Microsoft Virtual PC...question...

**TimCollier** · 04-22-2007, 10:14 PM

David, or anyone else for that matter...I have a question.

For a couple of months now, my system has been a dual-boot system to go between the original install of Windows XP, and the new install of Vista. I love Vista, but unfortunately there are still some applications that won't run in Vista just yet, and until such time that they can, I just reboot into XP and use them there.

Then I ran across Microsoft Virtual PC 2007

This gave me a great idea, where I could quit rebooting back and forth and instead open up a Virtual XP and work there within Vista!! It's a great application, but I have the following thought on how to implement it.

Today, I tried to create a new virtual drive for the XP install, and ran the XP installation program...but it kept locking up. So, it made me wonder...can I take the drive (or partition) that I'm currently using for XP and turn it into a virtual drive for Virtual PC to use?

Also, if you haven't checked it out for yourself, it's an awesome program for running anything from MS-DOS, to Linux, Windows 95 and whatever from within your current OS.

**davidan** · 04-22-2007, 10:42 PM

Tim, did you install the Virtual Machine Additions? If you didnt that may be why it's locking up. You can use any diskspace for the Virtual Hard Drive files (VHD's) they are simply files on any drive space. You may get faster performance if you store them on a seperate disk spindle from where your Vista OS resides, or on an external USB hard drive.

David