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Windows Forum / Virtual PC / October 2008VPC hangs on boot up at dhcp screen
Hi all, I have downloaded the free "Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image (Win XP sp2 with IE7 pre-installed)" from MS website http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1 -73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en what I wanted to do is to test the website we are building in IE6 and IE7 on same machine (Win server 2003 with IE6). My problem is, after I configured the vm, it hangs during boot up when searching for a network (the screen showing mac address and looking for dhcp etc) After searching on Google, I have tried following but coludn;t solve the hanging problem: 1. edit the vm config xml to make sure mac address is cleared 2. changed the network card setting on guest machine. I tested everything, from not connected, local to shared network, even no network card what bothers me further is, this machine already has the other two vms (one is win2k, the other is a Win server 2003) installed (by other guys) and all work fine. I have checked the network setting of these vms and they are simply one single "not connected" network card. Does anyone has any idea on cause of problem and solution?? I need to get this done so others can adapt this approach to test the website. Any help will be highly appreciated. That sounds like the vm is trying to boot over the network because it cannot find a boot disk. How did you create the virtual machine? Did you expand the download to create a vhd? When you created the vm, did you ask to use an existing vhd and select this one? > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > get this done so others can adapt this approach to test the website. > Any help will be highly appreciated. Hi Bill, First of all, thanks for helping > How did you create the virtual machine? Did you expand the download to > create a vhd? Yes, double clicked the downloaded "IE7_VPC.EXE" from Microsoft site and expand to a local folder on C drive (this pc at work only has one HDD, one partition, dont think I can do anything about it) >When you created the vm, did you ask to use an existing vhd and select this one? After expanded, the folder only contains 3 files, namely ReadMe.txt, VPC_EULA.txt and the vhd, there was no vmc available. I cannot select the "Add an existing vpc" option therefore have to create new vm. I do think something wrong during the new vm creation but have no idea which part Thanks That is OK. You need to use that downloaded vhd file for your virtual machine. When you create a new vm from the new virtual machine wizard, you get the option to create a new vhd file or use an existing one. At this point, select the option to use an existing vhd file and browse to the vhd you have downloaded. Hi Bill, First of all, thanks for helping On Apr 29, 7:18 am, "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote: > How did you create the virtual machine? Did you expand the download to > create a vhd? Yes, double clicked the downloaded "IE7_VPC.EXE" from Microsoft site and expand to a local folder on C drive (this pc at work only has one HDD, one partition, dont think I can do anything about it) >When you created the vm, did you ask to use an existing vhd and select this >one? After expanded, the folder only contains 3 files, namely ReadMe.txt, VPC_EULA.txt and the vhd, there was no vmc available. I cannot select the "Add an existing vpc" option therefore have to create new vm. I do think something wrong during the new vm creation but have no idea which part Thanks Bill, In short the package does not come with a vmc therefore I can only create new vm,not add existing one. Sorry, I forgot to mention one thing, when you select "Add an existing vm", the default file type (and the only file type) it looks for is .vmc. Even though I ignore it and select the vhd file, it will complain that the vmc file is not found because it simply take my vhd path and append the .vmc extension , ie "my_vpc.vhd.vmc" I suppose the vhd file was made so installing OS in VPC is not necessary and also not practical for my situation if I have to do that for all pc at work. I would prefer copy the image over and start running. In case if this info helps: Virtual PC 6.0.156.0 (should be same as so called "vpc 2007", right?) Windows Server 2003 Std Ed 5.2.3790, SP1 Thanks Regards, GC > That is OK. You need to use that downloaded vhd file for your virtual > machine. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > select the option to use an existing vhd file and browse to the vhd you have > downloaded. >Bill, > >In short the package does not come with a vmc therefore I can only >create new vm,not add existing one. Yes, that's why he asked if you used an existing VHD and how you created a new VM. >Sorry, I forgot to mention one thing, when you select "Add an existing >vm", the default file type (and the only file type) it looks for >is .vmc. Even though I ignore it and select the vhd file, it will >complain that the vmc file is not found because it simply take my vhd >path and append the .vmc extension , ie "my_vpc.vhd.vmc" .vmc is a config file .vhd is a virtual hard drive file, they are not interchangable. >I suppose the vhd file was made so installing OS in VPC is not >necessary and also not practical for my situation if I have to do that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Virtual PC 6.0.156.0 (should be same as so called "vpc 2007", right?) >Windows Server 2003 Std Ed 5.2.3790, SP1 You CREATE a new VM and it's .vmc file, but you then select to use "An existing VHD" which in this case is the one you downloaded.  SignatureCheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft. I don't really know what to say except "read what I said last time". I did NOT say add an existing vm. I suggested that you create a new vm and use the existing vhd file. Have you ever created a vm from scratch? > Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> have >> downloaded. Hi Steve and Bill, Thanks both, its now clear to me. Appreciate your time and patient In case someone have time to kill and dont bother to know what mistake I made... I got confused because there are two places where you have the option "Add existing vm...", one in the first step when you create new vm (I was referring to this one, which was a mistake) and the other one after you selected "Create new VM" and later prompt for the vhd (the one Bill referring to) Best wishes > I don't really know what to say except "read what I said last time". >Hi Steve and Bill, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >after you selected "Create new VM" and later prompt for the vhd (the >one Bill referring to) No, if we take it from scratch: 1) In the VPC console click "New". THe Wizard will appear. 2) Click "Next". 3) *Now* you have the option of "Create a virtual machine" or "Use defaulkt settings to create a virtual machine" or "Add and existing virtual machine" In this case you don't have an existing VM so you go for the first option to create it. Next 4) Give it a name and a location. Next 5) Select the operating system to optimize the VM hardware. Next 6) Use recommended RAM or change it. Next 7) Now you get to choose between "An existing virtual hard disk" or "A new virtual hard disk". Notice that you *don't* get to choose an existing VM!!!! Next 8) Navigate to the downloaded VHD file. etc etc So there is only *one* place an existing virtual machine is the choice and this is in step 3. Bo Berglund > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > get this done so others can adapt this approach to test the website. > Any help will be highly appreciated. I recently ran into the dhcp message after first time using the virtual PC software to create a vm. I needed to first load the OS CD in the CD-rom. 2nd I need to go to tools - CD and select "Use Physical Drive D:". After installing the OS don't forget to release the drive. |
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