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07-15-2008
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| | Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC window and back to the host OS.... |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! "Steve Jain" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message news:kqlp74pu90eg07elpl3si85t5mvv4qaghv@xxxxxx Quote: > On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:09 +0100, "Gordon" > <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC >>window and back to the host OS.... > Default for the host key to do this is the right-ALT key. > |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:09 +0100, "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC >window and back to the host OS.... -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft. |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OQ3MLwp5IHA.5052@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: >> Default for the host key to do this is the right-ALT key. > I might be a bit thick here, what is the "right-Alt key"? -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:58:45 +0100, "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >"Steve Jain" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message >news:kqlp74pu90eg07elpl3si85t5mvv4qaghv@xxxxxx Quote: >> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:09 +0100, "Gordon" >> <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>>Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC >>>window and back to the host OS.... >> Default for the host key to do this is the right-ALT key. >> >I might be a bit thick here, what is the "right-Alt key"? key. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft. |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! In article <OQ3MLwp5IHA.5052@xxxxxx> "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > > "Steve Jain" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message > news:kqlp74pu90eg07elpl3si85t5mvv4qaghv@xxxxxx Quote: > > On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:09 +0100, "Gordon" > > <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Quote: > >>Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC > >>window and back to the host OS.... > > Default for the host key to do this is the right-ALT key. > > > I might be a bit thick here, what is the "right-Alt key"? |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! Install the VM additions, and the cursor will then move freely between the VM window and the desktop. Tom Dacon Dacon Software Consulting "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eWd6Xrp5IHA.3480@xxxxxx Quote: > Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC > window and back to the host OS.... |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! "Tom Dacon" <tdacon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23ny8lbq5IHA.1592@xxxxxx Quote: > Install the VM additions, and the cursor will then move freely between the > VM window and the desktop. > Thanks to all the other respondents as well... |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! From "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx>, in microsoft.public.virtualpc on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:09 +0100 : Quote: >Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC >window and back to the host OS.... *not* the same key as MS Virtual PC 2007. I am curious, what is your host and guest machine? FACE |
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07-15-2008
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| | Re: Can't move cursor out of the Virtual machine window! From "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx>, in microsoft.public.virtualpc on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:42:50 +0100 : Quote: >"FACE" <AFaceInTheCrowd@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:2kvp7491hjbn6l23ef8r0kosktjeah4493@xxxxxx Quote: >> From "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx>, in >> microsoft.public.virtualpc on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:50:09 +0100 : >> Quote: >>>Help! Can't find what key strokes takes the cursor out of the VirtualPC >>>window and back to the host OS.... >> I had that happen to me in Fedora under another VM product where it was >> *not* the same key as MS Virtual PC 2007. >> >> I am curious, what is your host and guest machine? >> >> FACE >> > >Host Vista Home Premium (and yes it DOES work!) , guest XP Pro. I had thought that you were caught in the VM at the time you sent that message, but I guess you rebooted out of it. FACE |
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