Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / October 2005

I've searched and fiddled for hours, but cannot solve this:
I have Virtual PC 7.0.2, Mac OS X (10.4.2).
I have re-installed the VPC update, repaired permissions, restarted, created
a fresh PC from my Win XP Pro CD. I have tried turning firewalls (in Mac OS

I have a Dual 2.7 Powermac G5.
Will VPC run faster on a QUAD Powermac G5 2.5?
That is, will VPC *USE* the 4 processors?

Hi, I have VPC 7.02 with Win XP Pro running on Tiger 10.4.2. My
Powerbook is connected to an Airport Express which is running a DHCP
server as is also my Dell with XP Pro.
My Virtual PC connects to the internet fine; I can browse the net using

I purchased Virtual PC for Mac, version 7 and tried to upload it to my
IMac G-5 (10.4.1).  However, after the first CD finished loading, this
message appeared:   "Virtual Switch Networking could not be started.
Permissions for the support files were set correctly, but virtual

i installed windwos XP sp2 in my g4 iBook, all thinks are going OK but
i cant find airport? there is no any wireless driver. anyone can help
me to set up airport?

This is a problem that I'm not sure if y'all can help me with, as it
involves a home-brewed app that I don't have access to the internals
of, but I thought I'd give it a shot...
I have a client that I work with for whom I need to log in to a

i am trying to join my school's domain so i need to use VPC 7 to join
in a domain so i followed the steps in Microsoft knowledge based ID
824440 -You Cannot Log On to a Domain or Connect to a Network from a
Windows-Based Virtual Machine:

I installed these on my new eMac about a month ago . . . and I had to
force quit a few times and cannot start Windows at all.
Would it be best to upgrade to VPC 7.0; or delete this Windows 2000
altogether and get a newer Windows program.

I'm trying to install Linux using the redhat 4 installer cds. VPC resets
itself with a processor exeption during initial load of the installer.
Any clues?

My company wants us to use a program that runs on Windows XP through a
VPN. I am the only MAC user in the company and would like to keep it
that way. I would like to know if I can use VPC with Windows XP and use
that virtual private network to acces the server. I presently have VPC

I have to say...Virtual PC is a pathetic program.  Not only is it slow,
the most damnable part of installing ANY version of Windows is the time
it takes to update the OS.  I typically have to wait 20-30 minutes for
that effin' green bar to go across the screen, the downloads are ...

Pls help this newbie solve printer problems from VPC.
I can't print from VPC to local printers that are installed and functioning
fine under OS X.
According to the VPC Help file, I believe I am supposed to be able to see a

Hope that someone might be able to help/clarify things for me.
I'm trying to update a Goodmans GDB2 Freeview set-top box (Free Digital TV
in the UK) using a USB-serial cable and a program such as Hyperterminal (PC)
or ZTerm (Mac). However having real problems!

I've used VPC since the first version on Mac, continually updated
(occassonally by buying new full versions, to get additional OS's) up to and
including VPC6, which is what I'm running now.
One of my VPCs runs Windows 2000 Professional on a 1GB drive; this was

I bought Office 2004 Pro with the intention of having VPC to run programs
like Visio and Project that I use everyday. However, at least until Intel
Macs, this has proved an unworkable solution for me, so I bought a Dell
laptop to complement my PowerBook. My Dell came with XP Home. ...