Vista - Vista Home and Virtual PC 2007 - can't uninstall

Hello,

I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista Home
Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.

Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
(although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.

I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old one.
It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies to
prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient access to
uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
administrator.' I AM the administrator!

I basically have two problems:
1) I can't uninstall
2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working

Has anyone come across this problem before?

Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business, Ultimate,
and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and running
ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me believe
it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
supported version.

--
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

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
> Home
> Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
>
> Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
> (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
> message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>
> I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
> Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
> one.
> It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies to
> prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient access
> to
> uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>
> I basically have two problems:
> 1) I can't uninstall
> 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>
> Has anyone come across this problem before?
>
> Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Hi Rick,

Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is exactly
what I'm hoping for.

Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed prior
to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so I've done
nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to solve
the uninstall problem?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business, Ultimate,
> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and running
> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me believe
> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
> supported version.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
> > Home
> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
> >
> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> >
> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
> > one.
> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies to
> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient access
> > to
> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> >
> > I basically have two problems:
> > 1) I can't uninstall
> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> >
> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> >
> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
>

Hi,

I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft Update.
These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
Panel/Programs and Features.

From:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx

Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista Business,
Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional,
or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."

It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability for
it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.

--
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

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> Hi Rick,
>
> Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is exactly
> what I'm hoping for.
>
> Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> prior
> to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so I've
> done
> nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> solve
> the uninstall problem?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
>> Ultimate,
>> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
>> running
>> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
>> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
>> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
>> believe
>> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
>> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
>> supported version.
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
>> > Home
>> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
>> >
>> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
>> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
>> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>> >
>> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
>> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
>> > one.
>> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies
>> > to
>> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
>> > access
>> > to
>> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
>> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>> >
>> > I basically have two problems:
>> > 1) I can't uninstall
>> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>> >
>> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
>> >
>> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>>
>>

Thanks Rick,

I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four updates,
two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall these?
Is it safe to do so?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft Update.
> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> Panel/Programs and Features.
>
> From:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx
>
> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista Business,
> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional,
> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
>
> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability for
> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Rick,
> >
> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is exactly
> > what I'm hoping for.
> >
> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> > prior
> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so I've
> > done
> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> > solve
> > the uninstall problem?
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> >> Ultimate,
> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> >> running
> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this (whether
> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to this
> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> >> believe
> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may be
> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not for a
> >> supported version.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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
> >>
> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my Vista
> >> > Home
> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP platform.
> >> >
> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any problems
> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an error
> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> >> >
> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version of
> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the old
> >> > one.
> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set policies
> >> > to
> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> >> > access
> >> > to
> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> >> >
> >> > I basically have two problems:
> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this fixed!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hi,

I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).

--
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

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Rick,
>
> I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> updates,
> two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> these?
> Is it safe to do so?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
>> Update.
>> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
>> Panel/Programs and Features.
>>
>> From:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx
>>
>> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
>> Business,
>> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
>> Professional,
>> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
>>
>> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
>> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
>> for
>> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
>> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Rick,
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
>> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
>> > exactly
>> > what I'm hoping for.
>> >
>> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
>> > prior
>> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
>> > I've
>> > done
>> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
>> > solve
>> > the uninstall problem?
>> >
>> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
>> >> Ultimate,
>> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
>> >> running
>> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
>> >> (whether
>> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
>> >> this
>> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
>> >> believe
>> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
>> >> be
>> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
>> >> for a
>> >> supported version.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > Home
>> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
>> >> > platform.
>> >> >
>> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
>> >> > problems
>> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
>> >> > error
>> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>> >> >
>> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
>> >> > of
>> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
>> >> > old
>> >> > one.
>> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
>> >> > policies
>> >> > to
>> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
>> >> > access
>> >> > to
>> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
>> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>> >> >
>> >> > I basically have two problems:
>> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
>> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
>> >> > fixed!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Hello,

I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
can't open or uninstall VPC.

What can I try next?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
> depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Rick,
> >
> > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> > updates,
> > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> > these?
> > Is it safe to do so?
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
> >> Update.
> >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> >> Panel/Programs and Features.
> >>
> >> From:
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx
> >>
> >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
> >> Business,
> >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
> >> Professional,
> >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
> >>
> >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
> >> for
> >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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
> >>
> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Rick,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
> >> > exactly
> >> > what I'm hoping for.
> >> >
> >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> >> > prior
> >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
> >> > I've
> >> > done
> >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> >> > solve
> >> > the uninstall problem?
> >> >
> >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> >> >> Ultimate,
> >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> >> >> running
> >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
> >> >> (whether
> >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
> >> >> this
> >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> >> >> believe
> >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
> >> >> be
> >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
> >> >> for a
> >> >> supported version.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> 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
> >> >>
> >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
> >> >> > Vista
> >> >> > Home
> >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
> >> >> > platform.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
> >> >> > problems
> >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
> >> >> > error
> >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
> >> >> > old
> >> >> > one.
> >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
> >> >> > policies
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> >> >> > access
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I basically have two problems:
> >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
> >> >> > fixed!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

VPC 2007 was designed to only properly run on Windows Vista Business, Windows
Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows
XP Tablet PC Edition.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/



"Metamuse" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
> can't open or uninstall VPC.
>
> What can I try next?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
> > depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >
> > "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks Rick,
> > >
> > > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> > > updates,
> > > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> > > these?
> > > Is it safe to do so?
> > >
> > > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
> > >> Update.
> > >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> > >> Panel/Programs and Features.
> > >>
> > >> From:
> > >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx
> > >>
> > >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
> > >> Business,
> > >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
> > >> Professional,
> > >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
> > >>
> > >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> > >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
> > >> for
> > >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> > >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> 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
> > >>
> > >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Hi Rick,
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> > >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
> > >> > exactly
> > >> > what I'm hoping for.
> > >> >
> > >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> > >> > prior
> > >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
> > >> > I've
> > >> > done
> > >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> > >> > solve
> > >> > the uninstall problem?
> > >> >
> > >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Hi,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> > >> >> Ultimate,
> > >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> > >> >> running
> > >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
> > >> >> (whether
> > >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
> > >> >> this
> > >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> > >> >> believe
> > >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
> > >> >> be
> > >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
> > >> >> for a
> > >> >> supported version.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> 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
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > Hello,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
> > >> >> > Vista
> > >> >> > Home
> > >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
> > >> >> > platform.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
> > >> >> > problems
> > >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
> > >> >> > error
> > >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
> > >> >> > of
> > >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
> > >> >> > old
> > >> >> > one.
> > >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
> > >> >> > policies
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> > >> >> > access
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> > >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I basically have two problems:
> > >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> > >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
> > >> >> > fixed!
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >

Hello,

I've actually had it working for months without any problems at all. Now,
suddenly it doesn't. Has Microsoft deliberately disabled it?

I need to view websites in IE6 to check them, but I can't do this on Vista
without VPC because I also have IE7 installed. Is there another way I can run
IE6 and IE7 together without VPC?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> VPC 2007 was designed to only properly run on Windows Vista Business, Windows
> Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows
> XP Tablet PC Edition.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
>
>
> "Metamuse" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
> > can't open or uninstall VPC.
> >
> > What can I try next?
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
> > > depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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
> > >
> > > "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...
> > > > Thanks Rick,
> > > >
> > > > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
> > > > updates,
> > > > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
> > > > these?
> > > > Is it safe to do so?
> > > >
> > > > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
> > > >> Update.
> > > >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
> > > >> Panel/Programs and Features.
> > > >>
> > > >> From:
> > > >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx
> > > >>
> > > >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
> > > >> Business,
> > > >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
> > > >> Professional,
> > > >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
> > > >>
> > > >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I mentioned,
> > > >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the ability
> > > >> for
> > > >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
> > > >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> 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
> > > >>
> > > >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Hi Rick,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
> > > >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
> > > >> > exactly
> > > >> > what I'm hoping for.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates installed
> > > >> > prior
> > > >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
> > > >> > I've
> > > >> > done
> > > >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do to
> > > >> > solve
> > > >> > the uninstall problem?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Hi,
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
> > > >> >> Ultimate,
> > > >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
> > > >> >> running
> > > >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
> > > >> >> (whether
> > > >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
> > > >> >> this
> > > >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
> > > >> >> believe
> > > >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something may
> > > >> >> be
> > > >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
> > > >> >> for a
> > > >> >> supported version.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> 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
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
> > > >> >> > Hello,
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
> > > >> >> > Vista
> > > >> >> > Home
> > > >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
> > > >> >> > platform.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
> > > >> >> > problems
> > > >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
> > > >> >> > error
> > > >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest version
> > > >> >> > of
> > > >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall the
> > > >> >> > old
> > > >> >> > one.
> > > >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
> > > >> >> > policies
> > > >> >> > to
> > > >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have sufficient
> > > >> >> > access
> > > >> >> > to
> > > >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
> > > >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I basically have two problems:
> > > >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
> > > >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
> > > >> >> > fixed!
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >

Hi,

Anything else (other programs) you've installed? What we're looking for is a
trigger, something that is now interfering with its operation.

To answer your question of Carey, I don't know of any deliberate attempt to
prevent it from running in Home Premium as of yet.

--
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

"Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85125F2E-222E-4958-85A1-9552B85AF273@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I uninstalled them and restarted but it's still doing the same thing - I
> can't open or uninstall VPC.
>
> What can I try next?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would try uninstalling them, though that may not be the best idea
>> depending on what the updates were for (particularly the security ones).
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:69EB5BAA-5D94-468D-A53E-27193B9B90BC@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks Rick,
>> >
>> > I've checked and on the day that I found it didn't work I had four
>> > updates,
>> > two for security and two general Windows ones. Do I need to uninstall
>> > these?
>> > Is it safe to do so?
>> >
>> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I was referring to updates from either Windows Update or Microsoft
>> >> Update.
>> >> These can be checked under Installation History in the Control
>> >> Panel/Programs and Features.
>> >>
>> >> From:
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../overview.mspx
>> >>
>> >> Under Product Specifications, it reads "It runs on Windows Vista
>> >> Business,
>> >> Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP
>> >> Professional,
>> >> or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition."
>> >>
>> >> It may have run initially, but it's not really supported. As I
>> >> mentioned,
>> >> something installed since the initial setup may have broken the
>> >> ability
>> >> for
>> >> it to run in Home Premium. The best thing to do is examine what was
>> >> installed immediately prior to loss of functionality.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:471B4637-2EA3-485A-BAB3-B2C50CDF3F24@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi Rick,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for your help so far. I too have heard that although it's not
>> >> > supposed to be compatible, it can work - as it did before, this is
>> >> > exactly
>> >> > what I'm hoping for.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can you tell me what I need to look at when you say 'updates
>> >> > installed
>> >> > prior
>> >> > to this problem'? I bought the computer specifically for testing so
>> >> > I've
>> >> > done
>> >> > nothing to it apart from installing browsers and VPC. What can I do
>> >> > to
>> >> > solve
>> >> > the uninstall problem?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Virtual PC is not supported on Vista Home Premium, only Business,
>> >> >> Ultimate,
>> >> >> and Enterprise, though there are many reports of it installing and
>> >> >> running
>> >> >> ok. I suspect perhaps that a recent update may have broken this
>> >> >> (whether
>> >> >> from WU or WGA). You may want to look at updates installed prior to
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> problem beginning. The invalid product key message is what makes me
>> >> >> believe
>> >> >> it is related, as VPC doesn't use one for install, but something
>> >> >> may
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> checking the key used to install Vista and detecting that it is not
>> >> >> for a
>> >> >> supported version.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> 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
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Metamuse" <Metamuse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:FDCE102E-89C4-4418-A1DE-A64EDF9796E8@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hello,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'm a website designer who needs to have Virtual PC running on my
>> >> >> > Vista
>> >> >> > Home
>> >> >> > Premium PC in order to test my sites in IE6 on a virtual XP
>> >> >> > platform.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Up until recently I'd been using Virtual PC 2007 without any
>> >> >> > problems
>> >> >> > (although it could have been a beta version..?) but now I get an
>> >> >> > error
>> >> >> > message about an invalid product key and I can't open it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I thought it might have expired so I downloaded the latest
>> >> >> > version
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > Virtual PC 2007 but can't install it because I can't uninstall
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > old
>> >> >> > one.
>> >> >> > It gives me a message saying 'the system administrator has set
>> >> >> > policies
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > prevent this installation' followed by 'you do not have
>> >> >> > sufficient
>> >> >> > access
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > uninstall Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Please contact your system
>> >> >> > administrator.' I AM the administrator!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I basically have two problems:
>> >> >> > 1) I can't uninstall
>> >> >> > 2) I need to get Virtual PC 2007 working
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Has anyone come across this problem before?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any help would be gratefully received because I really need this
>> >> >> > fixed!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>