Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / June 2005

Just wondering if VPC 7.01 still limits ram to 512MB.  I have 4GB
installed on my DP G5 and when I go to the "about" screen, it only
shows 2GB of RAM and one processor.  I thought 7.01 was supposed to
resolve this problem?  Is there something I'm missing?

I'm trying to install MS Activesync to backup my Pocket PC. I'm using VP
7.0.1, Tiger and a powermac G5.
The install always freezes at the 92% complete mark. I have tried each
version of syne from 3.5 - 3.8 with the same results. Does anyone know a way

I have a Power Mac G5 with OS 10.4 and can access the internet. When I
installed VPC v7.0 for Win XP, I tried to join the VPC to my domain
during the install but it didn't work. I could not connect to my domain
so I set up a workgroup. Tried to join the domain after the install but

Can anyone help me with this!
I wounder if it´s possible to use Virtual PC with msn messenger and a
Logitec webcam.
Most of my friends don´t have a mac ( need new friends?) but it would

I purchased VPM6 over the internet from Connectix through DigitalRiver in
Aug. 03. I also purchased extended download service. I recently did a clean
install of system 10 and upgraded to 10.2.8.
During the clean install I did not attempt to save VPM6 because I thought I

is it possible to get Active X items to run properly in either MSIE or
Firefox in WinXP Pro SP2 under VPC? In particular, can anyone tell me how to
get the Trandumper stuff to run? It's bad enough that I've got to run that
stuff, it would really stink to have to go and dig up an ...

I have a Virtual PC 7 that comes with Windows XP Pro. I am not satisfied
with the performance, and I'd like to install Windows 2000 instead. (I
really only need to use IE and WordPerfect under Windows.) However, the
installation program insists on going ahead with installing XP Pro. ...

ok i just got a mac, and my school gives away free Virt PC software via
its website... so i downloaded it and installed it and now i need to
create a Virtual PC... problem is, I dont have a disk for Windows with
me... what should i do???

I had VPC running fine on my twin processor G5 running client OS X 10.3.9
I have purchased OS X Server (Tiger) and performed a clean installation.
When I reinstalled VPC everything went OK except after installing Windows, an
Internet connection did not seem to be detected ...

I have been using Virtual PC and upgrading since version 3. I have a
current version 7. I also have updated to Tiger 10.4.1
As has been documented, Virtual Switch is now broken. this is a problem
for me as I need this feature. When can I expect an update that will

I am trying to install VPC 7 on a with OS X version 10.2.8.  I have
read Microsoft's KB886381 article that says "When you try to install
Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, it is not installed, and you do
not receive an error message. Additionally, the Install Virtual PC icon

I have VPC7 with Windows XP for my iBook.  However, I have found that
Windows 98 emulates much quicker than XP.  I have Windows 98 Install on
CD, but it's not a bootable disc, as I found out by attempting to
install it on VPC 7.

Since I installed Tiger, I cannot access my office network. I get a
message saying that Virtual PC 7 cannot initialize its network virtual
switch. What can I do? Any suggetions? Thanks in advance.

Ok I know this has been asked a few times and I did a search but
couldn't find a definitive answer.
I want to install VPC 7 onto an external HDD. Now I know the actual VPC
7 application must be installed onto my PowerBook, but as for the

I have VP 7.01 installed with Windows XP Pro on my Imac G5.  I have the
application in the doc enables...how does this work.  I get nothing in
the doc when working in Vertual pc....I am running TIger and not sure
if its an issue with incompatability with Tiger.