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Virtual PC vs Virtual Server

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One common question that arises is how do I choose between these 2 products

Here is a quick table that compares both the products.

Feature

Virtual Server

Virtual PC

Need to run one or two VMs

Can use*

Good to use

More than two VM's simultaneously

Good to use

Can use*

More than 4 VM's

Should use

Maybe not

Drag and Drop

Not present

Works Good

Clipboard Integration

Not present

Works Good

Shared Folder between host and guest

Not present

Good to share files

Shared Networking between guest and host

Not present, can be configured through ICS.

Present and works well.

Ease of use

Not easy enough, VMRC Plus is a good option

Very easy and simple

Single VM mode

Not present

Present

Networking between VM's

Present

Present

Remote Administrations

Present

Not present

COM API's

Present, can configure everything

Not present

Remote viewing of VM's

Present (VMRC client)

Not present, can be configured through mstsc

SCSI Support for the guest

Present, recommended if present on host

Not present

Support for DHCP for guest on Internal Network

Present

Not Present

Resource Allocation for Virtual Machines

Present and very fine grained

Present, but only very minimal options.

* Evaluate other criteria's

The important thing the note is that VHD and VMC are compatible across Virtual Server and Virtual PC. So if you try one out and are not satisfied you can always move to the other one.

 The table is a quick reference that I use, it is not intended to be complete. For technical completeness refer the official documentation from microsoft.com.

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