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Virtual PC 4.0.1 squashes bugs

updated 01:40 am EST, Fri January 26, 2001

Connectix has posted Virtual PC 4.0.1, which resolves a handful of minor issues with the PC emulator. (For those having trouble with the direct download link, please try here.) [update pulled by Connectix at of 11 pm ET]

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4.0.1 still broken

The VPC 4.0.1 update still causes Netscape 4.7x to crash when trying to display a page with JavaScript.

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That's what you get... :

That's what you get for using a browser that's very behind the times. ;)

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Update solved one problem

This update solved the "Object Variable Not Set" error for me.

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Still Freezes

I still have freezes almost every time I relaunch a "saved state". VPC 4.x has been the fastest, but most problematic version and I've been a user since 1.0. Hopefully, the bugs will continue to get worked out in later updates.

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Update missing?

I went to the Connectix update site at 7 pm Thursday and the 4.0.1 update was not there

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4.0.x & Norton AntiVirus

Updated to VPC 4.0.1 and I am still having a problem running Windows ME with Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect enabled. The problem doesn't arise when running Windows 95. Anyone else have a similar problem? Connectix hasn' responded to my email on this issue.

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where is it

I was at the site at 11:46 PM (EST) and could not find it on
their site!

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Link to Update

A direct link is listed on the macnn.com website along where the tagline states that the update exists. It's a link that reads 403 KB.

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blah blah

Not all problems you get in VPC 4 are due to VPC 4 you know. Remember, it's _Windows_ It has incompatibilities on real PCs as well. So that Auto Protect and ME problem... not VPC's fault.

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Faster on a G3?

Is it any faster on a G3 or is it just optimized for G4 (velocity engine)?

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RE: Faster on a G3?

Ive used VPC daily for over a year now and I find that while VPC 4.x runs really awesome and much faster over 3.x on my G4 Cube I really dont see a whole lot of speed enhancement on my Powerbook G3/400mhz...
hope that helps...

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RE: Faster on a G3?

I have an iMac with a 400 MHz G3, and it seems faster to me. For example, I can now play mp3's in Windows Media Player without it chopping or skipping, and it couldn't do that before.

At first I had problems with VPC 4 crashing when I tried to set the preferences. I turned off some extensions that I don't absolutely need, and now it works (I'm not sure which yet, but it was either Kodak Precision, Find By Content, or iTunes extension, or one of those conflicting with another extension that I need/left enabled).

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VPC 4 crashes

I have found that some hard drives that I had converted to dynamic would crash VPC 4 on start-up. I have no problems with dynamic drives created from scratch.

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where is the update?

the update seems to have disappeared from connectix's site? anyone know where to download?

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Where's the beef???

Has Connectix pulled the upgrade? It is no where to be found on either their web site of the FTP link that MacNN lists.

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Where is it??

None of MacNN links work, nor it can be found anywhere on Connectix web site... (9pm EST)

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Whaaaawhaaawhaawha

As another poster so astutely pointed out, you people whining about these bugs in VPC are aiming your criticism at the wrong target. It's Windows, for cryin' out loud!! Of course it's going to freeze and crash and do unpleasant things to your work and data. Connectix is only selling an emulator, not a fix for windows. Hehe, now if they actually polished up windows wouldn't that be a load of work..impossible. If you need a windows environment so bad then forget VPC, go buy a cheap PC. I can get used PCs around here for a couple hundred....not much more than VPC. Because of VPC emulation environment, even an old PC is comparable in performance.

I figured that it would cost about the same to buy VPC and a new hard drive for my mac, or to buy a used PC and share my monitor between my mac and PC.

The advantage of this is that I don't have to put WINDOWS on my Mac...sorry but I'd rather not spill raw sewage on my Powermac.

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VPCs Fault

SOME of the problems are VPC's fault, NOT Windows�! VPC seems to "balloon" memoy usage, for example. But...why did they pull the update?

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Why it was pulled, take 2

http://www.vpccentral.com/

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MIssing link?

I cannot find VIrtual PC 4.01 updater stated on Macnn pages

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Netware Issues

The new update (4.0) has solved the Shared IP/Netware conflict. It now works like a charm. I was also impressed with the documentation for Transferring Windows 98 to a dynamically-expanding drive image. I followed step by step and I now have a 15.3 GB C Drive. This is a major improvement over the 1 GB drive that was full after I installed Office 2000. I have installed VPC 4.01 on a Beige G3 with 500mhz CPU and a Firewire Powerbook 400.

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VPC 4.0 Speed

I�ve found VPC 4.0 to be approximately half the speed of VPC 3.0 when doing an assembly with Analog Devices� DSP tools in a DOS window. This speed test was done on a Wall Street G3/250 Powerbook. I also found 4.0 to be unstable, where as 3.0 was very stable. I�ve went back to using version 3.0.

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Test

Testing
from a Visor using Avantgo
Scott@scantekdesign.com

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Re: blah blah

You mean that Microshaft would produce sub-standard software?!?

*ducks to avoid flaming turkeys*

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Not buying it

Sorry folks. Connectix claiming that they pulled the 4.01 update because of rolling power outages is really bad spin. Clearly, they found an issue and yanked it. How much "power" does it take to leave a file on an ftp server, waiting for download? I guarantee it is a LOT less than having enough power to, say, power www.connectix.com! They screwed up and are playing spin doctor - we'll all find out in a months time that the 4.01 update corrupts disks or something.

Once again, a company has the opportunity to be honest and chooses not to be...

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VPC4, Norton AntiVirus

For the reader who asked about the problem with Norton AntiVirus: The problem is not VPC4. There is a problem with Norton AntiVirus working properly on Windows Me and Windows 2000. This is the same problem that is causing greif on our Windoze network at the office. The cause has not been identified/resolved yet, but since Norton AntiVirus works fine on every other version of Windoze...

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Win2k on VPC

Have you tried Win2k on VPC, those experiencing freezes & crashes? I use it for most of my work, it's incomparably more stable than OS9. Hopefully OSX will change my (forced) work habits.

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Re: VPC 4.0 Speed

I found 4.0 to be faster than 3.0 in most things. However, programs that use self modifing code are known to run slower in 4.0 than in 3.0 because of the new way VPC's new code compiler works. If you contact Connectix, they might add it to the list of things to improve on.

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Re: Not buying it

Clearly you have never delt with a person who is a poor communicator. The question answered was 'Why has the 4.0.1 update not been available' The answer is 2 parts: 1) The FTP site has been down because of power issues, and 2) The now that the site is back the 4.0.1 update has been pulled because international customers were downloading the update even though it is for English language versions only and the problem has generated Tech Support calls. Further the statement indicated that the patch would be back within a week with both the original and an international language version. Read the original at http://www.vpccentral.com/

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Re: Not buying it

Clearly you have never delt with a person who is a poor communicator. The question answered was 'Why has the 4.0.1 update not been available' The answer is 2 parts: 1) The FTP site has been down because of power issues, and 2) The now that the site is back the 4.0.1 update has been pulled because international customers were downloading the update even though it is for English language versions only and the problem has generated Tech Support calls. Further the statement indicated that the patch would be back within a week with both the original and an international language version. Read the original at http://www.vpccentral.com/

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