Windows Virtual PC
Installing Windows Virtual PC on Windows 7 Home Editions
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/07/07/installing-windows-virtual-pc-on-windows-7-home-editions.aspx'; For a while now I have been seeing random people complaining about the fact that they cannot install Windows Virtual PC on Windows 7 Home Editions (Basic or Premium). This always struck me as odd – as I was sure that this was a supported configuration – but I... »
PowerShell Script to Register a bunch of Virtual Machines [Virtual PC]
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When I was getting ready to head out to TechEd this week I copied a bunch of my Windows Virtual PC virtual machines onto a USB disk. 60 of them to be precise. But then I had the problem of how to get them all registered. Sure, you can register a virtual machine with Windows... »
Installing Windows 98 on Windows Virtual PC
Windows Virtual PC only officially supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 as guest operating systems. Thankfully it has great compatibility and can run many operating systems that are not officially supported. I recently needed to setup a Windows 98 virtual machine for my wife – who has some genealogy software that will not... »
What is the Default Virtual Machine Location for Windows Virtual PC? (And why is it what it is?)
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/05/07/what-is-the-default-virtual-machine-location-for-windows-virtual-pc-and-why-is-it-what-it-is.aspx'; My post on how to configure the default virtual machine location for Windows Virtual PC has raised a number of questions. One of which is: what is the default default virtual machine location for Windows Virtual PC? This question is almost always then followed by the question – why is it that?... »
Managing the Default Virtual Machine Location with Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/05/05/managing-the-default-virtual-machine-location-with-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; Virtual PC 2004 / 2007 always default to creating new virtual machines in the current users “My Documents” folder. Users who need to use an alternate location can do so by setting up the MYVIRTUALMACHINES environment variable. Things have changed significantly with Windows Virtual PC. The first change is that we no longer look... »
Windows Virtual PC and Screen Resizing
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/19/windows-virtual-pc-and-screen-resizing.aspx'; For as long as I can remember – Virtual PC has allowed you to resize the virtual machine window and have the guest operating system change its screen resolution automatically. The way this is done is that once you finish resizing the virtual machine window, we send a message into an integration... »
Windows Virtual PC Everywhere – Part 2
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/22/windows-virtual-pc-everywhere-part-2.aspx'; Continuing in my theme of running Windows Virtual PC everywhere – I think it is time to provide an update on my Virtual PC on Hyper-V post from just over 2 years ago. So here is the updated Windows XP Mode on Windows Virtual PC on Windows 7 on Hyper-V on Windows... »
Windows Virtual PC Update – Remember to Upgrade Integration Components
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/22/windows-virtual-pc-update-remember-to-upgrade-integration-components.aspx'; A couple of people have contacted me and reported performance issues with Windows XP Mode on systems without hardware virtualization support. One thing that I did not mention in my post last week was that you will need to upgrade the integration components on the Windows XP virtual machine after applying the... »
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... »
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