Windows 7 + Windows Virtual PC = frozen host

I have a Dell Inspiron 1721 latptop that freezes up every time I boot up a
virtual machine. I'm running the RTM version of win7, and the RC version of
WVPC. The lockup happens almost instantly after the guest boots. If I
downgrade my bios to the previous version, i get BSOD instead. The BSOD
mentions that an interrupt on a processor wasn't received in the expected
time frame.

The laptop has a Turion TL-56 processor in it - which is capable of hardware
based virtualization.

Any suggestions on how I can get WVPC working on this machine?

If you don't get it to work, you might want to try vBox. Here is
tutorial on how to install W7: 'Tutorial: How to install Windows7 in
Virtual Partition « How-To Geek Forums
(http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic...tion?replies=7

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whs

Sorry for not being more clear - Windows 7 is my HOST. I'm trying to get the
Virtual XP to work on my development laptop so that I can run older versions
of IE & Visual Studio under the VMs.


--Scott


"whs" wrote:

>
> If you don't get it to work, you might want to try vBox. Here is a
> tutorial on how to install W7: 'Tutorial: How to install Windows7 in a
> Virtual Partition « How-To Geek Forums'
> (http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic...tion?replies=7)
>
>
> --
> whs
>

Sorry, I did not get that. Although I never installed vBox on W7, i
might just work

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whs

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:44:03 -0500, whs <>
wrote:

>
>Sorry, I did not get that. Although I never installed vBox on W7, it
>might just work.

it does, but you can't run it at the same time as Windows VPC.

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:07:01 -0700, Scott Ivey
<> wrote:

>I have a Dell Inspiron 1721 latptop that freezes up every time I boot up a
>virtual machine. I'm running the RTM version of win7, and the RC version of
>WVPC. The lockup happens almost instantly after the guest boots. If I
>downgrade my bios to the previous version, i get BSOD instead. The BSOD
>mentions that an interrupt on a processor wasn't received in the expected
>time frame.
>
>The laptop has a Turion TL-56 processor in it - which is capable of hardware
>based virtualization.
>
>Any suggestions on how I can get WVPC working on this machine?

Check for BIOS updates and possibly any newer drivers for the system.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

I've done all of that. Even tried to discuss it with dell - since what I've
found points to it being something wrong with the BIOS - but they were less
than helpful.

If anyone at MS is paying attention to this thread, please tell DELL to fix
the BIOS for this issue.

"Steve Jain [MVP]" wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:07:01 -0700, Scott Ivey
> <> wrote:
>
> >I have a Dell Inspiron 1721 latptop that freezes up every time I boot up a
> >virtual machine. I'm running the RTM version of win7, and the RC version of
> >WVPC. The lockup happens almost instantly after the guest boots. If I
> >downgrade my bios to the previous version, i get BSOD instead. The BSOD
> >mentions that an interrupt on a processor wasn't received in the expected
> >time frame.
> >
> >The laptop has a Turion TL-56 processor in it - which is capable of hardware
> >based virtualization.
> >
> >Any suggestions on how I can get WVPC working on this machine?
>
> Check for BIOS updates and possibly any newer drivers for the system.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>