i'm trying to load WinXP SP2 as my first guest OS on VPC SP1 and it is dog
slow copying installation files to a local disk.
I've set performance options so all VPCs get same slice and VPC is supposed
to run at maximum speed

Any one had the problem of installing dapper drake under virtual pc and then
having the desktop illegible and very very wide- look like it is probably in
8 bit colour also. Did everyone else manage to get a readable screen? The
grub screen and boot screen are fine, but the logon ...

I'm running XP-SP2 as my host machine. VPC is installed and the client
session is loaded  with XP-SP2 as well.
The host system is using an ATI dual display card and when the Virtual
client is up and running on Monitor #2 in full screen mode any time that I

Wouldn't it be great to have a version of virtualpc that works without instal?
You could take it to work on an usb and use your own version of windows.
A tip to the microsoft guys.

I've figured out my previous bug but can't get this operating system to work.
Now the latest one is that I installed Windows NT.  To log onto windows NT
you must push CTRL, ALT & Delete to be able to insert your user name and
password.  When you do that, you get out of virtual PC. ...

thanks in advance!
Is there any posibility to start a virtual machine duplicating the actual
operating system which virtual pc is running?
is it posible using an operating system image?

I post here a thread I initially began at:
microsoft.public.windows.server.dns
in the hope that someone here could help too ;)
I'm in trouble with an anomal behavior with dynamic updates in VPC 2004 SP1.

I'm currently using the free version of Virtual PC that was released by
Microsoft a few weeks back and I've found it to be really useful.  Like
others, I use it to look at a bunch of vintage operating systems - gee,
Windows 1.01 - no future for that company.  :-P  However, using ...

Arrrrrg - I've run out of static IP addresses!
Anyway, I have a Server 2003 VPC set up, but I had to use NAT, and it's
connecting fine for outgoing traffic. Is there any humanly possible way
to use forwarding or something on the host machine so I can serve a

Been checking out Virtual Pc 2004 (the free one recently released) with
success installing 98SE, 2000 and Knoppix.
As Knoppix is running using an iso file I decided I'd try a "fuller, real"
installation. I'm dialup so instead of downloading something I had the

I download the Office2007 Beta from the MSDN site and burned a DVD. THe CRC
check of the ISO and the DVD are a match. In a VPC session (cotaining
WindowsXP Professional) I atteampted to install the software from the DVD.  
After entering the Product code I get an error mesage ...

Every since the GUI finished installing XP PRO on my VPC, it will no show
anything when windowed.  Usually, it will be a completely blank screen even
if I go full screen.  Occasionally there will be some viewable screen portion
in full screen.

How can one reserve a second Network card for exclusive use by virtual PC
and achieve total isolation? or simply use different network segment will
do? e.g primary NIC for regular domain stations on 192.123.123.0 and virtual
PCs on 192.123. 124.0 all with subnetmask of 255.255 ...

Mini newsgroup FAQ for the week of 9/10/2006
HTML version available here: http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx
Table of Contents
1.. Where can I find more information on Virtual PC?

is this possible? I have a VHD with dynamic size of 16GB, can I increase this
size without a 3rd party product?