On Thu, 22 May 2008 00:45:23 -0400, Paul Adare <pkadare@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
>On Wed, 21 May 2008 20:02:10 -0400, Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP] wrote:
> Quote:
>> This sounds like "Windows" was not the selection made when creating the
>> machine. I'm not sure how to change this after creating the VM (possibly by
>> editing the configuration file manually)
>
>Selecting the OS when creating the VM does two things, and two things only;
>determines the initial amount of RAM suggested, and determines the initial
>amount of disk space suggested. It does not in any way, shape or form
>determine whether or not you can install the Additions. If the VM is
>running, that option is always available, whether or not the running OS
>supports the installation. I believe it does one other thing, with regards to Vista guests. You
must select Vista as the OS during the new pc wizard for the correct
sound card to be configured.
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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.