Even when you modify the RAM in the package it’s contained within (a. Virtual PC in general is a tough nut to crack… You can only have maximum 512 megabytes (MB) of allocated RAM and up to 16 megabytes for the video. I have seen a YouTube video where someone had installed Windows 7 Ultimate within Virtual PC (so it’s possible). So I made the ultimate decision to try and install a slightly newer version of Windows (Vista/7), i.e the NT 6.0 family. I’m going to try my best and install Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit) with Virtual PC. To be honest, I could load XP on and just use that, but after the attack on the NHS and various other businesses and individuals around the world with the WannaDecryptor ransomware I didn’t think that was a suitable path to go down. Although my G5 is 64-bit, Virtual PC can only run 32-bit versions of Windows… So, what next then? Only up to XP, and of course no mention of Vista or 7. But isn’t it only supported up to Windows XP Professional? But it is the answer to help me do stuff. Problem is, is that it may not work… or will it? Virtual PC is so slow… One problem: Ideally I would need Windows Vista/7 at most to carry on with my projects. I came up with the suggestion to run a small Windows installation with Virtual PC so I wouldn’t have to keep switching between drives at boot time. Please note this is my brain talking to me: So why Virtual PC? What am I doing exactly? I have Lubuntu 16.04 on a separate HDD but the only problem is, is that I have to remember to boot the other drive every time… There is no PowerPC version of NodeJS (what a nightmare) which I use for my projects. I’m in a mission to push my G5 to the limits at this moment in time, especially for carrying out my projects on. It might be increasingly slow but at least it works. I even tried to compile a recent(ish) version of QEMU (2.5.0), to which it worked with the assistance of MacPorts and a few other bits and bobs, but kept freezing on boot! So I had to resort to Virtual PC. I’m sorry if my language is a bit strong, however I find no other way of putting it. But I decided to play around and see what I could do with it. If there’s one thing I have learned with using Microsoft’s Virtual PC for Mac 7.0.3, it’s this: “It is slow as #$%&… You’ll probably die waiting for it”.
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