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08-22-2008
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| | USB Ports By using Virtual PC I am trying to run Vista and Office 07 on the host and XP with Office 03 on the virtual machine for training purposes. I cannot get the virtual machine to see the USB ports meaning we can't get online using our broadband dongles (needed for Outlook etc). A Google search suggests that this is an ommision from Virtual PC but does anyone know a way around this please? Thank you -- Projectwon |
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08-22-2008
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| Vista Ultimate 32-bit | Re: USB Ports There is no way around this; it is currently a design limitation, that I have been hoping Microsoft will correct for as long as I've been using Virtual PC 2007 (about a year now.) You could try another couple of free products that do support USB: VMware Player, Virtual Machine, Virtual PC - VMware VMware Server, Virtual Server Consolidation, Free Virtualization - VMware I haven't tried the VMware server (which is used to build the virtual machine) on my Vista pc, but according to a friend of mine it works and I know it does because he built me a Vista Ultimate x64 virtual machine, even though it is intended to operate on a server. But I have experimented around with VMplayer a good bit with various pre-built Linux systems that I downloaded. |
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08-22-2008
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| | Re: USB Ports Thanks Lee, I will take a look at the VMWare. -- Projectwon "LeeTutor" wrote: Quote: > > There is no way around this; it is currently a design limitation, that I > have been hoping Microsoft will correct for as long as I've been using > Virtual PC 2007 (about a year now.) You could try another couple of free > products that do support USB: > > 'VMware Player, Virtual Machine, Virtual PC - VMware' > (http://www.vmware.com/products/player/) > > 'VMware Server, Virtual Server Consolidation, Free Virtualization - > VMware' (http://www.vmware.com/products/server/) > > I haven't tried the VMware server (which is used to build the virtual > machine) on my Vista pc, but according to a friend of mine it works and > I know it does because he built me a Vista Ultimate x64 virtual machine, > even though it is intended to operate on a server. But I have > experimented around with VMplayer a good bit with various pre-built > Linux systems that I downloaded. > > > -- > LeeTutor > |
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08-22-2008
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| | Re: USB Ports Does your "broadband dongle" show up on the Host PC as a network adapter? If so, I would think you would simply choose that as the network adapter for the VM to use. Ferd "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  3750A6A-51C2-442B-BA93-F7E9B8B9EF93@xxxxxxQuote: > By using Virtual PC I am trying to run Vista and Office 07 on the host and > XP > with Office 03 on the virtual machine for training purposes. > > I cannot get the virtual machine to see the USB ports meaning we can't get > online using our broadband dongles (needed for Outlook etc). A Google > search > suggests that this is an ommision from Virtual PC but does anyone know a > way > around this please? > > Thank you > -- > Projectwon |
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08-22-2008
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| | Re: USB Ports "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message news 3750A6A-51C2-442B-BA93-F7E9B8B9EF93@xxxxxxQuote: > By using Virtual PC I am trying to run Vista and Office 07 on the host and > XP > with Office 03 on the virtual machine for training purposes. > > I cannot get the virtual machine to see the USB ports meaning we can't get > online using our broadband dongles (needed for Outlook etc). A Google > search > suggests that this is an ommision from Virtual PC but does anyone know a > way > around this please? > > Thank you > -- > Projectwon share that connection using ICS on the host. (It does not really matter how that machine connects to the network.) It is similar to using ICS for two physical machines only simpler. You do not need to install a second NIC in the host for the "private" network. All you need is a Microsoft Loopback Adapter installed in the host. |
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08-29-2008
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| Vista Ultimate x64 | Re: USB Ports VMWare Workstation 6 passes USB ports just fine on my Vista x64 host. |
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06-04-2009
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| | RE: USB Ports Quote: > By using Virtual PC I am trying to run Vista and Office 07 on the host and XP > with Office 03 on the virtual machine for training purposes. > > I cannot get the virtual machine to see the USB ports meaning we can't get > online using our broadband dongles (needed for Outlook etc). A Google search > suggests that this is an ommision from Virtual PC but does anyone know a way > around this please? > > Thank you > -- > Projectwon Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com |
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06-04-2009
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| | RE: USB Ports Quote: > By using Virtual PC I am trying to run Vista and Office 07 on the host and XP > with Office 03 on the virtual machine for training purposes. > > I cannot get the virtual machine to see the USB ports meaning we can't get > online using our broadband dongles (needed for Outlook etc). A Google search > suggests that this is an ommision from Virtual PC but does anyone know a way > around this please? > > Thank you > -- > Projectwon Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com |
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