Vista - New to VPC

07-03-2009

So apologies, no doubt these question have been asked many times before.
I am running Virtual PC 2007.
Host is Vista Business.
Guest OS is Windows 2003 Server SP1.
I have shared my ADSL connection with the guest OS so can access the Net.

How is the guest OD protected? e.g. AV etc?
Am I correct in thinking that my guest OS is a complete sandpit and that no
windows updates done on the guest will have any adverse effects on my host?

I have allocated 1GB memory to the guest but the mouse is still a little
jerky.
Any way to improve this?

07-03-2009

"Jack" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I have allocated 1GB memory to the guest but the mouse is still a little
> jerky. Any way to improve this?

Ordinarily, installing the VM Additions would fix things like this. However,
as Windows Server 2003 isn't a supported guest OS for VPC 2007, there
(probably) won't be any Additions for it...

How much RAM does the host machine have?

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

07-03-2009

The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests.

--
Bob Comer

On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:05:20 +0100, "Mark Rae [MVP]"
<mark@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>"Jack" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:eUeA1$7%23JHA.1376@xxxxxx
>

Quote:

>> I have allocated 1GB memory to the guest but the mouse is still a little
>> jerky. Any way to improve this?

>
>Ordinarily, installing the VM Additions would fix things like this. However,
>as Windows Server 2003 isn't a supported guest OS for VPC 2007, there
>(probably) won't be any Additions for it...
>
>How much RAM does the host machine have?

07-03-2009

Robert Comer wrote:

Quote:

> The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests.

.... and on HomeServer, which is Server 2003 underneath.

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP

07-03-2009

"Robert Comer" <bobcomer-removeme-@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>> Ordinarily, installing the VM Additions would fix things like this.
>> However,
>> as Windows Server 2003 isn't a supported guest OS for VPC 2007, there
>> (probably) won't be any Additions for it...

>
> The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests.

Thanks.

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

07-03-2009

Yep.

Still not having any problems with that combo? I always ran into db
corruption after about 2 or 3 weeks, I never did figure out why. And
that's with external or internal drives. It had to be some timing
issue, probably something when the cleanup was running it wasn't
getting enough CPU or something, I haven't tried it on my faster quad
core machine yet. Of course there's been a lot of fixes since when I
tried it too...

--
Bob Comer

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:18:23 -0400, David Wilkinson
<no-reply@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>Robert Comer wrote:

Quote:

>> The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests.

>
>... and on HomeServer, which is Server 2003 underneath.

07-03-2009	#1 (permalink)
Jack n/a posts	New to VPC So apologies, no doubt these question have been asked many times before. I am running Virtual PC 2007. Host is Vista Business. Guest OS is Windows 2003 Server SP1. I have shared my ADSL connection with the guest OS so can access the Net. How is the guest OD protected? e.g. AV etc? Am I correct in thinking that my guest OS is a complete sandpit and that no windows updates done on the guest will have any adverse effects on my host? I have allocated 1GB memory to the guest but the mouse is still a little jerky. Any way to improve this?
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#2 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP] n/a posts	Re: New to VPC "Jack" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eUeA1$7%23JHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: > I have allocated 1GB memory to the guest but the mouse is still a little > jerky. Any way to improve this? Ordinarily, installing the VM Additions would fix things like this. However, as Windows Server 2003 isn't a supported guest OS for VPC 2007, there (probably) won't be any Additions for it... How much RAM does the host machine have? -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#3 (permalink)
Robert Comer n/a posts	Re: New to VPC The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests. -- Bob Comer On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:05:20 +0100, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >"Jack" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:eUeA1$7%23JHA.1376@xxxxxx > Quote: >> I have allocated 1GB memory to the guest but the mouse is still a little >> jerky. Any way to improve this? > >Ordinarily, installing the VM Additions would fix things like this. However, >as Windows Server 2003 isn't a supported guest OS for VPC 2007, there >(probably) won't be any Additions for it... > >How much RAM does the host machine have?
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#4 (permalink)
David Wilkinson n/a posts	Re: New to VPC Robert Comer wrote: Quote: > The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests. .... and on HomeServer, which is Server 2003 underneath. -- David Wilkinson Visual C++ MVP
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#5 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP] n/a posts	Re: New to VPC "Robert Comer" <bobcomer-removeme-@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:t8sr45pk538dj7a9jouc2uvad6tu3ptvr7@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: >> Ordinarily, installing the VM Additions would fix things like this. >> However, >> as Windows Server 2003 isn't a supported guest OS for VPC 2007, there >> (probably) won't be any Additions for it... > > The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests. Thanks. -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#6 (permalink)
Robert Comer n/a posts	Re: New to VPC Yep. Still not having any problems with that combo? I always ran into db corruption after about 2 or 3 weeks, I never did figure out why. And that's with external or internal drives. It had to be some timing issue, probably something when the cleanup was running it wasn't getting enough CPU or something, I haven't tried it on my faster quad core machine yet. Of course there's been a lot of fixes since when I tried it too... -- Bob Comer On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:18:23 -0400, David Wilkinson <no-reply@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Robert Comer wrote: Quote: >> The additions run just fine on Windows 2003 guests. > >... and on HomeServer, which is Server 2003 underneath.
My System Specs