New
#1
Convert VHD to VMWARE format (Virtual PC too slow)
Hi all
I like the idea of XP mode but in its current state it just seems too slow and the screen resolution is just too limited when Virtual PC is running in "XP mode".
Has anybody been able to convert the XP virtual machine bundled with XP mode" to vmware format and run this XP machine under vmware or vbox.
That way you'd get a performance boost of around 300% at least and can also use decent mouse and video drivers for screens at FULL resolution.
I'm really surprised why MS "hobbled" the video and performance of the VM -- the idea is EXCELLENT but in reality it could be too slow to be of significant use -- especially as VMWARE SERVER is free so even a small corporation could make a decent XP image which could be deployed on to multiple desktops via the Virtual server.
Cheers
jimbp