[X-Newbies] Virtual PC

[Tony Johansen]

On 31/7/2005 1:39 PM, "Steven Rogers" <srogers1 at austin.rr.com> wrote:

>> have any experience of the effectiveness of Intego Virus Barrier in
>> covering
>> the VPC as well as X or whether another AV option is preferable?
> 
> If you're just running programs and not reading mail in Windows, then
> the virus issue isn't as drastic as it is for the regular Windows user.

> I ditched it...  because ...  I could have easily bought a PC for
> what I paid for Version 3, 4, and 5. PCs are so cheap now, that I
> wouldn't recommend going with VPC...
> 

Thanks Steven, I'm in Australia, and I am aware of PC's for AU$1000 new, and
something comparable with OS X for handling graphics at around AU$1500. No
doubt there is a thriving second hand market. VPC costs AU$499 with XP Pro.

However a new company has an emulator called iemulator for US23.95 (supply
own Windows OS) which appears to be cost effective if it works well:

                                            http://www.iemulator.com/

Anyone tried it?

Back to Virus issue, I had been under the impression that just being on
broadband made an OS vulnerable, that opening mail is not the only risk with
Windows viruses. Not true? Or does the emulated environment form a sort of
insulation from the internet, especially if the emulated OS is not being
used at the time. 

I guess the question falls to, if the internet is disconnected while using
the emulator, and Windows programs not used while internet connected, is
that sufficient protection on its own?

Tony.