Virtual machine additions won't install
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From: Karl E. Peterson on 7 May 2007 14:53 Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > Not a bad way to do it if you have DOS or Win95 guests. I might have > to try this myself. <g> Yeah, I was very much saddened to learn that VPC07 didn't support W95. I'm kinda (you may recall, that's a bit of an understatement from me <g>) tired of MSFT discarding vintage product lines and their users. Always looking for ways to continue supporting them myself! And, I kinda wanted to try bringing up an old DOS/Win3 system, just for nostalgia' sake. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Robert Comer on 7 May 2007 15:16 >Yeah, I was very much saddened to learn that VPC07 didn't support W95. I'm kinda >(you may recall, that's a bit of an understatement from me <g>) tired of MSFT >discarding vintage product lines and their users. Definitely an understatement. ;-) In their defense it is a free product, and it does really work, you just have to get and keep the VPC2004 additions around. >And, I kinda wanted to try bringing up an old DOS/Win3 system, just for nostalgia' >sake. You never know when you're going to need something like that -- I already have one. -- Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine> On Mon, 7 May 2007 11:53:33 -0700, "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)mvps.org> wrote: >Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >> Not a bad way to do it if you have DOS or Win95 guests. I might have >> to try this myself. <g> > >Yeah, I was very much saddened to learn that VPC07 didn't support W95. I'm kinda >(you may recall, that's a bit of an understatement from me <g>) tired of MSFT >discarding vintage product lines and their users. Always looking for ways to >continue supporting them myself! > >And, I kinda wanted to try bringing up an old DOS/Win3 system, just for nostalgia' >sake.
From: Karl E. Peterson on 7 May 2007 15:47 Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >> Yeah, I was very much saddened to learn that VPC07 didn't support W95. I'm kinda >> (you may recall, that's a bit of an understatement from me <g>) tired of MSFT >> discarding vintage product lines and their users. > > Definitely an understatement. ;-) Heh. > In their defense it is a free product, and it does really work, you > just have to get and keep the VPC2004 additions around. Agreed on the free part. But I don't see that as an excuse to avoid responsibility. I support the products I offer for free. It's clearly a marketing device, and recognizing it as that allows you to accept the partial defense a bit. But missing that point could be determental to one's well-being. <g> >> And, I kinda wanted to try bringing up an old DOS/Win3 system, just for >> nostalgia' sake. > > You never know when you're going to need something like that -- I > already have one. Actually why I signed-on to this group. (Thread-drift warning!) Wanted to see to what degree the VM additions were supposed to work. Seems the silly thing still traps the cursor? -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 7 May 2007 15:52 Colin Barnhorst <colinbarharst(a)msn.com> wrote: > You may be thinking of VPC and Virtual Server working side by side. I've been accuse of worse things than "thinking" in the past, but I gotta deny it this time. <g> > Only one version of VPC can be installed on a machine at any given time. Not true. Just do custom installs, and specify non-default folders. You may have to make custom shortcuts, too -- I don't recall. > The > easiest solution for the OP is to install VPC 2004 on Windows in a virtual > machine and then move the virtual machine additions .iso to his host > computer. VPC won't run in the vm but it will install. Twisted. Neat. :-) -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Robert Comer on 7 May 2007 16:05
>Seems the silly thing still >traps the cursor? Only if the additions are not installed, otherwise it's integrated. The addition work pretty well, especially for performance enhancements -- as long as you're running an OS with additions that is. Hardware Virtualization standard networking can help on those OS's that don't have additions. -- Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine> On Mon, 7 May 2007 12:47:28 -0700, "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)mvps.org> wrote: >Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >>> Yeah, I was very much saddened to learn that VPC07 didn't support W95. I'm kinda >>> (you may recall, that's a bit of an understatement from me <g>) tired of MSFT >>> discarding vintage product lines and their users. >> >> Definitely an understatement. ;-) > >Heh. > >> In their defense it is a free product, and it does really work, you >> just have to get and keep the VPC2004 additions around. > >Agreed on the free part. But I don't see that as an excuse to avoid responsibility. >I support the products I offer for free. It's clearly a marketing device, and >recognizing it as that allows you to accept the partial defense a bit. But missing >that point could be determental to one's well-being. <g> > >>> And, I kinda wanted to try bringing up an old DOS/Win3 system, just for >>> nostalgia' sake. >> >> You never know when you're going to need something like that -- I >> already have one. > >Actually why I signed-on to this group. (Thread-drift warning!) Wanted to see to >what degree the VM additions were supposed to work. Seems the silly thing still >traps the cursor? |