Vista - USB support in Virtual PC 2007

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mike still pops into the vista newsgroups now and then

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On Oct 9, 1:04*pm, SirMoony <SirMo...@xxxxxx>
wrote:
I've been asking Connectix/MS since 2002. I remember since I think it
was around that time that USB support came out in Vmware 3.
So yeah 6 years and 1 month.

"Hans" <Hans@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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USB mice and keyboards work via emulation of PS/2 devices.

USB mass storage devices (e.g. memory sticks, external hard disks etc) can
be used via standard networking.

However, try plugging something like a USB camera in...


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On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:59:57 +0100, "Mark Rae [MVP]"
Thanks Mark, all clear now.
Hans
<mark@xxxxxx> wrote:

hi Mark, thanks also for your good answers,
by the way, i think PocketPCs cant be used with VPCs, isnt it ?

Carlos.

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Not by a USB connection.

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On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:42:15 -0300, "xcal" <a@xxxxxx> wrote:

"xcal" <a@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Correct.


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"SirMoony" wrote:
I will be very happy if MS commits to support USBs on later releases of VPC.
It would be very helpful for us to experiment on developing drivers on VPCs
for experimentation and learning. It's convenient to have a setup where a
Development Machine and a Target Machine are actually in one Real machine.
And VPC is free - that's the most important thing. Best of luck VPC
developers! We hope you can do it!

hi Bacuzi,

I think I asked a similar post a moth ago,
You can use an USB unit by establishing
a network with the physical computer,
sharing folders, etc.

I didn`t have time to implement it, but that
is the idea.

hope this helps, Carlos.


"Bacuzi" <Bacuzi@xxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
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USB connectivity does "sort of" work in VPC 2007, in a round about way.

It's true that you can't just plug in a USB device and expect it to show up in your Virtual PC.

But, you can map USB devices as shared folders.

I don't know it this will work for things like Cameras but it works on all the USB storage devices that I have.

You can also use USB printers that are connected to the Vista host simply by sharing the printer in Vista then connecting to that printer in the Virtual Machine by supplying the proper credentials.

Having said all that, I still agree with the OP that it is sort of a bummer that we can't just have direct access to the USB ports in our virtual machines in VPC 2007.