Windows Virtual PC
Windows Virtual PC Everywhere
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/19/windows-virtual-pc-everywhere.aspx'; With our recent update to Windows Virtual PC that allows it to run on systems without hardware virtualization support – I have been flooded by a stream of people asking what hardware it will run on / if it will run on their system. The short answer is: If it can... »
Windows Virtual PC – no hardware virtualization update now available for download
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/windows-virtual-pc-no-hardware-virtualization-update-now-available-for-download.aspx'; The update to Windows Virtual PC to support running on systems without hardware virtualization is now available for download. You can grab it here: For 32-bit host operating systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=837f12aa-1d37-464e-ae59-20c9ecbebaf6 For 64-bit host operating systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e70dd043-e262-43c0-a002-446567f1e2b4 You can also read the full KB article here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977206 One thing to note: While Microsoft supports the use of... »
Windows Virtual PC – now without the need for hardware virtualization
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/windows-virtual-pc-now-without-the-need-for-hardware-virtualization.aspx'; Today we have made a slew of announcements around work we have been doing for desktop virtualization. Once of which is that Windows Virtual PC will be updated to be able to run on systems without hardware virtualization support. The update is not currently available – but should go live later today... »
Autorun and Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/16/autorun-and-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; Some people have noticed that when they attach a CD or ISO image to a Windows Virtual PC virtual machine, it does not autorun. But others have reported that autorun is working correctly for them. So what is happening here? The key to understanding what is happening is to remember that... »
Connecting a Smart Card to a Windows 7 virtual machine
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/15/connecting-a-smart-card-to-a-windows-7-virtual-machine.aspx'; The easiest way to connect a smart card to a virtual machine is to use remote desktop to connect to the virtual machine, and enable smart card sharing. Since Windows Virtual PC uses remote desktop technology you get this out of the box. However this can all fall apart if you are running... »
Windows XP Tablet Edition under Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/09/windows-xp-tablet-edition-under-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; Over the weekend I spent some time going through my dusty archives of a virtual machines, bringing them all across to Windows Virtual PC and making sure they were all up to date. One of the virtual machines that I worked on was a Windows XP Tablet Edition virtual machine (which I... »
Accessing Shared Drives from the Command Prompt under Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/08/accessing-shared-drives-from-the-command-prompt-under-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; With Windows Virtual PC we changed our shared folders to be based on the drive sharing code from Remote Desktop. The advantage of this change is that shared drives are now much more stable, reliable and better performing than shared folders ever were. There are some downsides to this change (as I... »
Using Windows Server 2008 Core on Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/04/using-windows-server-2008-core-on-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; First, a caveat. This is not supported. Most of what I am about to talk about is not supported. Feel free to use this information, but do not call Microsoft if it does not work for you. With that out of the way – this morning I was asked how to get a... »
The different ways to compact a disk
Today if you want to compact a virtual hard disk – you can use Virtual PC / Virtual Server / Hyper-V or Windows 7. But not all methods are the same. Under the covers there are two different approaches that are taken to compacting virtual hard disks: Virtual PC / Virtual Server: ... »
Double click to mount a virtual hard disk (Windows 7 Style)
I have been wanting to come up with a workable solution for mounting virtual hard disks by double clicking on them in Windows 7 for a while now. The problem is that: There is no easily scriptable API for VHD mounting You need to be elevated (running “As Administrator”) in order to mount a virtual... »
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