"Brian Cryer" <> wrote in message
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> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <> wrote in message
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>> Ghitorni
>>
>> The only way you can easily do this is to use a system with dual
>> monitors, with an add-on like UltraMon, and using Virtual PC. UltraMon
>> will let you easily control which screen is used for the Virtual PC. You
>> can then install Vista in the Virtual PC and take the screenshots on the
>> Host system during the install. For saving the screenshots, there are
>> many free utilities that will save multiple screenshots or you can use
>> the Print Screen key and use Paint to paste, crop and save the
>> screenshots.
>>
>> UltraMon is cheap, for what it does and Virtual PC is free from
>> Microsoft.
>
> I've not installed Vista in a Virtual PC (but have other done with earlier
> versions of Windows), so is there something specific about Vista that you
> would need dual monitors for this arrangement? I would have thought that
> Virtual PC alone on a single monitor system would be adequate to allow
> screenshots to be taken during the install. (Just curious.)
> --
> Brian Cryer
> www.cryer.co.uk/brian
>
>
Hi Brian
Sure, you can do this. But if you want really high quality screenshots, you
need to be running the client in full screen mode and not just a window. I
also had problems when pasting the screenshots and losing focus on the
client window. With dual monitors, you can keep the focus on the Host and
just leisurely take and paste the screenshots.
Of course, the coolest thing about dual monitors with VPC is being able to
have both the client and host, running side by side on separate monitors.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience