Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Foxer

macrumors 65816
Original poster
Feb 22, 2003
1,274
30
Washington, DC
Hey all. I finally have a need to put Virtual PC on my powerbook after almost 1 year of managing to avoid it. When i install XP, will I also need to download all those service packs and updates from MS? Does the fact that it's running on an emualtor insualte me from problems?

Just curious.


edit: Ooops! Thought I was in the software sub-forum. Sorry! I'm not really a TOTAL idiot.
 

tomf87

macrumors 65816
Sep 10, 2003
1,052
0
If you choose to network your Windows guest OS, I would patch it. It's just not worth the risk.
 

Nermal

Moderator
Staff member
Dec 7, 2002
20,595
3,936
New Zealand
If you can get hold of a Windows Update CD, it could save you some trouble when it comes time to reinstall Windows (it's bound to happen!)

Alternatively, if you've got enough HD space, once it's all running smoothly you should make a backup of the HD image.
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.