Vista - Re: virtual pc 07&internet

10-02-2007

"Pizzly" <Pizzly@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hello, i downloaded Vitual Pc 2007 , And i gave it like 700mb of ram and
> 25
> gigs of HD to ensure it has enough..
> then i installed Win XP Pro that my buddy lent me, because i used to have
> xp, but it was a home.. and it was on my HP and it was mangled up and it
> sucked. and you know.. stores never give you the XP copy

> Anyways.. so the installation was good.. all of it was cool but then when
> it
> comes to connecting, it just wont work...
> for example, me and a friend did the exact same steps.. except he got to
> connect but i didnt.
> My Computer Is Vista Prem. 32bit
> Connecting directly (no router or w/l stuff) to Videotron HS internet
> I do have intenet on my computer
>
> What should i do?

Step one - check that you are actually properly licensed to use Windows XP
in that VM.
If your original copy was on an HP machine and it came pre installed on that
HP machine then it is an OEM version and not transferable - so that if the
HP is now dead so is your license to use that copy of XP. In which case you
will need to buy a new license for XP for the one ruining on a VM.

Once you are properly licensed then check that you can connect to the
internet on the Vista machine directly
then check the networking setting for the VM in Virtual PC to ensure that
you are allowing it to either directly use the host machine network card or
you are NAT'ing onto it.

Any further questions about Virtual PC should be posted to the
microsoft.public.virtualpc newsgroup.

--

Mike Brannigan

10-02-2007	#1 (permalink)
Mike Brannigan n/a posts	Re: virtual pc 07&internet "Pizzly" <Pizzly@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:425749E8-6C72-4A70-A322-D91EEAD6C7AC@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, i downloaded Vitual Pc 2007 , And i gave it like 700mb of ram and > 25 > gigs of HD to ensure it has enough.. > then i installed Win XP Pro that my buddy lent me, because i used to have > xp, but it was a home.. and it was on my HP and it was mangled up and it > sucked. and you know.. stores never give you the XP copy > Anyways.. so the installation was good.. all of it was cool but then when > it > comes to connecting, it just wont work... > for example, me and a friend did the exact same steps.. except he got to > connect but i didnt. > My Computer Is Vista Prem. 32bit > Connecting directly (no router or w/l stuff) to Videotron HS internet > I do have intenet on my computer > > What should i do? Step one - check that you are actually properly licensed to use Windows XP in that VM. If your original copy was on an HP machine and it came pre installed on that HP machine then it is an OEM version and not transferable - so that if the HP is now dead so is your license to use that copy of XP. In which case you will need to buy a new license for XP for the one ruining on a VM. Once you are properly licensed then check that you can connect to the internet on the Vista machine directly then check the networking setting for the VM in Virtual PC to ensure that you are allowing it to either directly use the host machine network card or you are NAT'ing onto it. Any further questions about Virtual PC should be posted to the microsoft.public.virtualpc newsgroup. -- Mike Brannigan
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