I'm currently writing a set of servers/clients for a small multiplayer game. I
understand that any workstation version of Windows has a winsock backlog limit
of 5 connections (I believe it's the right number).
If I install a Server type OS (like Windows Server 2003) on VirtualPC ...

I would like to set up a test machine with multiple virtual machines, with
each virtual machine running Windows XP. Each virtual machine would have a
different environment with it's own tools, compilers etc. This sort of setup
offers me these advantages - each environment is ...

I have a virtual pc running Windows Server 2003 that I am doing .Net
development on. The host pc is Windows XP Professional.
Just recenly the semicolon key (;) has stopped working in the virtual pc
(Windows Server 2003). I am developing in C# and as you can imagine this has

I have a windows 98 software package that I am trying to run under
virtual pc.  This program is basically a menu program that calls
several subprograms.  All of the subprograms seem to run fine,
however the underlying "front end network" (as it is called) that allows

I have noticed that VPC SP1 complains:
"Caution - VirtualPC
The CD image could not be captured.
You may not have the proper access privileges to the CD image file."

Need to know if this is possible.  Virtual PC  running XP and using the
wireless connection.  The normal operating system XP not using the wireless,
and using the hardline network connection only.   Want to ensure they can
only use wireless under virtual PC and not in the real ...

I have Virtual PC 2004 running on my Laptop. I am running a VPC image of
Windows NT Advanced Server 2000 with a SQL Server Database installed. The
computer name of the VPC image is W2kADVSRVDEV, my host machine name is TOSH.
My problem is that my host (TOSH) can connect in SQL ...

The product descriptions only mention workstation
operating systems, can server OS's be installed as well?

If you take a bit of a look around, you'll see that Robert's and my 2004
FAQs and SJ's 5.2 download site are posted quite a bit...

Dear MS,
I have successfully installed Bart PE builder. I have also created WIndows
PE image using the Bart's PE Builder. I am using Virtual PC(from Microsoft)
to launch PE image(developed using Bart's PE builder) in the same host

I'm attempting to copy some existing VPC files from my laptop hard drive to a
new 250 GB external hard drive.  When I try to drag-and-drop, or copy and
paste, I receive the following error:
Cannot copy <filename>: the parameter is incorrect.

As of today they always say OS X won't run due to PowerPC architecture, however now that
Apple shifts to Intel does this mean we can run OS X next spring on Virtual PC ?

Hello Representative,
My issue is regarding networking.
I have a computer with 1GHz Processor and 256 MB of RAM. I have installed
Virtual PC 2004 and able to install the Windows 98SE.

Hi.  I have searched through the VPC forum for my answer but can't find
it...or missed it.  Anyway, here's my problem, and what I did to get to this
point:
Problem: "Shared Folders" within my settings for my Windows XP Pro Guest O/S

i am new to virtual pc. I want to know if i can save a state of my OS.
For example i used recently vmwares. It offers the possibility to take a
snapshopt of the actual state of the virtual machine, so i can easly back to
a previous state if a installation or upgrade test failed.