A Microsoft program to virtualize another operating system within Windows.
Questions tagged [microsoft-virtual-pc]
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Is it possible to install Windows 8 using Microsoft Virtual PC?
I'm trying to install Windows 8 on my PC via Microsoft Virtual PC. However I get this annoying, non-descriptive error:
I'm looking to find out if Microsoft Virtual PC supports Windows 8, and if so how do I solve this issue?
NOTE: I'm NOT trying to…
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What's the default login for the Windows XP IE6 VPC image supplied by Micosoft?
I downloaded the Microsoft-supplied Virtual PC image for Windows XP / Internet Explorer 6 testing from http://modern.ie and tried to login using the documented credentials of IEUser / Passw0rd! (referenced in the MS supplied release notes)
This does…
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Find a Windows 10 or 11 ISO to install it in a virtual machine
I know how to install an ISO in VirtualBox or Virtual PC, but I don't know where to find a Windows 10 ISO file. Microsoft provide a tool to download Windows 10 but it seems that it's only usable to upgrade a running Windows (I launched the tool with…
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Windows 7 XP Mode - Is it possible to have multiple XP Mode Virtual PCs?
Windows 7's XP Mode virtual PC supports some features that aren't 'stock' with an XP Virtual PC such as a different start-up dialog, no Shutdown button, etc. Possibly the most significant is that applications installed within the XP Mode VM appear…
STW
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How do I install and use Windows Virtual PC in Windows 8?
I really liked the integrated Virtual Machine that Windows had built-in with Windows 7, known as the Windows Virtual PC. I'm looking to install that again. I'd like to be able to install multiple virtual machines as I did before (running XP, Ubuntu,…
James Mertz
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Can Windows Virtual PC run a 64-bit OS?
I'm running Windows Virtual PC (RC) on a Windows 7 (RTM) 64-bit host. When I create a new virtual machine and try to install 64-bit Windows 7 on that VM, I get "this CPU is not compatible with 64-bit mode."
Is there a way to create 64-bit virtual…
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How to run Mac OS X within Windows Virtual PC?
The short answer is: You Can't.
It seems to be a popular question as to whether you can install/run Mac OS X under virtualization within Windows. However, most of the questions really answer the reason as to why you can't.
If you have any tips that…
Chris Pietschmann
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What's better a better VM app: VMWare, Parallels or Virtual PC
From a Windows developer's perspective, which VM application is the best? Why?
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How do I convert a .vhd disk image to work with VMWare Fusion 2?
I’ve just installed VMWare Fusion 2 on my Mac.
Microsoft makes available some Virtual PC disk images containing different versions of IE, so that us humble web developers can test our code on…
Paul D. Waite
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How to hide from a program that it is running on a virtual machine?
Some software contains tests to see if they are running on a virtual machine.
It's very unpleasant to see alert messages such as "Sorry, this application cannot run under a Virtual Machine." and have your software stopped!
There are lots of legal…
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Virtual PC: Cannot restore machine from hibernate
I have two virtual machines set up from Virtual PC on Windows 7 Professional: Windows XP Mode and Xubuntu. Last time I used them (last month or so), I had closed them by hibernating.
Evidently, I have meanwhile downloaded a Windows Update affecting…
Paul Lammertsma
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testing Internet Explorer 9 on virtual PC
I've downloaded the Windows 7 .vhd from Microsoft's site. I created a virtual PC from that .vhd. It runs OK, but the welcome screen want a password for one of the accounts (admin and administrator).
I've tried guessing a few passwords but with no…
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Is it possible to have 64 bit guest OSes run in Virtual PC RC on Windows 7?
Is it possible to have 64 bit guest OSes run in Virtual PC RC on Windows 7? I tried to install a Windows 7x64 Ultimate guest in Virtual PC, on a host PC running Windows 7x64, but got the following error:
Attempting to load a 64-bit application,…
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Create a private network inside my Windows 7 machine
My Main Rig is a Windows 7 Professional laptop. On this machine is two Virtual Machines, both of which are also Windows 7 Professional. I need these VMs to be able to see each other but I also need them to access to the internet.
Currently they are…
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Windows Virtual Machines will not run
I'm trying to setup a few virtual machines to use for testing websites in the various old versions of IE.
I had Microsoft Virtual PC working on an older machine using XP mode and 2 other VHD's from Microsoft that allowed me to test in IE6-IE8. I've…
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