M$ VPC 2004 -vs- VMware Workstation 4 and VPC questions

On Microsoft's web site I do not see a comparison to M$ VPC 2004 to
VMware's VMware Workstation 4 product. I am looking at these two
products to determine which one is best for me.

The reason I am looking into using either M$ VPC 2004 or VMware
Workstation 4 is for technical support and software testing reasons. I
may need to install the selected product on two computers, which both
computers are mine, and will need to find out the details of each
product such as limitations.

Here are some of my questions needing answers:

Does VPC 2004 allow guest OSes to use the DVD/CD read/writer
capabilities in burning software like Nero 6 Ultra Edition?

Does VPC 2004 restrict the video usage in the guest OSes?

Could I install VPC 2004 on my second computer with copying over the
guest OSes for back up and secondary use?

Does VPC 2004 allow you to copy-and-paste and drag-n-drop between or
among the guest OSes?

Thanks.

 

Hi Mark,

Of course, both have trial versions so I suggest you give them both a run to
see which one suits you better

Can you be a bit more specific?

Not sure, I don't have a handy copy of the EULA

Yes

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Thank you for the VPC 2004 answers.

I rather not waste the time on both products. I would like to narrow
down which of the two products I would prefer to use and then use the
trial versions. I read through VMware's user guide (PDF format
available online) and see some restrictions that I experienced in
earlier versions still exist in current versions.

Does the guest OS use the actual video card or use a designated or
emulated video driver in the guest OS?

I searched the Microsoft web site and could not find the VPC 2004 EULA
online. I would like to read the EULA and know about the restrictions.
Microsoft and other software vendors puts their software license
agreements inside of the software packages where users cannot read them.
You have to open the software package to read the EULA and at times
you need to install the software or break open the software seal to read
the EULA.

 

Hi,

It uses a designated emulated (says that 5 times fast) video card/driver.
This is the S3 Trio 32/64

In regards to the EULA, you do seem to be correct, the only way to access it
is to run the installer, however this site (
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/howtobuy/default.asp ) seems to
hint that no matter what, the retail edition may only be installed on a
signle computer

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--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server, Virtual PC]
http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004? Find out
here
Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email. Any
emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.