Virtual PC: Primer?

I have tried to find an answer to this by searching before posting, without
success, so please do be kind if I have missed a link to the following.

I have a couple of programs which have been running smoothly on my old 98SE
system, but I fear that the system's days are numbered. I get the sense that
Virtual PC would be a viable solution to allowing me to continue to run those
non-backward compatible programs on an XP Pro system, but I am concerned when
I read about need for somewhat (to me) obscure tweaks which need to be made
with network adapters, etc. if I want to allow the guest 98SE system to run
on the XP system and share internet and network access.

As such, aside from coming back with more queries here, if anyone knows of a
"Virtual PC for Dummies" site, I'd be most appreciative of any leads.

Thanks in advance, and again, apologies for such a basic inquiry.


--
pg

It's not obscure... how about setting it up and then asking us if you have
questions?

petergoode wrote:

> I have tried to find an answer to this by searching before posting,
> without success, so please do be kind if I have missed a link to the
> following.
>
> I have a couple of programs which have been running smoothly on my old
> 98SE
> system, but I fear that the system's days are numbered. I get the sense
> that Virtual PC would be a viable solution to allowing me to continue to
> run those non-backward compatible programs on an XP Pro system, but I am
> concerned when I read about need for somewhat (to me) obscure tweaks which
> need to be made with network adapters, etc. if I want to allow the guest
> 98SE system to run on the XP system and share internet and network access.
>
> As such, aside from coming back with more queries here, if anyone knows of
> a "Virtual PC for Dummies" site, I'd be most appreciative of any leads.
>
> Thanks in advance, and again, apologies for such a basic inquiry.
>
>

You don't usually have to do any tweaks, obscure or otherwise. You just need
to install the Virtual PC Tools after your operating system is installed in
the virtual machine.

Virtual PC - homepage
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx

Virtual PC newsgroup - microsoft.public.virtualpc

This may be too technical for you (I don't know that) but has links which
I'm sure will be helpful:
http://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy/

That should get you started.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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