can't read Windows or Office 2003 DVD

I am unable to read my Windows 2003 or Office 2003 DVD from my guest PC. The
DVD is loaded in the drive, but if I try to select the drive from the guest
system it behaves as if there is no DVD loaded. I have tried some simple
troubleshooting, and have observed:
- The DVD is not corrupt. I can read it from the host operating system. I
can also map a drive to it, and read it that way from the guest.
- I can read other CDs and DVDs from the guest operating system.

It has been a couple of years since I have built a new virtual PC, but if I
recall, I'll need the DVD to look like a DVD to install Windows.

The host is Windows XP. The guest is Windows 2003. If I go to Help - About
for Virtual PC, the version says 6.0.192.0.

Any ideas?

The easiest thing to do if the VM cannot see the CD is to use a tool
like WinImage (www.winimage.com) to make an ISO of the CD and then
attach the ISO to the virtual machine.

Cheers,
Benjamin Armstrong
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Windows Virtualization

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Sondra wrote:
> I am unable to read my Windows 2003 or Office 2003 DVD from my guest PC. The
> DVD is loaded in the drive, but if I try to select the drive from the guest
> system it behaves as if there is no DVD loaded. I have tried some simple
> troubleshooting, and have observed:
> - The DVD is not corrupt. I can read it from the host operating system. I
> can also map a drive to it, and read it that way from the guest.
> - I can read other CDs and DVDs from the guest operating system.
>
> It has been a couple of years since I have built a new virtual PC, but if I
> recall, I'll need the DVD to look like a DVD to install Windows.
>
> The host is Windows XP. The guest is Windows 2003. If I go to Help - About
> for Virtual PC, the version says 6.0.192.0.
>
> Any ideas?