Powerbook tiger with virtual pc

Can anyone direct me to info concerning Vitual PC users. I am trying to use VPC with Photoshop to print pictures. The process is rediculously slow. I posted this at the microsoft VPC site and got no responses. I hope I didn't make a mistake switching from windows to mac...I need to print pictures much faster.

Hi Madameru,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
VPC will be slow on your Powerbook especially if you haven't upgraded your RAM. You know you can get Photoshop for Mac right? I suggest Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. Do you have the pictures on your PC? You can use iPhoto also. You might want to post this in the PowerBook or iPhoto forum. You will find more people with problems.
Jon
PS How much RAM do you have? You can find out how much RAM you have in System Profiler (Getting Information About Your Computer (System Profiler)).

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