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Windows Forum / Virtual PC / September 2007i'm sure everyone had this problem
basically running home premium vista 32bit, i tried to install virtual pc and it worked had a system to boot xp, the virtual pc did the bios test all checked out but didn't boot to xp it just froze it told me that it wasn't able to boot, am i missing something do i need to install xp on it, or does it have the operating system all ready when you select what is the os that you want, i uninstalled it but now i'm thinking that i didn't try hard enough.  SignatureJonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. i think i was right in my accessment i'm so dum i thought that when i told it i wanted to run xp that it would come fuly runable but as i just found out by using linux in the virtual pc is that you actually need to install it. am i right? SignatureJonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. > basically running home premium vista 32bit, i tried to install virtual pc > and it worked had a system to boot xp, the virtual pc did the bios test [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > os that you want, i uninstalled it but now i'm thinking that i didn't try > hard enough. Hi Jonathan, Yes, you have to install whichever operating system you require. The choices in the wizard are to best prepare your virtual machine for the operating system that *you* are going to provide for it. SignatureJane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) MVP - Windows Shell/User >i think i was right in my accessment i'm so dum i thought that when i told >it i wanted to run xp that it would come fuly runable but as i just found [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> is the os that you want, i uninstalled it but now i'm thinking that i >> didn't try hard enough. i have a little problem i got linux mandriva to boot on the virtual pc but it seems slow compare to when i boot directly from the cd, the hard drive keeps working so is the cdrom which make sense cuz it's booting from cdrom, but it's just weird it takes a long time, ahhh might of gotten it the screen got bigger and now it's all dark, ok i got it working somewhat but for somereason the resolution is way bigger than what my pc can handle SignatureJonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. > Hi Jonathan, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> what is the os that you want, i uninstalled it but now i'm thinking that >>> i didn't try hard enough. having resolution problem with mandriva linux don't know why it lloks good when it first starts. SignatureJonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. >i have a little problem i got linux mandriva to boot on the virtual pc but >it seems slow compare to when i boot directly from the cd, the hard drive [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>>> you select what is the os that you want, i uninstalled it but now i'm >>>> thinking that i didn't try hard enough. alright xp works on my system it's strange it shouldn't of worked the product id was disabled by ms becaus eit had been used too often but hey i don't care, now i just need to find a way to get linux to work on there, i know i will i'm probably missing a important piece of info. by the way i have new advice use virtual pc and torture your os using the recovery so you don't always have to re-install, and you can keep torturing windows, you know i will. SignatureJonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. > having resolution problem with mandriva linux don't know why it lloks good > when it first starts. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>>> you select what is the os that you want, i uninstalled it but now i'm >>>>> thinking that i didn't try hard enough. >alright xp works on my system it's strange it shouldn't of worked the >product id was disabled by ms becaus eit had been used too often but hey i [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >don't always have to re-install, and you can keep torturing windows, you >know i will. Looking at the above posting from you I cannot help wondering why you are spamming the newsgroup with all that sig crap? 7 lines of actual posting text 10 lines of completely irrelevant crap Why? Bo Berglund bo.berglund(at)nospam.telia.com actually my sig is only 9 lines if you don't count spaces, and it's not spam, it's info some of it somewhat important like my advices. but i'm sure someone will now tell me three lines of text 9 lines of sig so what, at least i'm not spaming when i post i actually help people around SignatureJonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. > >>alright xp works on my system it's strange it shouldn't of worked the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Bo Berglund > bo.berglund(at)nospam.telia.com |
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