Guide about setting up and mounting a virtual machine

Hi,
I need a link to a recent, thorough, yet compact guide about setting up and
mounting a virtual machine XP and Vista- on a Vista Ultimate PC with 4 G
memory and VPC 2007..
Kind regards,
Tony Thijs
Oriolus Publishing

Tony, I can't help you with a guide to VPC 2007 because, currently, I
haven't got around to preparing one. My website does, however, contain a
guide to VMware Workstation.

While VPC 2007 is free it isn't as flexible as VMware workstation; you also
don't get USB support on VPC 2007.


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"Tony" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I need a link to a recent, thorough, yet compact guide about setting up
> and mounting a virtual machine XP and Vista- on a Vista Ultimate PC with 4
> G memory and VPC 2007..
> Kind regards,
> Tony Thijs
> Oriolus Publishing

There isn't much to it - use the wizard in Virtual PC to prepare the new VM
(basically you're just deciding how much drive space, memory, etc. to
dedicate to it and what its name should be) and from there you install the
OS for the new VM the same as you would on a "real" computer.

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"Tony" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I need a link to a recent, thorough, yet compact guide about setting up
> and mounting a virtual machine XP and Vista- on a Vista Ultimate PC with 4
> G memory and VPC 2007..
> Kind regards,
> Tony Thijs
> Oriolus Publishing

I use VMware workstation on my ultimate machine for XP and Ubuntu (And
OSX on occasion) and they work beautifuly. if you have hardware
virtualization, vmware workstation and server support that as well and
it makes a BIG difference in VM performance as well.


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Have you tried reading the built-in documentation of VPC 2007? It is
well written, and VERY complete... But also, I pointed a friend of
mine who wanted to install VPC 2007 and a guest WinXP OS on his Vista
machine to this page, which is detailed and has a lot of screenshots:

'Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC'
(http://lifehacker.com/software/windo...-pc-238071.php)


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"Span Key The Money key" <> wrote in message
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> VMware SERVER is free and better than that stupid VPC 2007!
>

But You Are A Dumb Ass - Nobody Wants To Read Your ****. Just FYI.
>
>
> "John Barnett MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:OT2o$...
>> Tony, I can't help you with a guide to VPC 2007 because, currently, I
>> haven't got around to preparing one. My website does, however, contain a
>> guide to VMware Workstation.
>>
>> While VPC 2007 is free it isn't as flexible as VMware workstation; you
>> also don't get USB support on VPC 2007.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> --
>> John Barnett MVP
>> Associate Expert
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>>
>> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
>> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
>> for
>> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
>> the
>> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
>> mail/post..
>>
>>
>> "Tony" <> wrote in message
>> news:CF7C3CD9-DBF7-455C-A490-...
>>> Hi,
>>> I need a link to a recent, thorough, yet compact guide about setting up
>>> and mounting a virtual machine XP and Vista- on a Vista Ultimate PC with
>>> 4 G memory and VPC 2007..
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Tony Thijs
>>> Oriolus Publishing
>>

Thanks to all for the advice. I guess the big difference between VMware and
VPC is harware support. I have a network scanner / printer (HP6310) that I
must use and test.

I will be installing Vista and XP Pro on Vista Ultimate and I have a lot uf
USB devices. The software I am testing makes extensive use of USB devices
like a Plantronics USB CS60 headset and the HP 6310, next to a cardreader,
Jabra Bluetooth dongle etc.

Kind regards,
Tony Thijs

"LeeTutor" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
>
> Have you tried reading the built-in documentation of VPC 2007? It is
> well written, and VERY complete... But also, I pointed a friend of
> mine who wanted to install VPC 2007 and a guest WinXP OS on his Vista
> machine to this page, which is detailed and has a lot of screenshots:
>
> 'Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC'
> (http://lifehacker.com/software/windo...-pc-238071.php)
>
>
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> LeeTutor
>
> If this answer has been of help to you, then please add to my Reputation
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Tony, you are not going to get USB support with VPC 2007.

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"Tony" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all for the advice. I guess the big difference between VMware
> and VPC is harware support. I have a network scanner / printer (HP6310)
> that I must use and test.
>
> I will be installing Vista and XP Pro on Vista Ultimate and I have a lot
> uf USB devices. The software I am testing makes extensive use of USB
> devices like a Plantronics USB CS60 headset and the HP 6310, next to a
> cardreader, Jabra Bluetooth dongle etc.
>
> Kind regards,
> Tony Thijs
>
> "LeeTutor" <> schreef in bericht
> news:...
>>
>> Have you tried reading the built-in documentation of VPC 2007? It is
>> well written, and VERY complete... But also, I pointed a friend of
>> mine who wanted to install VPC 2007 and a guest WinXP OS on his Vista
>> machine to this page, which is detailed and has a lot of screenshots:
>>
>> 'Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC'
>> (http://lifehacker.com/software/windo...-pc-238071.php)
>>
>>
>> --
>> LeeTutor
>>
>> If this answer has been of help to you, then please add to my Reputation
>> by clicking on the middle icon at the top right. :geek:
>

Thanks John,
What about USB over Ethernet solutions? Any positiev experience onn that
side?
Kind regards,
Tony Thijs
Oriolus Publishing

"John Barnett MVP" <> schreef in bericht
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> Tony, you are not going to get USB support with VPC 2007.
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>
> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
> for
> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
> the
> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> mail/post..
>
>
> "Tony" <> wrote in message
> newsD913EA2-522A-4FE0-9CF7-...
>> Thanks to all for the advice. I guess the big difference between VMware
>> and VPC is harware support. I have a network scanner / printer (HP6310)
>> that I must use and test.
>>
>> I will be installing Vista and XP Pro on Vista Ultimate and I have a lot
>> uf USB devices. The software I am testing makes extensive use of USB
>> devices like a Plantronics USB CS60 headset and the HP 6310, next to a
>> cardreader, Jabra Bluetooth dongle etc.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Tony Thijs
>>
>> "LeeTutor" <> schreef in bericht
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Have you tried reading the built-in documentation of VPC 2007? It is
>>> well written, and VERY complete... But also, I pointed a friend of
>>> mine who wanted to install VPC 2007 and a guest WinXP OS on his Vista
>>> machine to this page, which is detailed and has a lot of screenshots:
>>>
>>> 'Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC'
>>> (http://lifehacker.com/software/windo...-pc-238071.php)
>>>
>>>
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>>> LeeTutor
>>>
>>> If this answer has been of help to you, then please add to my Reputation
>>> by clicking on the middle icon at the top right. :geek:
>>

Same answer - if it connects to a USB port, Virtual PC/Virtual Server won't
be able to use the hardware.

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"Tony" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks John,
> What about USB over Ethernet solutions? Any positiev experience onn that
> side?
> Kind regards,
> Tony Thijs
> Oriolus Publishing
>
> "John Barnett MVP" <> schreef in bericht
> news:uWR34L%...
>> Tony, you are not going to get USB support with VPC 2007.
>> John Barnett MVP
>> Associate Expert
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>>
>> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
>> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
>> for
>> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
>> the
>> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
>> mail/post..
>>
>>
>> "Tony" <> wrote in message
>> newsD913EA2-522A-4FE0-9CF7-...
>>> Thanks to all for the advice. I guess the big difference between VMware
>>> and VPC is harware support. I have a network scanner / printer (HP6310)
>>> that I must use and test.
>>>
>>> I will be installing Vista and XP Pro on Vista Ultimate and I have a lot
>>> uf USB devices. The software I am testing makes extensive use of USB
>>> devices like a Plantronics USB CS60 headset and the HP 6310, next to a
>>> cardreader, Jabra Bluetooth dongle etc.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Tony Thijs
>>>
>>> "LeeTutor" <> schreef in bericht
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried reading the built-in documentation of VPC 2007? It is
>>>> well written, and VERY complete... But also, I pointed a friend of
>>>> mine who wanted to install VPC 2007 and a guest WinXP OS on his Vista
>>>> machine to this page, which is detailed and has a lot of screenshots:
>>>>
>>>> 'Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC'
>>>> (http://lifehacker.com/software/windo...-pc-238071.php)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> LeeTutor
>>>>
>>>> If this answer has been of help to you, then please add to my
>>>> Reputation
>>>> by clicking on the middle icon at the top right. :geek:
>>>
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