run VPC on the Mac Pro? Microsoft's site says it does not work on the Intel Macs, but I was wondering if there was a workaround.

[miniConvert]

AFAIK, no, you can't. I'm sure Parallels will be updated soon, though... I'll be needing it too.

[plinden]

Parallels works on MacPros with a "workaround" - near the bottom of this thread (http://forum.parallels.com/thread3659.html).

It means booting your Mac Pro into 32 bit mode. You might not want to do that though.

VPC won't work at all - anything that involves kernel extensions and low level coding needs modifications.

[amin]

Thanks guys. I'm not jazzed about the Parallels workaround, so I'm going to wait around patiently for a solution. In the meantime I'll use BootCamp and try to keep my Windows time minimal!

[mkrishnan]

Amin, have you explored the possibility of using QEmu, possibly with some sort of front end, such as WinTel (http://www.openosx.com/wintel/index.html)? It's probably not as slick as Parallels or as fast as BootCamp, but it might suit your needs....

[freiheit]

There's also VMWare which ought to work with the Mac Pros once it's available to the public. It depends on how quickly you need to get a solution up and running.