Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / September 2005

I have VPC 7 on my 1Book G4, using Windows NT (installed separately) No
difficulty connecting with my HP 5700 using normal Mac, but when using
VPC I cannot connect - - acts as though there is no connection.
Attempts to install/connect fail.

    I am running Virtual PC on my 1.33Ghz 17" PB with 2GB of Ram. It is
currently running XP. The main reason for installing VPC is for a Welsh
Language spell check which isnt available on Macs - and the occasional
use of Publisher to read files. I find VPC very slow in running ...

I have virtual PC 7 running XP and every time I try to start up I get this
message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM  You can repair this file by starting windows

I continue to pull a d'oh.
I'm using an application in VPC7/W2K (like running PowerPoint) and when
I want to finish (PPT in W2K in VPC7), I instinctively go for the
command-Q.  But instead of quitting the W2K program (which is what my

Hi. Can anyone tell me exactly, as in provide a list, of what files
Virtual PC 7 (the Win XP Pro version) installs on the Mac?
I've avoided installing anything Microsoft on my Mac, but I'm looking
at installing this only because it's an absolute necessity to get some

Im concidering puchising VPC7 for my iBook G3 with 900MHZ processor, 60
gb, and 640MB of ram. Will this program work for what I am needing?
Will it be slow to respond.. which is not good for poker? Has anyone
tried this? Did you have success? Thanks Matt

If I am running VPC with no virus protection, but do not have a browser
nor e-mail program open in VPC am I susceptible

So I got Virtual PC for my G5, with Windows XP Professional, and I'm
trying to load Virtual Studio.net Professional on it.  I keep getting
the Virtual Machine Additions to pop up, but even though I install it,
the CD doesn't load the setup file for VS.NET.

I've read several newsgroups and messages, but they've not cleared the
issue: no internet connection, no dns, no gateway, and W2K insists on
using AIPA to assign an address, which I can't seem to edit out in the
registry.  OSX 10.4.2 and VP7.0.2.  Any other ideas on how to get

When my Maxtor OneTouch 300 GB external HD (FireWire & USB) was
connected to Virtual PC (Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/Windows XP),
the disk was recognized in the USB Settings list, but after a moment it
gets disabled by itself.

I have been reading that it VPC 6.1 does not support CD/DVD burning.
Is it possible to extract or rip a DVD in VPC? Then burn in Mac OS X?
Everything is set up on my computer: Mac OS X 10.3.9, VPC 6.1.1,
Windows XP, but when I put a DVD in my Superdrive it does nto appear to

I bought Virtual PC 6 for my IMAC G4 then later bought the upgrade
version to VPC 7. Now I have an IMAC G5 and want to use VPC 7 on it.
How can I install and use it on my new G5? I can install VPC 6 on the
new machine and then install the upgrade, but I can't create a virtual

Everytime I try to install ActiveSync on my Virtual PC running XP Home,
it doesn't complete the installation.  When the window pops up that
says Copying file:, the progress bar gets to 92% and doesn't go any
further.  No matter how long I wait, no matter if I run it from the

VPC 7 with WinXP SP2 Pro, iMac G5 running Tiger.
I'm hoping the experts here can let me know whether this is doable (or ought
to be), suggest any useful links, and share any tips or caveats.
Here's what I want to be able to do:

Hi. If I buy the Virtual PC package bundled with Windows XP
Professional, can I later install Windows 2000 Professional over it?
And vice versa?
Thanks,