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| 02-29-2008 | #1 (permalink) |
| | System Reboots While Installing XP On Virtual Machine 2007 My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install an OS on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried everything that I can think of to make it work with no success including the following: - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007. - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run in safe mode). - Turn off the firewall and try to install. - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2 version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista. - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD. - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result). - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me off and said they do not support Virtual PC 2007. I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having the same problem. Any help would be appreciated. |
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| 02-29-2008 | #2 (permalink) |
| | Re: System Reboots While Installing XP On Virtual Machine 2007 Hi, Is there an error message or stop error (blue screen)? Are there any clues in the Event Viewer? Does it happen at a point of setup in the VM where it would reboot to continue? -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "mxwade" <mxwade@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4CA6A7A1-349B-4FED-B3D9-DFE32FA5C4DF@xxxxxx Quote: > My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install an > OS > on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy > programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried > everything that I can think of to make it work with no success including > the > following: > > - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007. > - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run in > safe mode). > - Turn off the firewall and try to install. > - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2 > version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista. > - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD. > - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result). > - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me off > and > said they do not support Virtual PC 2007. > > I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having > the > same problem. Any help would be appreciated. > > |
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| 02-29-2008 | #3 (permalink) |
| | Re: System Reboots While Installing XP On Virtual Machine 2007 Hi Rick, Thanks for responding. On one of my many tries, I did see a blue screen flash very briefly before the system re-booted but it happened too fast to be able to see anything. I am new to Vista so I do not know to check the error logs. Can you help me with this? Thanks, Marc "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > Is there an error message or stop error (blue screen)? > Are there any clues in the Event Viewer? > Does it happen at a point of setup in the VM where it would reboot to > continue? > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "mxwade" <mxwade@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:4CA6A7A1-349B-4FED-B3D9-DFE32FA5C4DF@xxxxxx Quote: > > My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install an > > OS > > on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy > > programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried > > everything that I can think of to make it work with no success including > > the > > following: > > > > - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007. > > - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run in > > safe mode). > > - Turn off the firewall and try to install. > > - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2 > > version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista. > > - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD. > > - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result). > > - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me off > > and > > said they do not support Virtual PC 2007. > > > > I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having > > the > > same problem. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > |
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| 03-01-2008 | #4 (permalink) |
| | Re: System Reboots While Installing XP On Virtual Machine 2007 Hi, Just type "event viewer" into the start/search line and hit <enter>. Check the system and application logs for clues as to what happened when it rebooted. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "mxwade" <mxwade@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5B5557CF-889D-426D-AA6F-76E9815FAC66@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi Rick, > > Thanks for responding. On one of my many tries, I did see a blue screen > flash very briefly before the system re-booted but it happened too fast to > be > able to see anything. I am new to Vista so I do not know to check the > error > logs. Can you help me with this? > > Thanks, > Marc > "Rick Rogers" wrote: > Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Is there an error message or stop error (blue screen)? >> Are there any clues in the Event Viewer? >> Does it happen at a point of setup in the VM where it would reboot to >> continue? >> >> -- >> Best of Luck, >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com >> >> "mxwade" <mxwade@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:4CA6A7A1-349B-4FED-B3D9-DFE32FA5C4DF@xxxxxx Quote: >> > My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install >> > an >> > OS >> > on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy >> > programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried >> > everything that I can think of to make it work with no success >> > including >> > the >> > following: >> > >> > - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007. >> > - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run >> > in >> > safe mode). >> > - Turn off the firewall and try to install. >> > - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2 >> > version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista. >> > - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD. >> > - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result). >> > - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me >> > off >> > and >> > said they do not support Virtual PC 2007. >> > >> > I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having >> > the >> > same problem. Any help would be appreciated. >> > >> > >> |
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| 03-01-2008 | #5 (permalink) |
| | Re: System Reboots While Installing XP On Virtual Machine 2007 Rick - I found a program called VirtualBox that seems to be a lot like Virtual Machine. I have installed it and it is working. I think that I will uninstall Virtual Machine 2007. Thanks for your help with this. MArc "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > Just type "event viewer" into the start/search line and hit <enter>. Check > the system and application logs for clues as to what happened when it > rebooted. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "mxwade" <mxwade@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:5B5557CF-889D-426D-AA6F-76E9815FAC66@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi Rick, > > > > Thanks for responding. On one of my many tries, I did see a blue screen > > flash very briefly before the system re-booted but it happened too fast to > > be > > able to see anything. I am new to Vista so I do not know to check the > > error > > logs. Can you help me with this? > > > > Thanks, > > Marc > > "Rick Rogers" wrote: > > Quote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Is there an error message or stop error (blue screen)? > >> Are there any clues in the Event Viewer? > >> Does it happen at a point of setup in the VM where it would reboot to > >> continue? > >> > >> -- > >> Best of Luck, > >> > >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > >> > >> "mxwade" <mxwade@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:4CA6A7A1-349B-4FED-B3D9-DFE32FA5C4DF@xxxxxx > >> > My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install > >> > an > >> > OS > >> > on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy > >> > programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried > >> > everything that I can think of to make it work with no success > >> > including > >> > the > >> > following: > >> > > >> > - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007. > >> > - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run > >> > in > >> > safe mode). > >> > - Turn off the firewall and try to install. > >> > - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2 > >> > version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista. > >> > - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD. > >> > - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result). > >> > - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me > >> > off > >> > and > >> > said they do not support Virtual PC 2007. > >> > > >> > I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having > >> > the > >> > same problem. Any help would be appreciated. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > |
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