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A Microsoft program to virtualize another operating system within Windows.

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No LPT port in Windows 7 virtual machines

Windows 7 has MS virtual PC integrated, the VM settings don't give a parallel LPT port mapping to the physical machine. Where did it go? Has anyone else noticed this, and found a solution? Update: ...
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Does Windows Virtual PC support virtual applications with an XP Home Edition guest?

I've installed Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7 and have the XP Mode virtual PC working. I can run virtual applications with it and the integration features all work. I used Disk2VHD to convert my ...
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Virtual PC mouse not responding to clicks after drag and drop from physical machine

When I try to drag and drop a file from the physical machine into the VPC window the mouse stops responding inside VPC window. The keyboard keeps working fine and I'm still able to move the mouse ...
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Does Windows 7's "Virtual Manager" require a VT/HT enabled machine to configure VHD?

Does Windows 7's feature "Virtual Manager" require a VT/HT enabled machine to configure VHD?
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How do you create a VHD in Windows Virtual PC (Win 7) that is linked to a real physical drive?

I know that you can create a Virtual HD in Virtual PC that is linked to a physical drive so it's not compressed, runs faster, etc. I'm now using Windows 7 and I don't see any way to create such a VHD....
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When I run Windows Virtual PC on Windows 7 it just shows me the folder with my Virtual PC files. What's up?

Running Windows 7 Pro, 32 bit. Installed Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode. Got XP Mode working but now when I run Start>Programs>Windows Virtual PC> Windows Virtual PC it just opens a Windows Explorer ...
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Howto create a Windows-XP Virtual PC image to use with Windows-7 Home Premium as is available in the Professional and Ultimate version

I purchased Vista Home Premium 64bit System Builder OEM DVD last Summer from Newegg, and received the free upgrade to Windows 7 end of October. At long last, I am about to carry out a clean install (...
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Installing Windows Vista 64-bit on Microsoft Virtual PC

I have a LEGAL OEM Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit DVD (with original/unshared serial sticker) that I'm no longer using since I moved to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I wanted to reuse my Vista in a ...
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Why does Ubuntu 9.04 console not work with Windows 7 Windows Virtual PC?

Here's a screen shot of my console in an Ubuntu 9.10 desktop live CD installed onto a Windows 7 Windows Virtual PC machine, and then stripped of the X/gnome environment: Note that the Grub part works ...
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Accessing Internet from Virtual PC 2007

My Host Operating System (The one that runs on my laptop is Windows Vista). The configuration is as follows - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 1.66GHz Memory RAM 2.00 GB System Type - 32 bit I run Windows ...
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Creating a Windows Virtual PC image from a Physical machine

On Windows 7 (Home Premium), using Windows Virtual PC, how can you create an image of a physical machine running Windows XP? I've found the "Virtual Server 2005 Migration Toolkit", but this is of ...
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Unable to connect host from guest VPC

My host is WinXP and my guest (on VPC 2007) is also WinXP. Both have SP2. I am unable to ping either from one another. However, I am able to connect to the Internet from the guest. My intention is to ...
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Transfering files into XP Mode

Is there an easy way to transfer files into an XP Mode virtual machine? Used to you could install the integration features in VirtualPC and drag and drop files from host to guest. However, I can't ...
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Duplicate Name Exists error from virtual PC with NAT network configuration

Whenever I change the network configuration to NAT for a virtual machine running under Virtual PC 2007, I get "A duplicate name exists on the network." error. There is no other machine on my network ...
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Virtual PC 2007 is not working with Windows 7 64-bit and Windows mobile

I'm trying to get a connection to the internet with my Windows Mobile 6 device emulator but it won't connect. I get this message every time I try to setup a network in the emulator: Device ...
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How to start a virtual machine via a scheduled task?

I want to "start" a virtual machine (it may be powered down or hibernating) via a scheduled task in Windows 7. I cannot figure the correct way to do this. I tried scheduling the cmd task, which works ...
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Enable hardware virtualization in BIOS?

I am running a FOXCONN AM2+ M61PMV with an AMD Athlon II X2 240 Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. From startup I have hit the del key and the options for enabling the hardware virtualization are not there. ...
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Virtual Machines - VMWare user switching to Microsoft

I am used to using VMWare Workstation - and have been very happy with it. I have been using it for sandboxing programming environments and testing. I am now in an environment where we must use ...
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windows xp mode for windows 7 - save text input language settings

When I change the 'default language' in 'text services and input languages' in windows xp mode from EN-US to DE-DE the settings are reverted with the next logoff / reboot - EN-US is the default ...
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Backing up VM data to host drive on Windows 7

I have created a VM for Virtual PC in Windows 7. I am writing a batch file to backup data in the VM to a host USB drive. I have shared the host drives. I have a USB drive that I want backup to target ...
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How do you do a screen capture of the active window inside a Virtual PC?

I am running Vista and I have Virtual PC 2007 with a VM running XP. When I try to capture the screen with Alt+PrintScreen I get nothing. When I use PrintScreen I get a screenshot of the entire screen, ...
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WinXP on VPC - Unable to change the way users log on or off

On my Windows 7 computer, I have set up a new Windows XP VPC. In the VPC window, when I click Ctrl+Alt+Del, I see Windows Task Manager. As per this Microsoft Knowledge Base article, I can change this ...
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Where is my .vmc config file for Virtual PC

Where does Virtual PC stores the .vmc files ? I can't find them.
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Ubuntu 9.10 in Virtual PC video issue

After a clean install of Ubuntu 9.10 in Virtual PC 2007 the screen looks like the one in the image below. There's no X installed, I only want to access the terminal. How can I address this issue?
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Why VirtualPC reset clock to host clock?

I tried to change the hour of my windows inside Virtual PC but each time it comes back to the clock of the host. How to prevent this ?
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Connect to host computer from Virtual PC 2007

I am having trouble using my guest (Windows XP SP3) to communicate over TCP/IP to the host computer (Windows 7) using Virtual PC 2007. I have WAMPServer running on my host, and want to be able to ...
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MS Virtual PC and licensing question

I already have a license for Windows XP and I have installed MS Virtual PC. Now I would like to install same Windows XP on virtual session. Does this violate licensing agreement? Is it possible?
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Troubles with "Upgrade Integration Components" in Windows Virtual PC (Windows 7)

When I choose Tools / Upgrade Integration Components, the installation goes through, but it complains that the following processes are running: Virtual machine User Service Windows Explorer If I say ...
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Creating an image to use in Windows 7 XP mode?

I have an XP laptop that I want to create an image of and use in Windows 7 XP mode. Is this a good idea or what?? And how do I do it please? The laptop's drive is about 60GB full.
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Can a Virtual PC emulate a mac address for the network card too?

Can a Virtual PC emulate a mac address for the network card too? It probably is possible but I think the Virtual PC / VirtualBox / VMWare / Parallel, all probably won't support it as the mac address ...
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Transfer files between VPC and Host Machine

I have a virtual machine setup and I am able to transfer files from the host to the vpc and from the vpc to the host. I then copied the vpc to another machine and I am not able to copy files anymore. ...
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How can I recover/compact space used by a Virtual PC virtual hard drive?

I have a Windows 2003 Server setup in Virtual PC. I loaded it with VS2005, SQL Server etc., and the size of the VHD file was 15 GB. Over the months, I have tried various things including setting up ...
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Can we Hibernate a Virtual PC, and then take that image and use it for "Super Fast Boot up (Wake up)"?

Since if we hibernate a PC, and "wake it up", it will be a super fast process (compared to Booting up XP from start, for example), so, can we Hibernate a Virtual PC, and then keep that image.vhd and ...
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Can apps detect it is a Virtual PC?

Some games let you earn coins by installing some trial software. I don't want to install on my main PC but install just on a Virtual PC . But sometimes some trial software installation didn't give ...
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Is there a way to hide that you are connected to a computer via Remote Desktop or Virtual PC?

Is there a way to hide that you are connected to a computer via Remote Desktop or Virtual PC? Software (Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client, to be exact) has the ability to tell if you are connected to the ...
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Disk2VHD reboots without warning

I recently tried cloning (p2v) my old desktop machine using SysInternals Disk2VHD tool (link text) But the app doesn't get past the 'Snapshotting volumes' message on Disk2VHD without my machine ...
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Can you install Windows 7 on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, VirtualBox on a mac, or on Windows 7's Virtual PC?

Can you install Windows 7 on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, VirtualBox on a mac, or on Windows 7's Virtual PC? Using Virtual PC 2007 to install Win 7 is a bit weird... but in fact, it is just like ...
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Unlike Virtual PC 2007, why "Undo" disk on Windows 7's Virtual PC never get merged onto the main virtual hard drive (.vhd)?

Using an "undo" disk on Virtual PC 2007, when the VPC is shut down, the program will ask, "Do you want to merge the change into the main virtual hard drive, or discard the change, or to save the ...
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Using "Undo" disk on Virtual PC, you can do all sorts of crazy things to the PC and "undo" everything easily?

It seems like using Virtual PC 2007, if an "Undo" disk option is selected when setting up this Virtual PC, you can play with the Virtual PC for a few hours, install all sorts of software, toolbar, etc,...
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Wondering why VirtualBox and VMWare's Player both "capture" the mouse inside the Virtual Machine? Virtual PC 2007 works quite well if doesn't

I wonder why VirtualBox and VMWare's Player both "capture" and bound the mouse pointer to the Virtual Machine and not let it come out, and needing to press RIGHT CTRL key or CTRL-ALT to come out. ...
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If Virtual PC 2007 is about 30MB, how come VirtualBox is about 70MB, about double the size?

I wonder if Virtual PC 2007 is about 30MB, how come VirtualBox on Windows is about 70MB (the installation file), needing to be about double the size?
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If Windows XP has Virtual PC 2007 (free) and Windows 7 has Windows Virtual PC (free), what about for Vista?

Windows XP has a free downloadable Virtual PC 2007 form Microsoft's website. And Windows 7 has Windows Virtual PC. (Are they supposed to work the same on a .vhd file?) What about Vista? I ran ...
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Disk2vhd - netbook cloning

I recently tried cloning (p2v) a netbook (Compaq 110 Mini) using SysInternals Disk2VHD tool (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx) When I created a VMC in VPC (Virtual PC) on ...
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Is using a Virtual PC on a RAM DISK super fast? (putting the .vhd file in a RAM DISK)

I wonder how or if any one tried to create a RAM DISK, and then put the 2GB (or sometimes 1.2GB) .vhd file into it, and then run the virtual PC using this image. It should be running super fast, as ...
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How to create 2, or 3, or 4 Virtual PC with Win XP on it on Windows 7's Virtual PC?

The default Windows Virtual PC installation sets up one Virtual PC with Win XP on it. I wonder how do we set up 2 or 3 or 4 machines, all with XP on it? There seems to be a way, but it is not ...
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Why does Windows 7's Virtual PC running Windows XP Professional have no "Shut down" button?

Why does Windows 7's Virtual PC running Windows XP Professional has no "Shut down" button -- if clicking on START, there is only "Log off". To shut down, we need to press CTRL-ALT-END on the keyboard ...
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If I have a .vhd file, can it be used by Virtual PC 2007, VirtualBox, and Windows 7's Virtual PC?

If I have a .vhd file, can it be used by Virtual PC 2007, VirtualBox (open source), and Windows 7's Virtual PC (the newest Virtual PC)? Can you even run Virtual PC 2007 on a .vhd file, and then shut ...
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How can a Virtual PC with Windows XP install the East Asian Language? (or does any browser come with Chinese fonts?)

How can a Virtual PC with Windows XP on it install the East Asian Language? (or does any browser come with Chinese fonts?) After setting up a Virtual PC with Windows XP, if Chinese font is needed, ...
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Is it true that using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, you can copy the .vhd file (about 2GB) and you have "a new computer"?

Is it true that using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, you can copy the .vhd file (about 2GB) and you have "a new computer"? For example, if you make several folders on your real physical PC c:\xp01 c:\...
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What's the best approch when installing suspicious software?

Some online game on Facebook needs virtual coins. A way to earn coins is by installing trial software, such as a PDF reader (as it claims). Is a virtual PC the safest bet in this case? I'm concerned ...
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