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lets hope MS make changes to allow CPU without AMD -V /Intel VT to use this.
lets hope MS make changes to allow CPU without AMD -V /Intel VT to use this.
Don't forget the whole point of this is to run really OLD legacy apps seamlessly from your Desktop. The VT feature whilst not really necessary to run 32 bit Guest VM's needs to be enabled for this application because of the "Seamless Integration" part so the Virtual PC actually has to run as a 64 Bit application in its own right.
There's nothing to stop you using other Virtual Machine software and creating your own VM's.
I would like it to be 32 bit colour as well but the 16 bit colour mode keeps the Virtual Machine requirements and overheads right down.
There's no point in running things like OFFICE / Internet explorer (although it will upgrade to IE8 via windows update) etc. on this type of VM. It's simply a "cut down" vm that will allow you to run as I said legacy apps.
Note also you won't get "Full Networking" in "Integration mode" I.e the VM won't appear in your network as a shareable machine.
However it will allow you to browse all the HOST machine's local drives and you CAN cut and paste files between your VM disk(s) and the local hard drives.
If you need more sophisticated VM's you have to use "Classical" VM software and "Roll your own" VM.
Later this weekend I'll explain how you can CREATE VM's that you can use with the FREE VMWARE PLAYER so you don't have to buy vmware workstation -- good but expensive.
However for the simple tasks I need the Compatability feature to do it does great.
Cheers
jimbo
Hi there
Basically you use QEMU.EXE to create empty "Virtual Machine disk drives" in vmware format and use a configuration file to define your VM -- then you can use vmware player for your "Newly created" vm.
I'll give details later.
Using vmware server is a bit more complex.
Cheers
jimbo
well itried it but after installing it says system not supported,but i did read somewher that i need to turn something on in the bios but i havent a clue what,so how can i find out if my system will run this and if it can what do i turn on any ideas??
a seperate question does anybody know what this is and what its used for " Microsoft.Windows.Driver.Kit.for.Windows.7.Build"
it is what it is...
its the driver kit to code for drivers for devices
its a DDK (Driver Development Kit...)