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Windows Forum / Virtual PC / June 2008Virtual Machine 2007 on Host- Vista Home Premium
Hi When I attempt to install Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Premium, I am prompted with the following error message: You are not running on a supported operating system. Please see Microsoft Virtual PC help for a list of supported host operating systems. When I click on OK, I am displayed the License Agreement and I think I would be able to proceed with the installation. Checked Microsoft website http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/sysreq.mspx Home Premium is not listed. What do you think? Should I still try to install? or do we have known issues? You can go ahead and install it, it works fine. That message only states that it's not supported, not that it wont run. All that means is that Microsoft wont do product support if you have a problem.  SignatureBob Comer >Hi > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >What do you think? Should I still try to install? or do we have known >issues? Thanks Bob! I installed VPC2007 and it installed fine. I attempted to install the LiveCD from Remote Exploit, however it the boot procedure just hung. On the other hand, the same LiveCD works just fine on VMWare. I was wondering if any one has had any success in installing in non MS OS on VPC 2007? > You can go ahead and install it, it works fine. That message only > states that it's not supported, not that it wont run. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>What do you think? Should I still try to install? or do we have known >>issues? I've installed Linux (a few different distributions) and OS/2 in a VM, I don't know about Remote Exploit. SignatureBob Comer >Thanks Bob! > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>>What do you think? Should I still try to install? or do we have known >>>issues? Great!! So Linux does work!! Great! I will go ahead and try that!! Thanks a lot!! > I've installed Linux (a few different distributions) and OS/2 in a VM, > I don't know about Remote Exploit. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >>>>What do you think? Should I still try to install? or do we have known >>>>issues? One of the gotcha's is 24-bit color, that's the default for Linux usually, and VPC doesn't support it -- you need to set it to 16 or 32-bit color. Another is the 2.6 kernel having a problem with PS2 mice, that VPC emulates, not working. I don't have the workaround, but there is one if you do a search. SignatureBob Comer >Great!! > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >>>>>What do you think? Should I still try to install? or do we have known >>>>>issues? On 14/06/2008 in message <jug754t8uoqdqrapbli3s1qj5h1nhnojtj@4ax.com> >Another is the 2.6 kernel having a problem with PS2 mice, that VPC >emulates, not working. I don't have the workaround, but there is one >if you do a search. Here we go: http://www.nettakeaway.com/tp/article/319/ubuntu-710-and-no-mouse-on-virtual-pc SignatureJeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK This is as bad as it can get, but don't bet on it Cool thanks, I'll keep it around this time. SignatureBob Comer >On 14/06/2008 in message <jug754t8uoqdqrapbli3s1qj5h1nhnojtj@4ax.com> > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >http://www.nettakeaway.com/tp/article/319/ubuntu-710-and-no-mouse-on-virtual-pc Bob, this is probably long answered, but there is a "VM Additions for Linux" .iso available that is supposed to address several problems. I know that it addresses the mouse/pointer problem. I can't find the read.me on it though I had it last week............ FACE On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:14:55 -0400, in microsoft.public.virtualpc, Robert Comer <bobcomer-removeme-@mindspring.com>, wrote >One of the gotcha's is 24-bit color, that's the default for Linux >usually, and VPC doesn't support it -- you need to set it to 16 or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >emulates, not working. I don't have the workaround, but there is one >if you do a search. You're probably thinking of the ones for Virtual Server 2005 R2. You may want to read how that is implemented. See: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bf12642f-77dc-4d45-ae4e -e1b05e0a2674&DisplayLang=en and the Readme file in particular. > Bob, this is probably long answered, but there is a "VM Additions for > Linux" .iso available that is supposed to address several problems. I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>emulates, not working. I don't have the workaround, but there is one >>if you do a search. The Readme is installed with the additions. The easiest way is to download the VMAdditions for Linux download on a Windows machine or in any Windows XP or Vista vm. Then run the installer. This will create the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Virtual Machine Additions folder in which you will find the Readme. It is not necessary to have Virtual Server installed of course nor is it neccesary for the folder to already exist. Installation is harmless. I know of no link to just the Readme doc itself. If the idea of installing in a vm makes you nervous, turn on undo disks in settings, install, retrieve the doc, and then shut down the vm without committing the changes to the .vhd. > You're probably thinking of the ones for Virtual Server 2005 R2. You may > want to read how that is implemented. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>>emulates, not working. I don't have the workaround, but there is one >>>if you do a search. I just did not remember the name correctly: Path: D:\vpcstuff\linux --------------------------------------- VMAdditionsForLinux_32Bit.msi VMAdditionsForLinux-README.txt <---- VMAdditionsForLinux-README.html VMAdditionsForLinux.iso Linux Additions license (5.15.07).rtf I came across a way to extract a single file from an .msi install package the other day but neither saved nor marked it. (I have a tendency not to leave things in their default install directories which too often are several subdirectory levels down.......) Another way to do a disposable install in a vm is to copy .vmc and vhd of an existing vm of whatever flavor is desired, 'create existing' from vpc console, use it, get what you want from it (in my case email the output to myself to put it through the ISP virus checker), then dump the vm. All clean again. (I did that for an install .exe that I felt just might have a little something "extra" in it -- maybe a gift that kept on giving....) FACE From "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net>, in microsoft.public.virtualpc on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:08:41 -0600 : >The Readme is installed with the additions. The easiest way is to download >the VMAdditions for Linux download on a Windows machine or in any Windows XP [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>>>emulates, not working. I don't have the workaround, but there is one >>>>if you do a search. > "VM Additions for Linux" > I can't find the read.me on it http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx Specifically, #4... SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net > I was wondering if any one has had any success in installing in non MS OS > on VPC 2007? I've got OS/2 Warp 3 and stand-alone Oberon running in VMs. - Bill |
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