"Don Begezda" <don.begezda@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> : "Don Begezda" <don.begezda@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> :
> : > Now, I want to install software that I only want to run on XP (the
> VPC),
> : > how do I install a software program on the VPC? What drive or
> directory
> do
> : > I install the programs on? Do I just choose the default installation
> : > directory that the software prompts?
> :
> : Henceforth, almost every question you will ever have about virtual
> machines
> : can be answered with "how would I do this on a physical machine?" So, if
> you
> : you were going to install a software program on a physical machine
> running
> : XP, where would you install it? Wherever it is, it will be the same on a
> : virtual machine...
>
> Well, I'm already having problems installing an application software. I
> originally had only 256 MB of memory set on the VPC running XP Pro. When I
> inserted the install disk and ran setup, the DOS window flashed,
> disappeared
> and nothing happened. I looked at the software documentation and it
> requires
> 2GB of RAM, so aha, I cranked up the RAM on the VPC to 2.5 GB. (I have 3
> GB
> total on the host). Still have the same darn problem, DOS window opens and
> disappears. Won't even install. It will install on Vista, but doesn't run
> properly because it's made for XP. So, now I could use some suggestions.
> Please and Thanks, Don
>
>
If your host only has 3G of memory and is running Vista, you cannot give
the guest 2.5G. The Vista OS on the host would be starved of memory. I am
surprised that the guest even starts.
Have you tried installing the software directly on Vista in
compatibility mode?