I have tried the steps list here to compact one of my VHDs which has a lot of
freespace including defrag, precompact, shutdown, and compact from host.
After defregging from inside the guest OS there is a huge chunk of freespace
4GB in the middle of the file (~45% of total size, 9 ...

I need to setup a test base to try out some network deployment scenarios, so,
thought of getting a powerful, dual-processor workstation or server class
computer, and, wanted some pointers on what would make it most effective:
1.  For the OS, should I use Server 2003 or ...

In VPC, the CD-ROM would intermittently fail to recognize a CD in the CD-ROM
drive.  The CD would still be recognized in the host OS, and I can usually
remedy this problem by restarting the virtual OS.  Is there a better way to
get around this problem?  I've read about releasing ...

I have a problem installing Checked/Debug Build of Windows 2000 Pro into Virtual
PC. Shortly after setup is launched, the VirtualPC reports illegal instruction
and resets the virtual machine. The reset occurs when the message
'Launching Windows 2000 Setup' appears after all drivers ...

I have some old scsi hardward which I have not been using because they only
run in Win 95.  I wanted to try and run them though Virtual PC, but I don't
know if the program will recognize the scsi card on its virtual bootup.  It
does not seem to have a slot for scsi device cards ...

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I need advice on the best way to set up a Virtual Network.  Here are my
parameters.
Host Computer: Windows XP Pro Sp2 with one Broadcom NIC connected to a

There hasn't been any new feature added to VPC for a long period of time.
And the price of Virtual Server is lower than that of VPC, should we use
Virtual Server R2 instead of VPC?
I think the only drawback is that Virtual Server doesn't emulate Sound Card

I have Virtual PC 2004 (and Sp1) installed on a Dell PC running Win XP Pro
with Sp2. I am attempting to install Win 2000 Pro or Win XP Pro as a Guest OS
using a setup CD, and I cannot get past the EULA because when I press F8 it
is not being recognized. Essentially I cannot ...

Has anyone had WinFixer show up on their Virtual PC asking if you want to
have it fix the problems on your Windows program and then ask you to pay
$39.95 to have it fixed?

I try to install Windows XP SP2 on a virtual machine, but have a huge
problem with the keyboard. When I press a key it immediately goes into
repeat so I get several characters with one keypress. I have tried to adjust
the repeat rate and repeat delay in the Control Panel applet ...

I installed two virtual systems, W2000Pro and WinXP, in my WinXP Pro w/ SP2
host PC. I set both guest systems using Shared Networking(NAT) with the host
PC and both network card was set as "Obtain an IP address automatically".
With the settings above, both guest PCs can access ...

Hi. I have a Laptop with 1GB RAM. Is very helpful with older courses. But new
MOC courses comes with a req. of 2 GB RAM. in the main comp. I look for more
ram to my laptop, but the maximum grow is up to 1,5 GB.
My Question is:

I am using WindowsNT4 with some industrial cards. We are willing to migrate
to windowsxp. Some of our cards drivers are not available for windowsxp, is
it still possible to access these cards through virtualpc ? If a card is
detected in windowsxp, is it possible to use the card ...

Is there a problem witih VPC using sticky keys and mousekeys?  Can't get it
working.
1.  XP SP2 as guest.
2.  VPC additions installed

I wanted to see if anyone else has ran into this.  We are testing various
uses of differencing disks.  We have a generic base image w/ the OS (2k3)
only and the pagefile set to "no pagefile".  It has been fully optimized to
make it the smallest size possible.  On top of that we ...