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12-05-2008
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| | is Guest OS possible access Host OS File system? I had read some article about that , the answer is no. But is it safe to using virtual pc for development & testing? Because i would like to write a software Like CCleaner for Vista. It will clear some cache,some unuse file (maybe system file), some uninstall information. I will run under Guest OS, but is it possible affect the HOST OS? Another way , is there some virus can affect the HOST OS when active on GUEST OS? |
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12-05-2008
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| | Re: is Guest OS possible access Host OS File system? "Ming" <Ming@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EBD56647-82B6-4B63-8F7B-786FF5191745@xxxxxx Quote: > I had read some article about that , the answer is no. standard networking. Quote: > But is it safe to using Virtual PC for development & testing? Quote: > I will run under Guest OS, but is it possible affect the HOST OS? Quote: > Another way , is there some virus can affect the HOST OS when active on > GUEST OS? to consider the virtual machine as exactly the same as a physical machine. Because it is. The fact that it's made of software rather than hardware is completely irrelevant to the software (both OS and apps) running on it - it won't even know... The host's anti-malware protection won't protect any guests running on it: http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx#17 -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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12-06-2008
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| | Re: is Guest OS possible access Host OS File system? Thanks you for reply. So, without network connection (Assume i disable on Virtual PC Setting) Is it all changed on GUEST OS are "inside the VHD file"? "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> ¦b¶l¥ó news:edFNax1VJHA.4384@xxxxxx ¤¤¼¶¼g... Quote: > "Ming" <Ming@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:EBD56647-82B6-4B63-8F7B-786FF5191745@xxxxxx > Quote: >> I had read some article about that , the answer is no. > It is perfectly simple for a guest to access its host's file system via > standard networking. > Quote: >> But is it safe to using Virtual PC for development & testing? > Yes. > Quote: >> I will run under Guest OS, but is it possible affect the HOST OS? > As above... > Quote: >> Another way , is there some virus can affect the HOST OS when active on >> GUEST OS? > Yes. The answer to this question, like 99% of questions related to VPC, is > to consider the virtual machine as exactly the same as a physical machine. > Because it is. The fact that it's made of software rather than hardware is > completely irrelevant to the software (both OS and apps) running on it - > it won't even know... > > The host's anti-malware protection won't protect any guests running on it: > http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx#17 > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net |
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12-06-2008
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| | Re: is Guest OS possible access Host OS File system? On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:24:27 +0800, "Ming" <Ming@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Thanks you for reply. > >So, without network connection (Assume i disable on Virtual PC Setting) >Is it all changed on GUEST OS are "inside the VHD file"? > -- Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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12-06-2008
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| | Re: is Guest OS possible access Host OS File system? "Ming" <Ming@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F9D436DB-86D5-4F51-A5A9-835FE65F36F3@xxxxxx Quote: > So, without network connection (assume I disable on Virtual PC Setting) > Is it all changed on GUEST OS are "inside the VHD file"? -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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