OS 10.4 - Virtual PC...please explain

VeritasCCT · VeritasCCT #1 (**permalink**)

01-22-2006, 11:28 PM

I'm hearing a few people talking about Virtual PC. So I looked it up and from what I can understand you have to have this to run XP on Mac. I was under the impression that when you buy Microsoft Office from the store, it will work no questions asked. And I'll be able to take files from my XP to Mac and Mac to XP. I'm I wrong?

MacsWork · MacsWork #2 (**permalink**)

01-23-2006, 07:07 AM

Office is Office,...Windows is Windows

Virtual PC is Windows on a Mac,...(bad idea)

Office is a suite of applications for Mac and PC

Mr Bobbins · Mr Bobbins #3 (**permalink**)

01-23-2006, 08:57 AM

You will need the Mac version of Office to run it on a Mac. However if you want to open word documents on a Mac then Appleworks can do that as well.

cradom · cradom #4 (**permalink**)

01-24-2006, 12:30 AM

So can Pages, OpenOffice, and NeoOffice. The last 2 are free.

technologist · technologist #5 (**permalink**)

01-24-2006, 01:12 AM

Let me try to make this a little clearer.

These are two products from Microsoft, VirtualPC and Office:mac 2004.

VirtualPC is an emulator that allows you to run Microsoft Windows, and any application that runs under Windows, on a PowerPC Mac. (Picture)

Office:mac is a version of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a few other things, that is native on the mac. (Picture)

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Member Since: Feb 14, 2004 Location: South-East Texas Posts: 1,807 Mac Specs: 21in Dual core 3 ghz iMac, 13in Macbook - Mountain Lion on both	01-24-2006, 12:30 AM So can Pages, OpenOffice, and NeoOffice. The last 2 are free. Craig in Texas ---You did WHAT!? Close the Terminal and step away slowly.
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VeritasCCT #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: 37	01-22-2006, 11:28 PM I'm hearing a few people talking about Virtual PC. So I looked it up and from what I can understand you have to have this to run XP on Mac. I was under the impression that when you buy Microsoft Office from the store, it will work no questions asked. And I'll be able to take files from my XP to Mac and Mac to XP. I'm I wrong?
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MacsWork #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	01-23-2006, 07:07 AM Office is Office,...Windows is Windows Virtual PC is Windows on a Mac,...(bad idea) Office is a suite of applications for Mac and PC
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technologist #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	01-24-2006, 01:12 AM Let me try to make this a little clearer. These are two products from Microsoft, VirtualPC and Office:mac 2004. VirtualPC is an emulator that allows you to run Microsoft Windows, and any application that runs under Windows, on a PowerPC Mac. (Picture) Office:mac is a version of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a few other things, that is native on the mac. (Picture)
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