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Download Free Windows 7 SP1, Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Virtual Images
Two free Windows 7 downloads are available directly from the Redmond company, accompanied by Windows Vista and Windows XP releases. The OSes are packed inside pre-configured virtual hard disk images, but otherwise they’re fully functional copies of Windows.
The software giant has even made sure that customers can grab the three operating systems upgraded to the last Service Pack for each platform, namely SP1 for Windows 7, SP2 for Windows Vista and SP3 for Windows XP.
The new Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC (Windows Virtual PC) images posted on the Microsoft Download Center are offered free of charge, as was the case with previous such releases.
Microsoft continues to insist that the IE Application Compatibility VPC images come to help web developers better test the websites they’re building in multiple versions of Internet Explorer. In this regard, each Windows virtual image also packs specific versions of IE. But of course, there are no actual restrictions as to their usage, or who can access them. Two images contain Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and the remaining two pack Vista SP2 and XP SP3. Customers can use the password: “Password1” for all the user accounts set for each OS.
“You may be required to activate the OS as the product key has been deactivated. This is the expected behavior. The VHDs will not pass genuine validation. Immediately after you start the Windows 7 or Windows Vista images they will request to be activated,” Microsoft said.
Two free Windows 7 downloads are available directly from the Redmond company, accompanied by Windows Vista and Windows XP releases. The OSes are packed inside pre-configured virtual hard disk images, but otherwise they’re fully functional copies of Windows.
The software giant has even made sure that customers can grab the three operating systems upgraded to the last Service Pack for each platform, namely SP1 for Windows 7, SP2 for Windows Vista and SP3 for Windows XP.
The new Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC (Windows Virtual PC) images posted on the Microsoft Download Center are offered free of charge, as was the case with previous such releases.
Microsoft continues to insist that the IE Application Compatibility VPC images come to help web developers better test the websites they’re building in multiple versions of Internet Explorer. In this regard, each Windows virtual image also packs specific versions of IE. But of course, there are no actual restrictions as to their usage, or who can access them. Two images contain Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and the remaining two pack Vista SP2 and XP SP3. Customers can use the password: “Password1” for all the user accounts set for each OS.
“You may be required to activate the OS as the product key has been deactivated. This is the expected behavior. The VHDs will not pass genuine validation. Immediately after you start the Windows 7 or Windows Vista images they will request to be activated,” Microsoft said.
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