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Microsoft Virtual PC settings

File type: Virtual machine, virtualization software related file

A vmc file extension is used for Microsoft Virtual PC settings files. The file contains complete settings for Microsoft Virtual machine such as processor settings, memory settings, graphic card settings, net connection, and USB settings. A vmc file is related to the VHD file, where virtual machine disk image is stored.

Found 4 different file type records with the same vmc filename suffix.

What is vmc file?

File type category:
Virtual machine, virtualization software related file

Date updated: June 29, 2024

File extension vmc is associated with the Microsoft Virtual PC application. Microsoft Virtual PC is recommended for creating virtual machines with Windows on one physical computer, however, it can also run virtual machines with other operating systems such as Linux, Solaris, OS/2, MS-DOS, etc.

A vmc file contains settings for a virtual machine such as processor settings, memory settings, graphic card settings, net connection, and USB settings. The VMC format is related to the VHD Virtual Hard Disk format, in which virtual machine data are stored.

The vmc file is in XML text file format and its content is viewable in a simple text editor for example Windows Notepad, Notepad++, TextEdit, or gedit.

How to open vmc file?

The VMC format is for internal use of Virtual PC, however it is stored in XML text file format and it is viewable in simple text editors.

How to convert vmc file?

The VMC format is related to VHD format. Both of them are used by VMWare vCenter Converter to convert Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machine to WMvare virtual machine.

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Adobe Acrobat virtual memory

File type category:
Temporary file

Date updated: December 17, 2024

The vmc file extension is used by the Adobe Acrobat, a PDF documents authoring tool for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS operating systems, developed by Adobe.

The vmc file stores virtual memory.

How to open vmc file?

Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.

How to convert vmc file?

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

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Software applications that handle other tasks involving vmc files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

DESQview video monitor configuration file

File type category:
Configuration file

Date updated: January 14, 2013

The VMC file extension was also used by DESQview, a text mode multitasking program developed by Quarterdeck Office Systems which enjoyed modest popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Running on top of DOS, it allowed users to run multiple DOS programs concurrently in multiple windows. Used for configuration purposes. Old file extension.

Virtual memory configuration

File type category:
Configuration file

Date updated: December 27, 2018

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The vmc file extension is related to the MS-DOS and DOS/4GW. The vmc file contains virtual memory configuration.

DOS/4GW is a 32-bit DOS extender that allows DOS programs to eliminate the 640 KB conventional memory limit by addressing up to 32 MB of extended memory on Intel 80386 and above machines.

Suggested software to open vmc file:

Associated software actions with the vmc file

Software apps that manage or store settings in vmc files:

Microsoft MS-DOS

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