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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / April 2007(tastelessfruit)reusing xp from virtual pc
i have thgis useless waste of a program that cost $200 and i was wondering if i could somehow get the windows app from it to be used by boot camp or parallels in mty intel imac? > i have thgis useless waste of a program that cost $200 and i was > wondering if i could somehow get the windows app from it to be used by > boot camp or parallels in mty intel imac? No, you can't use the version of Windows that comes with VirtualPC. Even if it was technically possible, it would still be illegal to do so anyway. If you have very recently bought VirtualPC, then you may be able to return it and get your money back. If you bought VirtualPC a while back then try re-selling it on eBay. Also, since you're going to have to buy a new version of Windows, you need to be aware that it's also illegal to use the cheaper versions of Vista with virtualisation software like Parallels or VMWare (there's no problem using it with Boot Camp). Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) No. >i have thgis useless waste of a program that cost $200 and i was > wondering if i could somehow get the windows app from it to be used by > boot camp or parallels > in mty intel imac? > No. > > >i have thgis useless waste of a program that cost $200 and i was > > wondering if i could somehow get the windows app from it to be used by > > boot camp or parallels > > in mty intel imac? Yes: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/transporter/ > Convert VMware Workstation/Server or Microsoft Virtual PC virtual HDD to > Parallels Virtual Machine [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Click here to download Windows version containing both Transporter and > Transporter Agent. More Parallels info: http://www.macworld.com/2007/04/features/windows_parallels/index.php It still violates the license. >> No. >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > More Parallels info: > http://www.macworld.com/2007/04/features/windows_parallels/index.php > It still violates the license. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > More Parallels info: > >http://www.macworld.com/2007/04/features/windows_parallels/index.php my problem now seems to be my intel mac which wont run vpc anymore. i see windows in a zip archive on the 2nd installation disc but when i try to extract it something very wrong happens-it disappears! It needs to be installed by VPC, which unfortunately is not Intel compatible and does not run under Rosetta either. Since you are unable to install VPC you also cannot install Windows. The second disk is not a standard Windows installation disk. To install on an Intel Mac you need to install using Boot Camp assistant or Parallels and for Boot Camp 1.2 you need an XP SP2 or Vista full edition. >> It still violates the license. >> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > but when i try to extract it something very wrong happens-it > disappears! thanks for the advice. i'm still just a little confused by your 2nd paragraph. it sounds as though you have said i cant use this windows program i own that came with vpc. yes? in p'graph 2 are you saying how i can have a windows program but just not the one i own? if so, i thank you but i knew that. i dont want to buy another! i never used the one i have except for one app i rarely use. :) > It needs to be installed by VPC, which unfortunately is not Intel compatible > and does not run under Rosetta either. Since you are unable to install VPC [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > but when i try to extract it something very wrong happens-it > > disappears! > thanks for the advice. i'm still just a little confused by your 2nd > paragraph. it sounds as though you have said i cant use this windows [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > an Intel Mac you need to install using Boot Camp assistant or Parallels and > > for Boot Camp 1.2 you need an XP SP2 or Vista full edition. The Windows distribution that comes on VPC Disk 2 isn't a real Windows Install disk. It's formatted to be a VPC Virtual Machine disk and can only be accessed by VPC. I've heard that if you have an existing installation of VPC on a PPC machine, you can copy this VPC Virtural Machine to an Intel Mac (an exercise left to the reader) and use a Parallels or Bootcamp tool to extract the information from this file. If you don't already have the file, you're out of luck. Buy a commercial copy of Windows and sell your VPC version on eBay. These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move on...  SignatureDeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... Correct. You can only use the Windows bundled with VPC in a virtual machine running under VPC. Since VPC only runs on a PPC Mac, it follows that you cannot use the bundled Windows on an Intel Mac. If you had used a retail copy of Windows with VPC you could easily transfer that copy of Windows to an Intel Mac. The money you saved by buying the bundled Windows instead of just VPC and a retail copy of Windows also restricted your usage of the software. Keep in mind that you did not buy Windows but a license to use Windows. The kind of license you bought is not transferrable and the way the bundle is constructed it is also not technically possible to work around it. > thanks for the advice. i'm still just a little confused by your 2nd > paragraph. it sounds as though you have said i cant use this windows [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] >> > but when i try to extract it something very wrong happens-it >> > disappears! thanks to u both- i got it! > Correct. You can only use the Windows bundled with VPC in a virtual machine > running under VPC. Since VPC only runs on a PPC Mac, it follows that you [quoted text clipped - 82 lines] > >> > but when i try to extract it something very wrong happens-it > >> > disappears! You're welcome. > thanks to u both- i got it! > [quoted text clipped - 99 lines] >> >> > but when i try to extract it something very wrong happens-it >> >> > disappears! > thanks for the advice. i'm still just a little confused by your 2nd > paragraph. it sounds as though you have said i cant use this windows [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > if so, i thank you but i knew that. i dont want to buy another! i > never used the one i have except for one app i rarely use. :) You do not "own" any version of Windows. Microsoft owns EVERY copy of Windows that exists. (In fact, you don't own probably any of the software you use.) You bought a license to allow you to use that version of Windows with Virtual PC, and ONLY VirtualPC. If you want to use Windows with any other product (Parallels, BootCamp or any Intel/AMD PC) then you have to buy another license. Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) |
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