I have a project where multiple developers are using a copy of the same windows Virtual PC image (W2K3 SE SP2). Because our solution is tied to the machine-name (less than ideal, i know) all of the developers have the same machine name. We use a VPN to connect to a remote system, upon connection we get the "Windows Error: A duplicate n...
I'm setting up some Virtual PC images. I want to customize the machine with some pre-installed tools and then use this as a base for creating new machines. What's the best practice for prepping the machine for use? Should I use SysPrep or NewSid? When's the appropriate time for use and the contrast between them? ...
I'm running SQL Server 2008 Express on Windows XP on a VirtualPC instance inside a Windows XP host. I want to be able to connect to databases on the guest instance using SSMS on the host. When I go to connect from SSMS on the host, and browse for servers, I see the instance of SQL Server on the guest. Yet when I try to connect, using ...
I am developing sharepoint (MOSS) project in Virtual PC. Unfortunately virtual PC can utilize only one core of my quad core machine. Are there any tips & tricks which can speed my development process? ...
I've spent the past few hours searching, but can't seem to find the answer. Hopefully somebody here knows. I want to use Virtual PC 2007 to create a virtual machine, but I'd like the hard disk for the VM to be on a USB hard drive. I'm not worried about the performance of the VM, I'd just like the VM to be off of my primary hard drive....
What are your experiences with running SQL server in a virtual pc? Currently we have an sql2008 instance running in a virtual machine. Both CPU's hit the roof the moment a query is executed. what are your experiences and what do you suggest in this matter? ...
I have basically succumbed to the fact that if you are a hardcore computer user, you will have to reimage your computer every few months because something bad happened. Because of this, I bought imaging software and then really got into imaging. I am now ready to move my development environment completely into a virtual machine so that I...
Before I begin asking this question I will have to warn you that I know next to nothing about SharePoint and im basically learning as I go along. Here's where I am right now: I have a virtual pc with an instance of SharePoint and windows server 2003 running on it I have managed to get a network adaptor set up so I can access the Shar...
I want to test my software on different Windows Operating Systems. I plan to do it using Virtual Machine software, either VMWare or Microsoft Virtual PC. I would like to be able to test Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 98 in both 32 and 64 bit flavors, and possibly at differing service pack levels. Where can I get the I...
I have never used virtualization, and am trying to get up to speed. My new desktop is coming today and I specifically bought it to try and run all my needs on a single machine (i.e. a vista desktop, a xp desktop, vs 2005, vs20008, windows servers, sharepoint, sql server 2000/2005/2008 etc). In the past I always bought and setup separate ...
Is there a way to install ubuntu 7.04-8.04 in VPC 2007? I can't do it because it just goes black. :-( ...
I am playing around with VirtualPC and following Phil Haack's instructions for how to get ubuntu (because why not?) running on it. I start up my virtual pc and during boot it just stays on the line that says DHCP..... Capturing the ubuntu iso doesn't change this and eventually it tells me to Reboot and select proper boot device which -...
I'm writing an application that communicates with the serial port to control a device. The development environment is on a virtualized Windows 2003 R2 machine hosted on a Windows Vista machine. When I try to map the COM ports through virtual PC so they can be use in the virtual machine, I get the following error right after the machine...
Hi, Installed windows xp on virtualPC for my development environment. I installed the 'additions' in my vm. For some reason my colors are now limited to vga 16 colors. What can I do to fix this? ...
Hi, How do I clone an existing virtualPC (2007) vm ? I am setting up my development environment and want to clone it, and also keep one as a backup that has all my baseline installs. ...
I'm trying to test my site in IE 6 using Microsoft's Win XP / IE 6 virtual machine image, but I'm unable to load any SSL site in either IE 6 or Firefox 2 inside of the virtual machine. Outside of the VM all sites load as expected, but inside it can't find the sites in either browser. Non-SSL sites load fine inside the VM. For example, t...
Hi, I copied the two files from another VM, the vm machine setting file and the vm hard disk. How can I make it show up in the Virtual PC Console? What changes do I have to make in the settings? i.e. opening it up, it seems it is still referencing the original VM. There are so many GUID's in there also? ...
I'm running VPC 2007 and the OS is windows 3.1 I need to copy a C++ compiler from my real computer to the virtual one. How do I do this, it doesn't seem to read the .iso that I made. I don't have a floppy drive since I'm using a laptop. ...
Hi, I wanted to play around with Linux and do some testing. I've tried installing Linux on a Virtual PC (2004) guest but couldn't get it to work. I figured with all the folks out there proselytizing about Linux maybe someone had made an guess file that I could just download and open up in Virtual PC (ideally) or VmWare. PS - I asked ...
I have found articles saying this is possible, but what are the issues? Is it 'always' straightforward as shutting down your vpc and then opening it with vmware? From this link which is nearly 3 years old it says you can but you have to copy some windows files into the vpc before shutting it down, is that still valid? Update 1 Found t...