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Virtual PC vs Virtual Server	30 Sep 2004 23:07 GMT	6
When should I use Virtual Server instead of virtual PC ? What are the differences between the two ?
Hard drive seems VERY slow	30 Sep 2004 22:42 GMT	3
I'm running Windows 2000 Pro in Virtual PC. It seems that the hard drive runs VERY slow. Why is that? When installing software it takes forever. I looked at the Defragger and the drive is fragmented terribly. The Defragger takes forever also. Just curious. Thanks.
emulation hardware list	30 Sep 2004 21:03 GMT	4
I have converted my old Win NT 4.0 installation in a virtual harddrive. Booting the machine I want to install a resonable grafic device, add a NIC, soundcard so., ... Is there a list of the haradware emulation of a virtual pc?
new site	30 Sep 2004 19:41 GMT	4
You may need to refresh Newsgroups in your Outlook Express browser before the new virtual server newsgroup, microsoft.public.virtualserver, appears. This is what I had to do before I could see it in my 'new newsgroups'.
Virtual Server 2005: Virtual Machine to Physical Machine Migration	30 Sep 2004 18:18 GMT	1
Is it possible to migrate a VS2K5 virtual machine to a physical machine? If so, what are the supported ways to do it? If not, is Microsoft planning to include it as a functionality in the VirtualServer2K5 Migration Toolkit (P2V & V2P)?
VPC 2004 setting guest clock away from host	30 Sep 2004 17:18 GMT	5
I am running VPC 2004 on a machine with Win2k pro. The guest OS is Win98SE. I have PC Additions uninstalled so that the clocks are not synchronized. Supposedly, they only sync-up when the VPC is started this way. I have set the date forward to 2005. I find that when I leave the ...
Processor Utilization	30 Sep 2004 16:33 GMT	6
I have 4 virtual PC's running and when i test an applicaiton on all 4 at the same time all 4 virtual PC's Processor Utilization is maxed out but the Host machine Utilization never goes above 25-27 percent. Is there a way to dedicate more of the processor to my virtual machines?
My Virtual PC IP Settings Keep Changing	30 Sep 2004 16:23 GMT	9
I have a virtual PC running Windows 2000 Server as a Terminal Server. Currently the IP address is 192.168.168.14 with a default gateway of 192.168.2.2. I want to change the default gateway to 192.168.168.1 but when I do the changes disapear as soon as I log off. I've tried ...
Virtual PC - Awsome	30 Sep 2004 04:19 GMT	45
Mmmmmmmmm.... Yeah, right. This is just a lame a.s way for microshat to charge you window losers more money. For every virtual PC session, you need to have a separate valid license. So, if you're running 2 virtual
Build Number	30 Sep 2004 03:27 GMT	1
What is the retail Build Number?
Virtual PC can't use host PC's 1394 Net Adapter	30 Sep 2004 01:56 GMT	6
My host PC runs Windows XP, which supports IP over 1394. However, the "Virtual Machine Network Services" won't install. Is it a known limitation, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
Why??	30 Sep 2004 01:36 GMT	6
Why can't you run Windows Server 2003 on Virtual PC 2004?? All replies welcome. Thanks.
Pentium II or equivalent	30 Sep 2004 00:19 GMT	2
I have installed Virtual PC 2004 on my computer but whenever I start it, I have a window poping-up saying that I need at least a Pentium II or equivalent. My computer is a AMD-K6 3D processor, 551MHz, 312 RAM. What shoul I do to make it work?
Trial Version About To Expire	29 Sep 2004 23:49 GMT	2
Currently I am running the trial version of Virtual PC 2004 to help me study for my MCSE. My trial is about to expire. Is there any way to download or purchase the "real thing" and still keep my current users and settings?
Virtual Server Networking SNAFU	29 Sep 2004 23:45 GMT	4
I have copied 2 vhd images that came from VPC2004 over to a virtual server (latest copy) running on a rack mounted Dell Xenon 2003 server with 1GB ram with a RAID 5 and have configured each up as standard VMs with no special options (1 Dynamic disk, 1 nic, 1 CD rom). Each one is ...