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From: eeave1 on 19 Feb 2010 17:17
SJ- thanks for your expert, very clear help.

I do have more questions, unfortunately, i really want this to work: 1) how
do i get XP mode/VPC off my Windows 7 Home Premium? I downloaded it by
mistake. 2) with the WIN98, i don't have diskettes since i skipped that
version (went from '95 to XP). Is that a problem? I can get the VID file
from other sources...it gave me a C prompt, but then I couldn't get into the
VM either by CDRom or shared files 3) if I were to get WiN98 up and running,
would i have to go into the program as windows, and then pull up WP DOS as a
pif window? Thanks for great help....

"Steve Jain [MVP]" wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:56:01 -0800, eeave1
> <eeave1(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >The appeal is that it's a very fast wordprocessor that allows me to type 130
> >wpm and produce a lot of pages. Word is designed for people who type 30-60
> >wpm. I also use Word products, but for work, i need fast production. WP DOS
> >does that. It also has great macros. Word's don't allow complex macros (at
> >least i can't get them to work, like zipping between different windows to
> >grab information and bring them back into your work doc).
> >
> >I do have more questions: 1) does Virtual PC 2007 work with Home Premium,
>
> yes, as does Windows VPC for Win7
>
> >2) if you have Home Ultimate, can you have both Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual
> >PC/XP mode on the same system, and still have VP 2007 work?
>
> no, only one
>
> >3) does shared files work with Win98? I've heard that that's the best OS for WP DOS, yet I couldn't get the shared files or CD Rom to work, but that could be because i was in Home Premium. I could upgrade to Ultimate.
>
> Win98 works in WVPC. The CDROM works, if you want Shared Folders you
> will need to use the old VM Additions. (info on my website)
> Your Win98 issues are not related to the host OS. WVPC works the same
> (identically) for W7HP or W7Ult.
>
> XP Mode is just a pre-made VM that is licensed to Ult, Ent, Pro, it
> has nothing to do with how Windows Virtual PC works or doesn't work.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> http://smudj.wordpress.com/
> .
>
From: Steve Jain [MVP] on 19 Feb 2010 18:42
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:17:01 -0800, eeave1
<eeave1(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>SJ- thanks for your expert, very clear help.
>
>I do have more questions, unfortunately, i really want this to work: 1) how
>do i get XP mode/VPC off my Windows 7 Home Premium? I downloaded it by
>mistake.

XP mode from Programs and Features, WinVPC: Programs and
Features-->Installed updates

>2) with the WIN98, i don't have diskettes since i skipped that
>version (went from '95 to XP). Is that a problem?
Using an OS without a license is generally considered a problem. I
can't help you there.

> I can get the VID file from other sources...it gave me a C prompt, but then I couldn't get into the
>VM either by CDRom or shared files

Right, if you're booting to DOS you need to load the correct drivers
for your CD-ROM and Shared Folders

>3) if I were to get WiN98 up and running,
>would i have to go into the program as windows, and then pull up WP DOS as a
>pif window? Thanks for great help....
>

You could probably have it restart into DOS mode, I haven't used Win98
regularly since 2000.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
http://smudj.wordpress.com/
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