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Re: Virtual PC and VISTA

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Old 04-28-2007   #1 (permalink)
Raphael
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Re: Virtual PC and VISTA

Hi I notice this was posted ages ago. Have you found a solution? I am getting
the same error message about BIOS being not ACPI compliant. What does this
mean?? someone tell me! surely I have not just bought a windows vista
programme in vain??

"Matt Rosenburg" wrote:

> So I've just tried to install Vista on a Virtual PC 2004 guest, and I get a
> Windows Boot error telling me that the BIOS is not ACPI compliant.
>
> Bah!
>
> "Ronald" wrote:
>
> > Good to see you're in dogfood mode btw ;-)
> >
> >
> > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23V9L4GGkFHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > "Fred K" <Fred K@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > newsEFC671F-3024-47DE-807A-30A07B3D46FB@microsoft.com...
> > >> Will Vista be able to run under Virtual PC?
> > >
> > > You will probably (most builds to date have been capable of being run on
> > > Virtiual PC) be able to run Windows Vista Beta 1 in a virtual machine, BUT
> > > you will be limited by the hardware emulated under Virtual PC so you will
> > > not able to get the full user experience in certain areas (in particular
> > > the graphics subsystem).
> > > Also performance may not be optimal and then their is the issue of the
> > > Virtual PC Addtions.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> > >
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights
> > >
> > > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> > > newsgroups
> > >
> > > "Fred K" <Fred K@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > newsEFC671F-3024-47DE-807A-30A07B3D46FB@microsoft.com...
> > >> Will Vista be able to run under Virtual PC?
> > >

> >
> >
> >

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