Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / March 2005

Follow the instructions below:

R -
Administrator Account
- Install virtual pc on the administrator account and create the virtual
Machine (Guest operating system)
- When this is finished quit virtual pc and make sure the guest operating
system is
in a "not running" state.
- Navigate to the virtual pc list folder on the Mac. (harddisk->users->user
you are
working with->documents->virtual pc list)
- Locate the virtual machine you have created and drag it to the shared
Folder (hardisk->users->shared)
- Now we need to change permissions on the file itself. Ctrl+Click on the VM
and
select Get Info
- In the window that comes up look for ownership and permissions and click
the
arrow pointing to the right
- This will show you what permissions you have which should be read and
write.
Below that there should be another arrow pointing the right that says
details
- Click the arrow and at the bottom it should say others. Click the drop
down
arrow next to it change it to Read and Write.
- In some cases you may have to change the permissions on the basedrive file
located within the VM
- Changing permissions on this file is the same as changing it for the VM
itself.(To access this file ctrl+click on the VM and show package
contents.(The
file is usually named Disk1 or it may be the name of the operating system)
- Now we need to make an alias (shortcut) for the VM and place in the
virtual pc
list folder.
- To do this ctrl+click on the VM and select make alias.(The keyboard
shortcut for
it is command+L)
- Now that the alias is created drag and drop the alias in the virtual pc
list
folder.
- Completely log out of the administrator account

All other users

Virtual pc will already be installed for all other users after the first
installation on the administrator account so no setup is required.
Virtual pc will be located in the applications folder
To allow all other users to use the same guest operating system as the
administrator account we need to make an alias and place it in the virtual
pc
list
- Log into the next user account
- Navigate to the shared folder (Harddisk->users->shared
- The original VM will be listed there and you will have permissions to
access it
- Make an alias of the original, same as before (Highlight the VM,
Ctrl+Click on it
and select make alias)
- Drag and drop the alias into the virtual pc list (harddisk->users->user
you are
working with->documents->virtual pc list

You will now be able to access the same virtual machine in two separate
users
For more than 2 users just repeat steps for all other users

On 3/30/05 6:34 PM, in article
1112222068.874477.254270@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, "MSalman"
<msalman@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

These comments apply to VPC6.1 but I think that VPC7 will be the same.
Firstly, avoid the gimmick of launching VPC from the Start menu in the
Dock. It is more reliable if you start it from Applications or Finder
(don't know why!).

Secondly, by default VPC6 creates a VPC List folder in <user>:Documents
which, as you have found out, means that it is not accessible to another
user. I just tried copying my image file (in my case Windows 98.vpc6)
frpm the VPC List folder to a folder on my desktop. I then opened that
folder and double clicked on the copied file. VPC started and booted
normally. It also added the image file to my VPC List for future use.

So you could try copying (or moving) your image file to a folder that is
accessible to all users, rather than messing around with aliases.

Note that I recommend creating a virtual d: drive for data storage to
keep your c: drive  for programs and configurations:
http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/aoaug/mac_osx.html#vpc
In theory the d: drive could be user specific (ie each user has a d:
drive image file in their VPC List folder)

Michael Paine