I'm trying to get Windows NT 3.51 install in Virtual PC 2004.
Currently I do this:
- Create a new VM with 128MB RAM and 2GB hard disk
- Boot from a MS-DOS 6.22 boot disk

I have WinXP as host and a Win3.11 running in Virt PC 2004 running with the
addons but the Lpt1 port is greyed out. I think XP is usiong this port for
the attached laser printer.
How would I get XP to release the port so that the Win3.11 can use?

I need to setup a virtual PC that takes an IP address directly from my
network.  Don't want one starting with 192.168, etc.  I need it to appear and
behave like a separate physical machine on the same network.
The help file says there should be a choice called "Network adapter on ...

i'm using virtual server 2005 on Windows 2003 SP1 and i have the following
problem :
When i declare a virtual machine and i launch it, all works fine... But,
after rebooting the host system, it loose the network connection, telling "a

As some of you may be aware, the big story in computing this week is that
Apple are switching from PowerPC  to Intel CPU's.
Evidentially, for the last few versions of OS X, Apple have been developing
an Intel version in parallel with the PowerPC one.

I'm running on a Laptop with an Intel Centrino. It has an internal wireless
adapter, which works fine from the Host.
I'm running Windows XP pro (not service pack 2, corporate won't allow yet)
on the host. I've installed Windows XP pro (SP2) in the VM.

I recently installed Virtual PC 2004 SP1, and would like to install Windows
98 on it.  I don't actually have a hard copy of Windows 98, but my MSDN
Universal Subscription gives me the ability to download it, so I downloaded
the ISO file.  I created a new virtual machine and ...

I have now installed FC4 Final on my VPC (in XP-Pro) and my next task
is to get a VPN channel up to a remote network where the CVS server
(Windows 2000) resides.
This network is accessible via Microsoft PPTP VPN protocol so I need

I enabled Windows XP Remote Assistance in a VM, routed port 3389 that that
address through my router, and sent a request to someone via email. They got
the invitation, but when they tried to connect it said "the remote host name
could not be resolved".

I have recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 9300 portable computer. I am
experiencing very slow performance within both Windows 2003 Server
guest OS and Windows XP guest OS using Virtual PC 2004 SP1.
It is extremely noticable that the mouse responds very poorly, and

I have downloaded the Fedora Core 4 Final DVD image and was going to
create a VPC with FC4. But when I try to capture the DVD iso image I
get an error message.
But the DVD iso image burns just fine to a DVD-RW disk using Nero, so

I'm new to Virtual pc, and now i finnaly got into the windows 3.0 install
thing with a Windows 98 startup disk. i made a fixed virtual hard disk with
512mb. but when i try installing it on C:\WINDOWS  i get the warning message
''Not enough diskplace on the system. Windows needs ...

Does anyone have step by step instructions required to install windows nt4
server under virtual pc. Or where to get them.
IF you have not done this before there is no need to reply as you would not
know the complications. Sorry for being so blunt.  This is the first time i

I have installed VPC2004/wSP1 in the Windows XP /wSP2 environment.
Then I installed Windows 98 "inside" and  Additions (I can see the installed
Additions in added software window) ... and appropriate driver
(INSTALL.BAT)

I have VPC 2004 installed with 256 MB Ram. I want to increase the size of
the RAM to 512 MB. Is it possible ?. I can see a option to do so in the
setting option of the VPC console, but it is disabled.
Any Idea will be appreciated..