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05-14-2009
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| | very slow vcp and other questions What can I do to make my vpc run normally? The host is vista with 284gb of ram 6gb of memory 64bit operating system (downloaded 64bit vcp) Intel Core 2quad cpu Q6660 2.40ghz Also is it possible to copy and paste or drag from vcp to host machine? How can I make the vcp screen smaller. -- Rosemary |
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05-14-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7A18B863-47F5-44CF-BC7E-E946F663AD35@xxxxxx Firstly, VPC = Virtual PC i.e. the name of the application software which manages VMs i.e. virtual maghines... Quote: > What can I do to make my vpc run normally? Quote: > 284gb of ram > 6gb of memory in fact, that's what the 'M' stands for in 'RAM'... Quote: > Also is it possible to copy and paste or drag from vcp to host machine? Quote: > How can I make the vcp screen smaller. -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions So I had a senior moment or maybe a day! Yes I know I should have said VPC, and should have known enough to say 285 GB hard drive. The vpc is still running very slow. I go to the vpc console but when I click action I do not get "install additions". If I start vpc there is no way to install additions. So, how do I install additions? -- Rosemary "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:7A18B863-47F5-44CF-BC7E-E946F663AD35@xxxxxx > > Firstly, VPC = Virtual PC i.e. the name of the application software which > manages VMs i.e. virtual maghines... > > Quote: > > What can I do to make my vpc run normally? > Normally? > > Quote: > > 284gb of ram > > 6gb of memory > Presumably you mean a 284GB hard disk? RAM and memory are the same thing - > in fact, that's what the 'M' stands for in 'RAM'... > > Quote: > > Also is it possible to copy and paste or drag from vcp to host machine? > Yes, after installing the Additions. > > Quote: > > How can I make the vcp screen smaller. > Same way as you would resize any other window... > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions On Sat, 16 May 2009 15:47:01 -0700, Rosemary <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >So I had a senior moment or maybe a day! >Yes I know I should have said VPC, and should have known enough to say 285 >GB hard drive. >The vpc is still running very slow. Quote: >I go to the vpc console but when I click action I do not get "install >additions". >If I start vpc there is no way to install additions. So, how do I install >additions? the menu on the running VM, is where "Install or update additions" is located. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:338BCAEA-8916-485E-9605-BBBAFF17BE24@xxxxxx Quote: > If I start VPC there is no way to install additions. So, how do I install > additions? machines, not part of VPC, so... 1) Launch VPC 2) Start the VM in question 3) From the console menu, click Action, Install or Update Virtual Machine Additions -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions Mark and Steve, I have installed winXP in my virtual pc. When I open the vpc console on Vista and click start windowsxp comes up and there is no way I can get to the console. Rosemary "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:338BCAEA-8916-485E-9605-BBBAFF17BE24@xxxxxx > Quote: > > If I start VPC there is no way to install additions. So, how do I install > > additions? > The Additions are supplemental apps which are installed into the guest > machines, not part of VPC, so... > > 1) Launch VPC > > 2) Start the VM in question > > 3) From the console menu, click Action, Install or Update Virtual Machine > Additions > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions On Sat, 16 May 2009 17:35:01 -0700, Rosemary <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote: |I have installed winXP in my virtual pc. When I open the vpc console on |Vista and click start windowsxp comes up and there is no way I can get to the |console. Rosemary If the reason you can't get to the console is that XP is full-screen, <RightAlt-Enter> will make it windowed. -- - Vince |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FD126726-F446-4251-A044-ED1D6460286C@xxxxxx Quote: > I have installed winXP in my virtual pc. the name of the software application which runs your virtual machines... Quote: > When I open the VPC console on Vista and click Start, Windows XP comes > up and there is no way I can get to the console. http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...al+PC+host+key -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions Thank all of you for being so patient with an 78 year old grandmother of 7!! I am a happy camper now with all your help. The only thing is that my virtual machine still runs slower than me! -- Rosemary "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:FD126726-F446-4251-A044-ED1D6460286C@xxxxxx > Quote: > > I have installed winXP in my virtual pc. > No, you have installed Windows XP in your virtual machine - Virtual PC is > the name of the software application which runs your virtual machines... > Quote: > > When I open the VPC console on Vista and click Start, Windows XP comes > > up and there is no way I can get to the console. > <HOSTKEY> + Enter > http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...al+PC+host+key > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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05-16-2009
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| | Re: very slow vcp and other questions Excuse me that was a great grandmother of 7. -- Rosemary "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:FD126726-F446-4251-A044-ED1D6460286C@xxxxxx > Quote: > > I have installed winXP in my virtual pc. > No, you have installed Windows XP in your virtual machine - Virtual PC is > the name of the software application which runs your virtual machines... > Quote: > > When I open the VPC console on Vista and click Start, Windows XP comes > > up and there is no way I can get to the console. > <HOSTKEY> + Enter > http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...al+PC+host+key > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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