Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / March 2005

I want to turn off Automatic Updates in case it is an update causing my
Outlook issues.
However when I go to Control Panels and click on Automatic Updates all the
options are greyed out.

I'm using VPC 7.0.1. I converted a disk image that had been imported
from VPC 6.1 to expandable, but it's still stuck at 2 G. Can I fix it
so it will expand or must I clone the data to a new expandable image?
If I can't fix the existing image, how can I clone it to a newly

I have just upgraded to Virtual PC for Macintosh, version 7.0.1  I
choose help from the menu.  Nothing, nada, blank help viewer comes up.
I drilled down into the package contents, and the help files ARE there,
but something wasn't setup right by the installer.  I have tried

Same old story but maybe a new twist.  Has anyone got VPC hotsync working
on panther 3.3.6 or 3.3.7?
I recently picked up a Palm T5 and have attempted to hotsync using my Mac
via panther and both VPC 6 and 7. It does not work, sounds familiar right?.

This probably will sound like Windows for Dummies 101. I am not much of
a Windows user and am stuck. I have a new Powerbook G4, Virtual PC 7
with Windows XP and a new Palm Zire 72 that I need to use in a Windows
environment. I have installed the Palm software for Windows. I cannot

I bought the stand alone version of VPC 7 since I have a copy of WindowsXP
Upgrade Edition.  The problem is that when the Windows XP install program
asks for a copy of a previous Windows version, it won't read the CD.  The
message say that either the CD was unreadable or it is not a ...

Dear Users,
Would VPC 7 be able to support Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
connected using Bluetooth wireless technology?
If not, how about connecting via USB Apple Keyboard and mouse?

I am told that I merely have to drag a file from the PC to the Mac
desktop (or wherever) however I am not allowedto drag it off the PC.
Alternatively, I could burn the file to a CD but when I click on the
file in PC and then tell it to copy to the D drive, it tells me to

I am so frustrated with this machine. What I am doing wrong? My VPC was
not running period, crushed! and so I was told to start a new one and
to save the basedrive into the drive 2 of the new machine so I wouldn't
loose my files from the one that wasn't working. Than I backed up as

I am also new to Macs, and I love them, and I also hate to still need
windows to run access. Anyway, I have been working fine but SLOW in
access and suddenly I can't open my Virtual PC. There is a black screen
reading: "We apologize for the incovenience but Windows didn't start

Goal: click a mailto: link in any OS X browser, and mailto: is
processed by Outlook running in Virtual PC.
Started looking at the Applescript functionality of Virtual PC this
morning, starting with the sample scripts that came with it.

Suddenly (it was working a few days ago) my Outlook 2003 on VPC cannot
'send' email.  It gets a permissions error.
I have no problem downloading email, I can even add new contacts and
appointments to the Outlook serverm but emails will not go.

I have recently bought a Garmin GPSMAP 276c.
I am considering buying virtual pc to allow me to use the cartography
software.
Should it work?

I have loading Virtual PC 6.1 on a Powerbook G3  333.  It has enough RAM and
hard-drive space.
After loading it by drapping the computer icon to the hard-drive icon  it
loads this fine.  But when I go back to finish the installation and I get to

drag and drop used to work, then it stopped.  i uninstalled the
additions and the reinstalled them.  rebooted virtual pc, etc.  i still
can't drag a file over.  also, shared folders just says 'not
installed'.  any suggestions?