Problem with Virtual PC

Hello - I realize that this is not the proper place for this question but I
can't seem to find the right newsgroup. Anyway, I am running the Microsoft
Virtual PC program on a Vista home Premium laptop and a XP home desktop. In
both of these machines when I attempt to install a virtual OS, I keep
getting the message "Reboot and Select proper boot Device or insert Boot
Media in selected
Boot device". Pressing enter with the OS disc in the drive starts the disc
spinning but ends up with this same message. Now, Microsoft says that Vista
Home Premium and XP Home won't support Virtual PC but I have read from other
sources that it does work with these OS's. Can someone shed some light on
this for me?

Thanks,
Bascom King

I made 2 sceencaptures for you so you can see some settings

This opens when you press the settings button of the small console
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8752/vpcji0.jpg

this menu is on the virtual machine window itself
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9138/vpc2rk0.jpg


tell me if this helps



"Bascom King" <> wrote in message
news:209B0FD7-A6C7-45E4-9060-...
> Hello - I realize that this is not the proper place for this question but
> I can't seem to find the right newsgroup. Anyway, I am running the
> Microsoft Virtual PC program on a Vista home Premium laptop and a XP home
> desktop. In both of these machines when I attempt to install a virtual
> OS, I keep getting the message "Reboot and Select proper boot Device or
> insert Boot Media in selected
> Boot device". Pressing enter with the OS disc in the drive starts the
> disc spinning but ends up with this same message. Now, Microsoft says
> that Vista Home Premium and XP Home won't support Virtual PC but I have
> read from other sources that it does work with these OS's. Can someone
> shed some light on this for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Bascom King
>

"Bascom King" <> wrote in message
news:209B0FD7-A6C7-45E4-9060-...
> Hello - I realize that this is not the proper place for this question but
> I can't seem to find the right newsgroup. Anyway, I am running the
> Microsoft Virtual PC program on a Vista home Premium laptop and a XP home
> desktop. In both of these machines when I attempt to install a virtual
> OS, I keep getting the message "Reboot and Select proper boot Device or
> insert Boot Media in selected
> Boot device".

You need to make the CD active by going to the CD menu of your Virtual
machine.

Microsoft.public.virtualpc is the group you want.

I know it works, because I use it to run XP on Vista HP, other than deleting
the all the virtual disks and try again.
I also use Virtual Box and it has more features and more options then VM. I
download VB and use that
Good luck to you.

Chris
"Bascom King" <> wrote in message
news:209B0FD7-A6C7-45E4-9060-...
> Hello - I realize that this is not the proper place for this question but
> I can't seem to find the right newsgroup. Anyway, I am running the
> Microsoft Virtual PC program on a Vista home Premium laptop and a XP home
> desktop. In both of these machines when I attempt to install a virtual
> OS, I keep getting the message "Reboot and Select proper boot Device or
> insert Boot Media in selected
> Boot device". Pressing enter with the OS disc in the drive starts the
> disc spinning but ends up with this same message. Now, Microsoft says
> that Vista Home Premium and XP Home won't support Virtual PC but I have
> read from other sources that it does work with these OS's. Can someone
> shed some light on this for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Bascom King
>

"Bascom King" wrote:

> Hello - I realize that this is not the proper place for this question but I
> can't seem to find the right newsgroup. Anyway, I am running the Microsoft
> Virtual PC program on a Vista home Premium laptop and a XP home desktop. In
> both of these machines when I attempt to install a virtual OS, I keep
> getting the message "Reboot and Select proper boot Device or insert Boot
> Media in selected
> Boot device". Pressing enter with the OS disc in the drive starts the disc
> spinning but ends up with this same message. Now, Microsoft says that Vista
> Home Premium and XP Home won't support Virtual PC but I have read from other
> sources that it does work with these OS's. Can someone shed some light on
> this for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Bascom King
>

hi,i am currrently running vista prem 32bit and run virtual pc and run
server2003,xp and other OS that you will most likly be aware with but dont
want mention name on here as not sure how strict they are on here, but when
installing you got make sure the virtual pc has control over ur CD drive
otherwise virtaul pc will not see it, if you are still stuck dop me an email
and i will help best i can