Vista - How to create vista and windows 7 VMs using the new virtual PC for windows 7

I just installed XP mode (en_windows_xp_mode_x86_x64_439180.exe) and the new
virtual PC for windows 7 (mu_windows_virtual_pc_x64_435190.msu). The
problem is I see no management console and no way of creating a VM other
than XP. What am I missing?

Thanks.

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moondaddy@newsgroup

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:21:33 -0500, "moondaddy"
<moondaddy@newsgroup> wrote:
Click "Start"-->All Programs-->Windows Virtual PC-->Windows Virtual PC
or go to C:\Users\%userprofile%\Virtual Machines

Click "create virtual machine" from the menu.

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
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http://smudj.wordpress.com/

Thanks.

"Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message
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Another question: I will create a VM for several OSs such as XP, Vista and
Win7. I will load all the updates and service packs for each. I want to
use these as 'base' VMs where I can simply copy them and save them using a
different name such as XPOffice2003, XPOffice2007, etc. The problem I've
seen in the past is these new VMs will have the same SID. is there an easy
way to change the SID using VPC for windows7?

"Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message
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Why would a virtual machine be different from any other? You need to use
exactly the same tools as you would for any machine.


"moondaddy" <moondaddy@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> is there an easy way to change the SID using VPC for windows7?

No, but the tool NewSID would work well. Or you could sysprep your base
image and create the new images from that.

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Bob Comer




moondaddy wrote:

On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:58:05 -0500, "moondaddy"
<moondaddy@newsgroup> wrote:
SysPrep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysprep
or
NewSID http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897418.aspx

But if you go this route you also need a Microsoft license for *each*
of the virtual machines you create since MS treats them as completely
separate Windows instances. This does not apply to you if you are an
MSDN subscriber of course.

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Bo Berglund (Sweden)

Bo Berglund wrote:Idle curiosity... Why would different SIDs matter to the user?
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I think you get the same network physical address if you don't have
different SIDs, which can cause network problems.

"Gary Mount" <gary_mount@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:E3294D6F-0083-4B03-AD0A-AAC06FDA28A3@newsgroupAfter a few moments research I have a better understanding of what a SID is
used for. No mention of problems with networking with duplicated SIDs.
There are problems though in a Workgroup of computers running Windows
NT/2K/XP, where you could get unexpected access to shared files or files
stored on a removable storage.