Virtual PC

activating guest OS
Pretty sure I already activated the Win2.8k on the guest OS but when I fire up it says 56 days left. So, I click on activate and get the message that the DNS name could not be found. It is connected to the net and has d/l all updates. I can also browse the web so not sure what the problem is? ... 8 Apr 2010 08:23

High CPU Usage
I am having the same issues with the AMC Phenom 9950 Quad-Core Proc 2.6Ghz and 4GB RAM. This is driving me nuts. It makes XP just about unusable. "RCan" wrote: Hi Tom, I personally would exclude the vpc.exe and the VHD/AVHD/BIN from realtime AV scan and monitor your system again. had already seen... 7 Apr 2010 12:24

Expand a vhd
No doubt this has been asked a thousand times. Easy way to increase the size of a vhd? I seem to have underestimated how quickly I would use up the size of my win2.8k virtual. Did a quick Google and found talk of 3rd party tools and stuff. Does it take that? ... 12 Apr 2010 14:48

Server Core (32 Bit) not able to load Integration Components
I am trying to setup to Virtual PC's one running Win 2008 wich works great, can set a static IP address using the Internal Network. When I install Win 2008 (32 bit) Server Core and set as Internal Network I get the 169.254.0.16 address. But if I set the network card to use my wireless I get a DHCP address fro... 10 Apr 2010 02:40

Opening webpage in virtual pc
I have installed windows vista in vistual pc. Now when I am trying to open a webpage in virtual pc, browser can not open webpage. What is the reasonn for this and how can I solve this problem ? Secondly, I opened command prompt in virtual pc and typed "ipconfig /all" , instead of getting all thge details ab... 5 Apr 2010 16:09

VirtualPC + Windows98 + DotNet 2.0 = ugly display
Hi all, I have a VB.Net application which I need to test on Windows98. Even though the application runs fine in the client system -- at least, no visual glitches -- there's some functionality lacking in Win98 that prevents the application from performing all of its tasks, and I must come up with a series of te... 5 Apr 2010 11:39

can't type chars
Running VPC2007 on my laptop. Windows 7 host and Win 2.8k 32 bit virtual. I can't type @ On my laptop keyboard the ampersand is shift + 2 but when I type this I get a different char. I've tried many times to test my sanity. I have to go to the host OS and type it into notepad then return to the VPC and past... 4 Apr 2010 21:31

Cannot install Office 97 SP2
Dear all, Our company have and legacy application that require Access 97. I try to install the Office 97 under XP Mode for Windows 7. I find the the Access 97 SP2 cannot be installted, I see a command prompt windows pop-up and then the installation process stopped. Any hints? ... 7 Apr 2010 06:47

How to move existing Win98 to VPC
I need to port running Win98 Systems to VPC. A client has several systems using Win98 for in-house application. Client needs to maintain this app. For network, server and internet functionality, client would like to upgrade workstations to Vista, (or Win7). How can I port working Win98 machine to VPC? I'm think... 10 Apr 2010 02:40

VPC2007 Additions causes low res display
Installed VPC 2007 SP1 and everything went fine. Also installed the security fix and Virtual PC 2007 hotfix package. Still everything working fine. Then I installed the additions. This messed up my display. It is running at 640 X 480 4 bit. Device Manager does not red "X" flag the adapter as having a problem bu... 5 Apr 2010 16:09