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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / March 2007PC configuration not found?
I'm trying to install some software in VPC and am given a message stating: [The Windows item could not be opened because the PC configuration could not be found. If your PC does not automatically appear in the PC List, place an alias of your PC document in the folder "Virtual PC List", inside your Documents folder.] Punctuation error besides, this doesn't make any sense to me because inside my Documents folder is a folder called PC List and inside that is the name of my PC sitting there as it should. So how can I fix what "ain't" broken? Thanks, Gary Oh, I forgot to add, this is VPC 7.0.2 on a G5 Mac, X.4.8. I have Windows XP installed. Gary On Mar 4, 11:44 am, g...@thecoynes.com wrote: > I'm trying to install some software in VPC and am given a message > stating: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Gary On Mar 4, 3:46 pm, g...@thecoynes.com wrote: > Oh, I forgot to add, this is VPC 7.0.2 on a G5 Mac, X.4.8. I have > Windows XP installed. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > - Show quoted text - You need to be in Windows to install software. Sounds like you're not. > You need to be in Windows to install software. Sounds like you're not. Nope, I'm using a Windows installer, and I'm running it from within XP, so I _strongly_ belive I'm running in Windows installing in Windows. Thanks though, Gary >> You need to be in Windows to install software. Sounds like you're not. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Gary But the message you're supplying is a VPC message, not a Windows message. An installer for a Windows app will have no knowledge of VPC, the PC List, and so on.  SignatureCheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ > But the message you're supplying is a VPC message, not a Windows > message. An installer for a Windows app will have no knowledge of > VPC, the PC List, and so on. Hi Steve, Excelent point. However, the only thing I can think of is that Windows is trying to do something with my virtual computer bringing VPC up to make demands. Consider: if Windows needs to install something within my virtual PC, and Windows can't find it, VPC is trying to satisfy Windows but it can't because VPC thinks it's broke. So, it sends me a message telling me to fix something but the thing it's trying to fix ain't broke -- at least not in the manner that it's saying it is. Again, VPC is saying that I need to add (at least) an alias of my disk into the Virtual PC folder, but the disk in question is already in that folder. I do not know wether to blame Windows or VPC. Either way, I can't install this program. Best and thanks, Gary > > But the message you're supplying is a VPC message, not a Windows > > message. An installer for a Windows app will have no knowledge of [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Gary An interesting idea, but I doubt its the case. VPC and Windows don't work that way. Windows has no idea what VPC is, or that it's not running on a real PC. VPC provides a static set of emulated hardware, it doesn't change. What program are you trying to install? Are you running the installer from a setup file that is located inside of Windows or on the Mac desktop? What program are you trying to install? Is it on a CD, downloaded, etc? On Mar 7, 8:29 pm, ess...@community.nospam <ess...@community.nospam> wrote: > "g...@thecoynes.com" wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Here's my theory on the problem: 1. You're trying to run an executable file with a .exe extension from your Mac desktop. That would associate with and start VPC. 2. VPC cannot find Windows in the Virtual PC List folder, hence the error message 3. You have Windows installed in the Virtual PC List folder and you are currently logged into your Mac OS with another user account. That Virtual PC List folder would be empty. It's the only scenario that would fit what you are experiencing. I'm running an exe file from within Windows XP. I am not running this from the Mac side of things. I have been working with Macs since the fat Mac and I've been running VPC since version 3. I know the difference between an hour glass and a spinning pizza. I know where I am when I'm using these programs. I appreciate your help and I do understand your confusion, I am too. But obviously there is something else going on here. I do not have a clue and the directions you are pointing me to are not helping. I know you are trying to help and I do understand the direction of your help. But again, it's something else. Thanks, Gary >I'm running an exe file from within Windows XP. I am not running this >from the Mac side of things. I have been working with Macs since the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Gary What are you trying to install in VPC? SignatureCheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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