Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / April 2005

I can't quite figure out how to configure VPC to do what I want.  After
I get the virtual machine configured just how I like it, I want to save
this state (call it state A).  I want to be able to quit from Virtual PC
and have the application shut down immediately, without any saving of
the state of the virtual machine or its hard drive.  Then, the next time
I open VPC, I want the virtual machine to be at state A.  However, on
occasion, I might do something within the virtual machine (say, add a
new application), so then I'll want to save this state (call it B).
Then, each subsequent time I open VPC, I want it to open at state B, and
each time I quit, I want it to be without remembering any changes.

I thought that this is was Undo Drives was for, but it seems not
exactly.  The Undo Drive dialog, asking if I want to save changes to the
drive, only appears when I choose to turn off the virtual machine from
the Start menu.  In that case, it does what it is supposed to, so that
if I reject the changes, then the next time it boots up it will be at
the previous saved state.

What's wrong with that scenario is that I must shut down the PC and
restart it, and this takes excessive time.  Instead, I just want to quit
VPC and re-open it.

Is it possible?  Is the question clear?

Mike