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This package lets you to run many Windows Vista productivity applications from Windows 7-based PC using Windows Virtual PC

This package lets you to run many Windows Vista productivity applications from Windows 7-based PC using Windows Virtual PC. This package needs to be installed in your Windows Vista virtual machine.

For more information about Windows Virtual PC, please visit the Windows Virtual PC website.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to June 2016.

Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 1 (SP1) or above, Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (SP1) or above

• Hard disk requirement: 1.5 MB

Click here for detailed instructions on how to install this package.

Installation instruction:

• Ensure that Windows Virtual PC RC is installed.

• Start the Windows Vista virtual machine (VM).

• If Windows Virtual PC Beta was used with this VM, uninstall the Integration components (Click Start, click Control Panel, click Programs, click Programs and Features, and then click Virtual PC Integration Components) in the Windows Vista VM.

• If Windows Virtual PC Beta was used with this VM, uninstall the RemoteApp update (Click Start, click Control Panel, click Programs, click Programs and Features, click View Installed updated, and then select KB961741) in the Windows Vista VM. Reboot the virtual machine.

• Install the latest integration components in the virtual machine from Tools->Install Integration Components.

• Download the Update for Windows® Vista SP1 or above to enable RemoteApp™ to the VM.

• Double click on the file to start the installation. Follow the instructions on the screen. Reboot the virtual machine to complete installation