Re: Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine

I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows desktop
experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is there
anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.

Thank you,


"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Hello NewIT,
>
> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop experience
> isntalled on the 2008 server?
>
> Also se:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>
>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>
>
>

"NewIT" <> wrote in message
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>I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows desktop
>experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
> Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is there
> anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
> The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:. com...
>> Hello NewIT,
>>
>> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop experience
>> isntalled on the 2008 server?
>>
>> Also se:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>>
>>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>>
>>
>>

If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of the
vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that way any
more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a larger vhd and
image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you would when swapping
in a newer, larger physical hard drive.

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
> news:3DAE8C48-EC12-4333-A12C-...
>
>> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
>> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that way
>> any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a larger
>> vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you would
>> when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.
>
> Complete nonsense: http://tinyurl.com/yb8e5ur
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net

I'd not seen that one, Mark. Thanks.

"Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
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> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
> news:4C3406D8-66A5-4ED7-B01A-...
>>I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows
>>desktop experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
>> Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is there
>> anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
>> The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
>> news:. com...
>>> Hello NewIT,
>>>
>>> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop
>>> experience isntalled on the 2008 server?
>>>
>>> Also se:
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Meinolf Weber
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers no rights.
>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>
>>>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>>>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>>>
>>>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that way
> any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a larger
> vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you would
> when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.

Sorry, I was not clear. I meant expanding the actual window of the VM.
It's very annoying, can make it smaller, but not bigger.

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:07:35 -0700, "NewIT" <> wrote:

>>
>> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
>> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that way
>> any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a larger
>> vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you would
>> when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.
>
>Sorry, I was not clear. I meant expanding the actual window of the VM.
>It's very annoying, can make it smaller, but not bigger.
>
Please be more specific!
What size are you trying to attain?
Which version of VPC2007 are you using?

There are limitations to the video emulation in a VPC2007 guest that
has been somewhat improved in VPC2007SP1, but you still cannot expect
whatever kind of video mode.
So what is the exact size you want to use?

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

Change the screen resolution of the VM guest. Higher resolution = larger
screen.

--
Geoff N. Hiten
Principal SQL Infrastructure Consultant
Microsoft SQL Server MVP


"NewIT" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
> news:3DAE8C48-EC12-4333-A12C-...
>> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
>> news:4C3406D8-66A5-4ED7-B01A-...
>>>I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows
>>>desktop experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
>>> Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is there
>>> anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
>>> The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>>
>>> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
>>> news:. com...
>>>> Hello NewIT,
>>>>
>>>> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop
>>>> experience isntalled on the 2008 server?
>>>>
>>>> Also se:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Meinolf Weber
>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>>> confers no rights.
>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>>
>>>>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>>>>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
>> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that way
>> any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a larger
>> vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you would
>> when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.
>
> Sorry, I was not clear. I meant expanding the actual window of the VM.
> It's very annoying, can make it smaller, but not bigger.
>
>
>

"NewIT" <> wrote in message
news:68240FA6-0C3F-4920-A142-...
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
> news:3DAE8C48-EC12-4333-A12C-...
>> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
>> news:4C3406D8-66A5-4ED7-B01A-...
>>>I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows
>>>desktop experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
>>> Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is there
>>> anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
>>> The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>>
>>> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
>>> news:. com...
>>>> Hello NewIT,
>>>>
>>>> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop
>>>> experience isntalled on the 2008 server?
>>>>
>>>> Also se:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Meinolf Weber
>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>>> confers no rights.
>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>>
>>>>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>>>>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
>> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that way
>> any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a larger
>> vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you would
>> when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.
>
> Sorry, I was not clear. I meant expanding the actual window of the VM.
> It's very annoying, can make it smaller, but not bigger.
>
>
>

Increasing the resolution from within the guest will increase the size of
the vm window.

Thanks, that did the trick, but drag and drop from the host to the guest
does not work any more. Any ideas, Please?


"Geoff N. Hiten" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Change the screen resolution of the VM guest. Higher resolution = larger
> screen.
>
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Principal SQL Infrastructure Consultant
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
> news:68240FA6-0C3F-4920-A142-...
>>
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
>> news:3DAE8C48-EC12-4333-A12C-...
>>> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4C3406D8-66A5-4ED7-B01A-...
>>>>I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows
>>>>desktop experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
>>>> Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is
>>>> there anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
>>>> The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
>>>> news:. com...
>>>>> Hello NewIT,
>>>>>
>>>>> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop
>>>>> experience isntalled on the 2008 server?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also se:
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Meinolf Weber
>>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>>>> confers no rights.
>>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>>>>>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
>>> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that
>>> way any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a
>>> larger vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you
>>> would when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.
>>
>> Sorry, I was not clear. I meant expanding the actual window of the VM.
>> It's very annoying, can make it smaller, but not bigger.
>>
>>
>>
>

Thanks, that did the trick, but drag and drop from the host to the guest
does not work any more. Any ideas, Please?


"Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
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> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
> news:68240FA6-0C3F-4920-A142-...
>>
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
>> news:3DAE8C48-EC12-4333-A12C-...
>>> "NewIT" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4C3406D8-66A5-4ED7-B01A-...
>>>>I am trying to install Office 2007 Enterprise, and yes, the windows
>>>>desktop experience feature is installed on the VM w2k8 server (x32 SP2).
>>>> Another issue is that I can shrink the VM but cannot expand it. Is
>>>> there anything I should edit in the .vmc xml file?
>>>> The host is Vista Business x32 SP2, but other VM work ok.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
>>>> news:. com...
>>>>> Hello NewIT,
>>>>>
>>>>> Which Office version do you try to install? Is Windows desktop
>>>>> experience isntalled on the 2008 server?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also se:
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969937
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Meinolf Weber
>>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>>>> confers no rights.
>>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>> Office 2007 does not install on Server 2008 Virtual Machine. No
>>>>>> problem when installing it on Server 2003 Virtual Machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> If you mean by "expand" the vm that you want to increase the capacity of
>>> the vhd, you cannot. Once created, the vhd cannot be changed in that
>>> way any more than you could a physical hard drive. You can create a
>>> larger vhd and image the old vhd to the new one, however, just like you
>>> would when swapping in a newer, larger physical hard drive.
>>
>> Sorry, I was not clear. I meant expanding the actual window of the VM.
>> It's very annoying, can make it smaller, but not bigger.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Increasing the resolution from within the guest will increase the size of
> the vm window.