We have an XP Pro SP2 computer/laptop (Pentium 2Ghz with 1.0GB RAM)
with
a wireless NIC and wired NIC. I want to setup a virtual network and run
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition using (1) NIC with (1) XP Pro SP2

I am running Windows XP SP2 and VPC with SP1... during the installation of
Windows Server 2003 R2, all goes fine until the last 5 minutes of the
installation during the "Finalizing Installation" process.  It runs forever
or locks up.  I have re-started the installation, and the ...

When i run Quickbooks (financial software like MYOB) thru Virtual PC for Mac,
the keyboard doesn't work.
I just get a beep from Quickbooks as if it doesn't recognise what i typed.
I am trying to enter the install code (i just bought it but can't install it).

Hi
I cannot log onto Server 2003, with CTRL ALT Delet, as it takes me directly
to Task Manager.  
Thanks

I have an Acer Duo Core laptop (TravelMate 4202). I am running Virtual
PC on it. The VM occasionally pauses for 2-3 seconds. This happens
randomly, but quite often. Sometimes it happens every few seconds. i.e.
pause for 3 seconds, run for 5 seconds and then pause again. It's very

Is there a way to install/configure a "fake" NIC card on the host
machine and then use it as the adapter for the VMs.
I have 2 VMs running at the same time. Both are configured to use the
host's real NIC and both have OSs configured to use 192.168.x.x

host is winxp pro sp2 and guest is win2k sp4 rollup
when I try to add a shared folder pointing to a folder on my host
harddisk
then virtual pc goes to 50% CPU usage and never comes back

I manage several computer labs with VPC.  The host computers have 2 HDs - one
for the host, the other for the .vmc & .vhd files.  I would like to store
multiple virtual machines on the second HD.  Within VPC, is there is a way to
limit the size of dynamic disks?

I'm interested in using virtual pc for backups and just to try out the
technology. What are some of the main features in virtual pc. Could you
e-mail me any responses to vincent_sixx@hotmail.com thank you.

Are postings ever dropped from this group? Is there an archive? Before
replying to a question I wanted to refresh my memory about some previous
postings I had made. I only found 1 'reply' post. I could not find any of my
'question' posts either by key words or using my name.

We've installed the Virtual PC 2004 on XP and now we would like to remove
the check mark for the Virtual Machine Network Services in the properties of
the Local Area Connection on the PC. We've been looking in the registry to
modify or delete the flag but without success. Can ...

This is more of a Windows networking question, but i hoped that someone
in the VS2005/VPC community has dealt with this.
I'm trying to create a VM with 2 network adapters and attach them to
different networks (say a 192.x and a 10.x network).  I will play

I have a PC with windows 2000 pro with 2 serial port.
I have installed Virtual PC 2004  with an old application in windows 3.11
that use serial port BUT the application doesn't read anything from the com
ports.

I recently built a new (physical) PC with an Athalon 64 processor, SATA II
drives and 4 GB of RAM.
I am running Windows XP Pro (32 bit) on the host machine and VPC 2004 SP1.  
The guest machine is running Windows Server 2003 with dynamic disks.

I had installed VirtualPC 7 on my computer, but removed it. However, every
time the computer starts up, an installer for VPC launches. I can't find
anywhere where this installer is called from. How can I removed this?