I am setting up a test envionment for Exchange 2003. I have multiple
instances of VPC running at the same time and have unique MAC addresses on
each.
They are all on the same subnet as the host pc.

I've been having an intermittent problem lately where
Virtual PC is "Not Responding" after I have told a virtual
machine to shutdown.  I can then no longer access the
console, however the virtual machine icon remains on the

I have got the following problem. Maybe someone can help.
host: Win2K/512Mb/P4-1.8G nic's:Intel 100/ve,3Com 11a,b,g
Wifi
Before I install the Virtual Machine Network Services

Recently I installed Virtual PC in my other operating
system: Windows 2000, and make it the basic steps, for
example, in my host operating system not have a physical
network card but I installed the Loopback adapter and I

Is there some way to make VirtualPC take advantage of the
extra CPUs in a multiprocessor or hyperthreaded system?  
When I install it on such a box, task manager always shows
all but one CPU idle even though there are multiple VMs

Can anyone recommend a good Zeroing tool for VHD's.
I've tried Eraser 5.3, but my VHD will never compress
beyond it's current size.
Thanks.

I am a software designer/developer and am evaluating VPC.
A weird thing is happening. I compiled one of my
installation exes which installs a second icon (from the
program exe) to the desktop pointing to a newly created

When I try to install an os/create a virtualpc win xp
bluescreens.
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
....

I am trying to configure what has become a normal MS lab
setup. Like you work with at MS Events, ie: a laptop with
virtual machines setup on a single machine.
I have a laptop with virtual Server 2003, virtual server

Could any one explain me how I can connect my PC with VPC
via LAN.
Thanks and regards
Vidya Sagar

If you have a software firewall installed on the host, such as Zone Alarm,
will it prevent external access to the guest pcs? Or do you need a firewall
installed inside each guest pc?
I am not worried about programs inside the guest pc accessing the network;

VPC won't work with host serial ports above com9.  It always
complains about failing to open them.
I am 99% certain this is because it isn't naming them correctly.
Under NT you have to give the device name as \\?\COM10 etc.

I've installed a Windows XP Prof virtual machine (Virtual
PC 2004) on my Dell C640 portable PC. I want to configure
a dial-up internet connection on the virtual machine. I
want the connection to map the modem "PCTEL 2304WT V.9x

I have VPC and WinXP and VM additions installed. Recently
some keys mapped wrongly, so I uninstalled the keyboard
driver and restart. Afterthat, my mouse and keyboard not
working in VPC anymore. Anu idea?

XP Us version+SP22142, i've installed VPC, no problems yet
i restart PC to launch another XP in spanish version
also i've installed VPC in this localized XP
but i cant launch the US version and viceversa (from XP