Virtual PC 4 adds larger and expandable disk images. The virtual hard disk created by the program on the Mac drive expands as needed and uses only the space it requires instead of a preset amount. Users can now boost memory to the operating system within Virtual PC without quitting the application. Flexibility on what OS you're on, on what applications you can run. Connectix made further changes to the interface to make the product more Mac-like in its appearance.
Users can resize windows in the latest version.
Help files have been built in to version 4. Producing a version of Virtual PC to run on the OS X beta just wasn't technically or economically feasible for Connectix, Schmucker says. Unfortunately, running Virtual PC inside the OS X Classic environment won't work, not only because of a performance hit, but also because the OS is already emulating Classic, and Virtual PC needs access to the hardware. Buyers of Virtual PC 4 won't have to worry about buying another copy when the new OS ships, Connectix said there would be some rebate for current users, but had no pricing information to offer at this time. Read through past issues of Macworld magazine or see a list of recently-posted online items .