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[jtrucka2011]

i downloaded virtual pc .. then downloaded xp mode following the instructions ,,, when i open xp mode from the start menu ,, i am told that i need to download another file for xp mode to work ,, i click on the box to download the file and get a message that the file already exists ,,,,why do microsilly go out of their way to annoy people and drive people away from them at an alarming rate ,,, i have never known one single thing that ever works ,,,, i have started the process over again from scratch , but end up with the same result ,,, now it will not validate my copy of windows because i have tried too many times ,,, thanks so much microsilly for ruining another day ,,, one of so many ,,,

 

[UsernameIssues]

Welcome to the Seven Forums.

Do you have Service Pack 1 installed on your W7 computer?

 

[jtrucka2011]

hi ,,yes i do have service pack one on my computer ,,,after spending some time yesterday trying various things i finally got xp mode to work on windows 7 ultimate on my computer ,,, all is well as far as i can see except for one small problem ,,, i have no sound in xp mode when i play a cd or dvd from my cd/dvd combo ... i have sound on everything else ... all updates are downloaded and installed and all drivers up to date ,,, i am still working on it ,,, thanks for your reply ...

 

[UsernameIssues]

Do you happen to recall - or can you look in the "view installed updates" - what the 3rd thing was that you had to install.

Not a big deal - just wondering. thx

 

[jtrucka2011]

yes it was KB??????? UPDATE ,,,going back to my audio problem in device manager i have 3 yellow ?. for integration devices . seems like this is quite common , no one seems to have found an answer to it reading all the threads . seems like a bios update is needed ,,, if this is the case then my virtual pc days are at an end b4 they even started ,,, i will get back with the full info on KB???? UPDATE ,,, thanks.

 

[Kari]

yes it was KB??????? UPDATE ,,,going back to my audio problem in device manager i have 3 yellow ?. for integration devices . seems like this is quite common , no one seems to have found an answer to it reading all the threads . seems like a bios update is needed ,,, if this is the case then my virtual pc days are at an end b4 they even started ,,, i will get back with the full info on KB???? UPDATE ,,, thanks.

OK, then I am nobody and you do not know how to search. Searching about Virtual PC Integration Device here at the Seven Forums finds a lot of threads and posts explaining it, among them this one from me which I posted three years ago:

It is completely normal, not a problem. There are no drivers to this Virtual PC Integration Device.

When you boot a Virtual PC machine, your host (Windows 7) thinks you are creating a Remote Desktop Connection. Some really confusing terminology: You use a Client computer (host machine, Windows 7) to connect to a remote Host computer (virtual guest machine, XP Mode). For these two computers / machines to be able to communicate, Windows creates a so called VPC Bus (Virtual PC Host Bus Service) between the two computers, in your case between the Windows 7 and XP Mode.

Each time these buses are created, they can be seen in virtual machine's Device Manager. They need to be there, but because they are not device drivers per se, you'll see the exclamation marks. Let them just stay there, don't try to remove and / or disable them.

If you right click one of these Virtual PC Integration Devices and choose Properties from context menu, you will see that the Device Status is "This device is working properly".

More about remote Desktop Connection: open the Windows Help & Support, type Remote Desktop to search field and hit Enter. Choose Remote Desktop Connection: frequently asked questions.

Kari

(http://www.sevenforums.com/virtuali...pc-integration-device-missing.html#post756645)

 

[jtrucka2011]

thanks for the info ,, it explains the situation , i thought that maybe i had downloaded the wrong version of xp mode as the N version is different in this way . but it is not a problem because i can easily switch back to windows 7 where the media player works fine ... it is all a learning process ,,, thanks for your help once again ,,, sorry for the delay but i have been enjoying the sun today ,,,,

 

[Kari]

N versions of Windows are without media features (WMP, WMC etc.). More information here: Description of Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional N

Kari