Supported Guest Operating Systems in Virtual PC

This article discusses the operating systems that Virtual PC supports.

You can use the following operating systems as a guest operating system in a guest PC:

• MS-DOS 6.22
• Windows 95
• Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
• Windows 98
• Windows 98 Second Edition
• Windows Millennium Edition
• Windows NT Workstation 4.0
• Windows 2000 Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows XP Professional Edition
• OS/2 Warp 4 Fixpack 15
• OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 1
• OS/2 Warp Convenience Pack 2

Additionally, you can install most x86-based operating systems in the Virtual PC environment. For technical issues with third-party operating systems, contact the operating system vendor for support. Support for Microsoft operating systems whose lifecycles have ended may be limited or not available. Microsoft provides support for technical issues with the Virtual PC program, regardless of the installed guest operating system.

For information about how to install any of these guest operating systems on a virtual machine, see the Virtual PC documentation.

IBM Software Support supports OS/2 Warp and associated products.

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.