Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition RC

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Now available as a free download, the Virtual Server 2005 RC is the most cost-effective virtual machine solution designed for the Windows Server 2003 platform to increase operational efficiency in software test and development, legacy application migration, and server consolidation scenarios.

A release candidate is software still in its development stage. Microsoft will be completing development, testing, and certification before making the final version of Virtual Server 2005 available later in 2004.

Important: This release candidate software expires January 1, 2005. An end-user license agreement (EULA) is required for its use, which you can download using the link to the right. The Virtual Server 2005 RC software is intended for evaluation purposes only and may not be used in a production environment.

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(2 replies) #1 incubusdaemon on 14 Jun 2004 - 17:52

Wasn't it theorized that MS eventually wants to put a virtual machine like this in all copies of windows server so legacy apps can still run while simultaniously getting companies to upgrade to new versions?

I also heard they want to run the entire OS on a virtual machine like Java apps run to create some sort of security sandbox, but I don't believe that.

#1.1 Chicane-UK on 14 Jun 2004 - 18:44

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Wonder where they got that idea from.. *cough* MacOS Classic...

#1.2 g33kb0y on 14 Jun 2004 - 19:29

Actually, the idea is more synonymous with EMC/VMWare's Workstation.

Edit: Or maybe even VMWare GSX server.

Last edited by 11783 on 14 Jun 2004 - 19:40

(1 reply) #2 rogerroger on 14 Jun 2004 - 18:04

Probably wouldn't be a bad idea. I've been testing the product and I like it so far. I am very used to VMware products and I have to say Microsoft's first try at VM's is pretty solid. I even loaded Windows 95 on a vm as a test and it ran surprisingly well!

#2.1 anog on 14 Jun 2004 - 20:53

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Microsoft's first try at VM's is pretty solid

Well, not quite so. They bought Connectix (which created VirtualPC and Virtual Server), so they had a very solid base to build upon.
See this article

#3 ThunderRiver on 14 Jun 2004 - 18:07

yeah it is solid, but I kind think that it is abit slow. I beta test it, and I have to say that it is absolutely cool to run VM through Internet Explorer. Nonetheless, I kind think that VMWare is a lot nicer.

#4 glitch409 on 14 Jun 2004 - 21:08

didnt VS2005 used to be called VS2004?

#5 s.a.m. on 14 Jun 2004 - 21:58

I'm surprised. Neowin got the RC for this the day it was released, yet I've not heard a word that MOM 2005 RC was released last Thursday night.

#6 GeeZuZz on 14 Jun 2004 - 23:57

Hmm... How do i set up a virtual machine in Virtual Server 2005?

I can only find an application to connect to a remote virtual machine...

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