Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / January 2005

I'm a website designer using VirtualPc to test sites in a Windows
environment.
I have my Mac set up with an Apache Server and PHP so that I can test
sites locally. How do I get IE running under Virtual PC 7 to connect to

More than a year ago I bought Virtual PC 6.1  XP Professional for Mac,
because I thought it will work on my G5, and of course it doesn't. I
didn't return it because the box was spoiled. I just told myself to
wait for the next version.

I just noticed that whenever I have VPC open, the Apple firewall does
not seem to work. When I open Sharing-Firewall in Apple Preferences I
get an error message that the Apple firewall is not available because
another firewall is enabled. Not so. I do NOT have any other firewall

I have VPC 5.0.4 (Connectix) with XP Home installed on a dual 533 G4. I
installed VPC 7 upgrade, but after restart, when I look for the VPC 5 to
import, the icon is greyed out and I cannot choose it.

When I try to set shared folders in VPC 7, all settings in the right
pane of the dialog window are grayed out. The left side says "Not
Installed." I did a typical installation. What's wrong?
Thanks,

VPC7/G5 1.6
1. After a few days smooth working I amnow booting VPC7 to find a new panel
'Virtual PC List'
It has 2 items on it, one of which is 'Peters PC' - which I configured, and

Virtual PC 7.0.1 with win xp pro package on G5 running 10.3.7
is it ok to do the windows updates in the usual fashion.?  I have a
little shield or something that wants me to do security updates.  the
first time i did this it hung the emulator hard.  can't remember if

All:
I just recently picked up Virtual PC 7 yesterday and got it installed
onto my G4 Powerbook (15 inch).  The PB has 512mb of ram, so I'm pretty
sure I met the requirements.

Do I need to load a cd-writing software in Win XP under Virtual PC to write
disks? In WinXP normally I don't need to. If I do does anyone have a
suggestion as to what to use, if not, anyone know why I can't write a CD in
windows?

I'm currently using VPC v. 2.1 and would like to upgrade to a later
version.  Is there an upgrade available?

I recently purchased a copy of VPC 7 that came with a copy of Windows
XP Home Edition. I also happen to own an older Dell with Windows 98 SE
and I was wondering if anyone here knows if I can upgrade my Dell with
the Win XP disk that came with VPC 7. Is this possible?

Ok, I have been reading about optimising VPC 7 and I have a general
question.  Since I am using the shared network to connect to the
internet, do I need to have a PC Virus and Firewall running?  I use the
standard firewall, Internet Cleanup and VirusBarrier on my OS X side.

I've just installed Virtual PC 7 on my Mac with WIndows XP, but now need
to install some virus protection.
Are there any free anti-virus programs that work well with VPC 7?
Thanks.

More than a year ago I bought Virtual PC 6.1  XP Professional for Mac,
because I thought it will work on my G5, and of course it doesn't. I
didn't return it because the box was spoiled. I just told myself to
wait for the next version.

My fingers still do Mac-oriented keyboard things.  Occasionally, I'll
type "command-A" and get a marquee around a VPC window.  How do I
unselect the contents of the window?  There's no menu item nor VPC key
combo I can find to do this?