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Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox
  1. #1


    CookyMonzta via WindowsKB.com Guest

    Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox

    Although I succeeded in getting the Windows ME boot disk, and even WinME
    itself, running in Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, I've had no such luck with Sun
    VirtualBox.



    Upon startup with my WinME boot disk, as usual, I chose the following:

    ==================================================
    2. Start computer with CD-ROM support.

    Enter a choice: 2
    ==================================================

    Then I got the following:


    ==================================================
    This driver is provided by Oak Technology, Inc..
    OTI-91X ATAPI CD-ROM device driver, Rev D91XV352
    (C)Copyright Oak Technology Inc. 1987-1997
    Device Name : MSCD001
    Transfer Mode : Programmed I/O
    Number of drives : 1


    AIC-6260/6360/6370 ASPI Manager for DOS
    Version 3.68S
    Copyright 1990-1997 Adaptec, Inc.

    _
    ==================================================

    And that's as far as it goes inside VirtualBox. It doesn't do a PCI bus scan,
    it doesn't create a RAMDrive, and MSCDEX is not activated. It simply freezes
    after the first ASPI Manager program is activated. I have Vista with a
    physical floppy drive and DVD burner, and 16 gigabytes of virtual drive space
    for WinME.

    One other thing: In Virtual PC 2007 with WinME, whenever I run a game (like
    DOOM or Quake), the VPC screen, set at 1152x864 in WinME, shrinks to a small
    widescreen about 1/4 the size of my 20-inch 1680x1050 widescreen monitor.
    When I exit the game, it reverts back to 1152x864. How do I fix it so that
    the VPC screen stays at 1152x864 whenever I run any program or game?

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  2. #2


    Mark Rae [MVP] Guest

    Re: Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox

    "CookyMonzta via WindowsKB.com" <u50174@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:99d0f7e1584ce@xxxxxx

    > I've had no such luck with Sun VirtualBox.
    Questions about VirtualBox are, strictly speaking, off-topic in this
    newsgroup - you'll probably get a much quicker (and better!) response by
    posting in their own forums:
    http://forums.virtualbox.org/


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    ASP.NET MVP
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  3. #3


    CookyMonzta via WindowsKB.com Guest

    Re: Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox

    Mark Rae [MVP] wrote:

    >> I've had no such luck with Sun VirtualBox.
    >
    >Questions about VirtualBox are, strictly speaking, off-topic in this
    >newsgroup - you'll probably get a much quicker (and better!) response by
    >posting in their own forums:
    >http://forums.virtualbox.org/
    >Thanks for informing me. Now, what of the second part of my question, regarding screen resolution for Virtual PC 2007? And by the way, unless I read wrong, word has it that files can be exchanged between the host OS (in my case, Vista SP2) and the guest OS (WinME). How is that accomplished? As far as I know, it's probably not as simple as dragging an object from one OS desktop to the other, because you can't drag an object from the guest OS desktop to the host OS desktop. I tried and it didn't work. Or did I miss something?
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  4. #4


    CookyMonzta via WindowsKB.com Guest

    Re: Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox

    I screwed up that last one. Let me try this again...

    Thanks for informing me. Now, what of the second part of my question,
    regarding screen resolution for Virtual PC 2007? And by the way, unless I
    read wrong, word has it that files can be exchanged between the host OS (in
    my case, Vista SP2) and the guest OS (WinME). How is that accomplished? As
    far as I know, it's probably not as simple as dragging an object from one OS
    desktop to the other, because you can't drag an object from the guest OS
    desktop to the host OS desktop. I tried and it didn't work. Or did I miss
    something?

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  5. #5


    Steve Jain [MVP] Guest

    Re: Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox

    On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:14:39 GMT, "CookyMonzta via WindowsKB.com"
    <u50174@xxxxxx> wrote:

    >I screwed up that last one. Let me try this again...
    >
    >Thanks for informing me. Now, what of the second part of my question,
    >regarding screen resolution for Virtual PC 2007? And by the way, unless I
    >read wrong, word has it that files can be exchanged between the host OS (in
    >my case, Vista SP2) and the guest OS (WinME). How is that accomplished? As
    >far as I know, it's probably not as simple as dragging an object from one OS
    >desktop to the other, because you can't drag an object from the guest OS
    >desktop to the host OS desktop. I tried and it didn't work. Or did I miss
    >something?
    You can drag and drop files between the host and guest, but you must
    have the VM Additions installed in the guest first.

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    Cheers,
    Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
    http://vpc.essjae.com/

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  6. #6


    ohaya Guest

    Re: Windows ME boot disk runs on VPC 2007, but not on VirtualBox



    Steve Jain [MVP] wrote:

    > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:14:39 GMT, "CookyMonzta via WindowsKB.com"
    > <u50174@xxxxxx> wrote:
    >
    >

    >>I screwed up that last one. Let me try this again...
    >>
    >>Thanks for informing me. Now, what of the second part of my question,
    >>regarding screen resolution for Virtual PC 2007? And by the way, unless I
    >>read wrong, word has it that files can be exchanged between the host OS (in
    >>my case, Vista SP2) and the guest OS (WinME). How is that accomplished? As
    >>far as I know, it's probably not as simple as dragging an object from one OS
    >>desktop to the other, because you can't drag an object from the guest OS
    >>desktop to the host OS desktop. I tried and it didn't work. Or did I miss
    >>something?
    >
    >
    > You can drag and drop files between the host and guest, but you must
    > have the VM Additions installed in the guest first.
    >
    Does Windows network sharing not work between ME and Vista? If it does,
    then you can do the drag and drop.

    Jim


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