Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / April 2005

I just wondered if Virtual PC for the Mac has the usual 30 day MS guarantee.
Since there isn't a trial version of the software, I'm not sure if it will
work in my particular situation and I'm not willing to shell out $129 for a
product I can't use.

There have been a LOT of posts lately from people who are trying to get
these devices working in VPC. I think it's time for a little clarification:
Virtual PC does NOT recognize USB driver 2.0....only USB 1.1
IF your device uses USB 2.0 driver ONLY and is not backward compatible to

I have G4 733 Mhz, 896 RAM.
2 HD 80G.
I don't know if  this version is very good for Windows XP PRO ?
Thank

After the virtual pc for mac is installed, will it allow disks that can
be open on pcs to be readable on the mac? Also, does this mean file
types such as exe will work with the mac?

Hello, everyone.  I’m new to here...I’ve just downloaded VP6, and I
think it has 98SE...but,
There’s no instructions as how to install, and I have no idea where to
start.  All I see are 4 folders:  Extras, Scripts, Virtual PC 6, and

I am running Virtual PC 7.0.1 -Win. XP Pro- on OSX 10.3.9. I cannot
make the shared internet DSL connection work for the V-PC
machine.
I have tried out many Win. XP and Mac OSX settings -firewall, network,

Anyone have any tips how to get a game that requires a CD/DVD Disc to run?
Specifically, I'm trying to get 'The Sims 2' to work. It installs on the PC,
the disc captures, but when the application launches it errors and says I
need to install the correct disk.

I have VPC7 XP running on my iMAC G5 which is Airport connected to my
iBOOK G4. What must I do to legally install VPC on my iBook?
Oldvike

I bought a Vodafone (Sharp) 802 3G portable phone. The phone comes with
utility software that lets you organize your address book, down load
pictures etc. I installed it on a Windows PC running XP home addition
with no problem. I then tried to install it on my Virtual PC/Windows XP

I installed VPC7 and it did something to my audio setup on my Mac. I
use live365 music player. Right before the installation it worked fine.
After the installation of VPC7, the audio has poping and skipping and
in general sounds lousy. I have confirmed the culprit to be VPC7 as I

I've installed VPC 7 and then W2000, from my PC, along with service
pack 4 and I still can't get VPC to recognize my computer.  I've tried
going to Setting>Printer and there is no Virtual Machine box there.
Help!!!

I have VPC 7.0.1 / W2K on a PowerMac G5 installed.
When W2K is running and I plug in an USB Stick (I mean this removeable
harddisks) it gets mounded on the OS X.3.8 Desktop. After a while I get
an error message which says that I didn´t unmount this stick

"The PC could not be started because there was not enough memory.  I
have a G4 at work and just installed VPC 7.01.  Even with maximum ram
of 512 mb added, I still get the message.  Any ideas on what is wrong?

I am having all sorts of problems trying to print from VPC6.1 (Win XP
Pro) to a networked HP Laserjet 2100N.
Anyone got a copy of the user manual that I can get a copy of?
Thanks

I have read few lines from an article that I can Save PCs State or
Delete it(to restore back the previous state) when I shut down the
Virtual PC. Is there some settings which are needed!!!
Please help me out!!