Windows Virtual PC - Create Virtual Machine

Hi James,

I could not reproduce what you are seeing at that location, or a option to change it. You might see if reinstalling Windows Virtual PC and restarting the computer may be able to sort it out in case it was just a bad install.

Shawn, thanks for your great tut here, and your help thus far. Can you please help me to be able to see the rest of my system from within the VM. Like another folders, etc. Thanks!!

Shawn, I see that you state that these should be installed, "32-bit (x86) windows_virtual_pc_beta_x86_343649.msu
or
64-bit (x64) windows_virtual_pc_beta_x64_343649.msu"
should it not be these?,
Windows6.1-KB958559-x64
or
Windows6.1-KB958559-x86
Just asking!

TheBull said:

Shawn, thanks for your great tut here, and your help thus far. Can you please help me to be able to see the rest of my system from within the VM. Like another folders, etc. Thanks!!

Shawn, I see that you state that these should be installed, "32-bit (x86) windows_virtual_pc_beta_x86_343649.msu
or
64-bit (x64) windows_virtual_pc_beta_x64_343649.msu"
should it not be these?,
Windows6.1-KB958559-x64
or
Windows6.1-KB958559-x86
Just asking!

Those were the only names I have seen for the files at MSDN and TechNet to download, but KB958559 is the update that it installs. Were the ones you had from an official MS site? If not, they may have just been renamed by whoever posted them.

Double check all of the items listed in the WARNING box at the top of the tutorial to make sure that you are meeting all of the requirements. You might also double check the virtual machine's settings to make sure that the drive that the files on is not set as disabled.

Hi Shawn, this from within the original pdf file from Microsoft, I quote,
"Windows Virtual PC Evaluation Guide
Microsoft Corporation Published: April 2009"

"Install Windows Virtual PC
This section explains how to install Windows Virtual PC.
To install Windows Virtual PC 1. Install the update package:
a. Double-click the file, Windows6.1-KB958559-plaftform.msu, where platform is either x86 or x64."

And this is what I downloaded,



I installed this, and it is worth the mention that it definately works. But would not have been able to do it without your tutorial though!

Yeah, I have the same .doc file, but did not see anywhere to download them with that name. That may eventually be the official name of them come the 5th. I'll verify on the 5th to make sure and make any changes to the tutorial as needed though.

darkassain said:

brink you can also bring up the create the virtual machine by
typing in the start menu

%windir%\system32\vpcwizard.exe

Thank you Mike. It has been added. :)