I tried a trial version of virtual pc, when I reach to the step XP allocate
disk, I found it shows my primary disk as a unallocated space, so I didn't
dare to go on, it seems it tried to format the disk where my window 2000
system is. I was thinking it should try to use the space ...

I Run a Win XP Pro and 98 SE Virtual 0S within XP Pro
I have a DOS based accounting program which runs only on DOS /95/ 98. the
same runs well in virtual os
the problem i have is that the accounting software created lots of data files.

Hey folks,
I've been a strong fan of VMware workstation for many years and resisted
moving to VPC for quite some time. For technical reasons, I was forced to
use VPC for some ISA firewall testing. Much to my surprize, I really liked

I am trying to install virtual pc 2004 on win xp pro sp2, but it keeps
failing with the error 1305: error reading from file.....verify that the file
exists. I know that VMNetSrv.sys is on the cd rom.

I've tried everything I can think of. The device manager thinks the thing is
working, until of course you try diagnostics on it. Also, Hyperterm can't
seem to talk to it either.
Did this work in VPC 6.1???

During the installation process, the following message prompt up and the
installation goes no further.
"If you have HPFS or NTFS installed on your hard drive, you will need to
create an MS-DOS boot partition to set up Windows"

OK this is a long shot but here is goes....
I've got several developer/testers that wish to create very detailed VMs and
then share them around the group.  Since repackaging these VMs for
distribution requires several steps (delete mac address, sysprep,

I am running WINXP sp1a on a HPnx9110 notebook, have installed Virtual PC
2004 sp1.
When I boot a retail XP PRo sp2 to install the OS in a Virtual Machine, it
seems to read the CD but then the cursor flies all over the screen like the

I have a client that is trying to connect via VPN
They are running windows 2000.
I have checked and rechecked the setup which works fine on my win 2000 PC
It gets as far as connecting and dies with a timeout.

firstI realize XP Pro is "required", but is anyone successfully running
virtual PC on XP Home edition? Would like to try Virtual PC before buying XP
Pro to be sure I want it enough to justify both purchase and upgrade.
If yes, any particular "gotcha's" to look out for?

I have 2 virtual machines using the same virtual hard disk. The virtual hard
disk is of a fixed size.
When I make changes to the disk from the first VM, I can see the changes on
the disk on that VM, however when I use the second VM, the disk changes are

Using VPC SP1. Have installed a clean XP SP2 guest which runs fine. Added NAV
2005 which installs fine but after the reboot the CPU runs at 100% for ever
(or until I kill the NAV processes). Haven't been able to find anything on
Symantec Support. Tried McAfee AV which works fine. ...

can i convert my existing pc int a virtual pc?
roy

What should be the correct display setting so Full Screen Mode operates
successfully on the guest OS?
I have Windows XP as a host and guest OS. When I switch to Full Screen Mode
I often get a message that the selected video mode is too big for the guest

Installed Virtual PC 7 on Mac G4 with OS 10.3.6.  Tried to setup Windows XP
Pro in Virtual PC.  The drivers loaded, but when the status bar said
"starting windows", the screen filled with question marks and froze.  Any
similar experiences?