Re: VirtualPC BaseDrive.vhd, what is this for?

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Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 21:22:07 -0400

DanS wrote:

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> When Retrospect is plodding along, it is always chugging through a
> file called "BaseDrive.vhd" on my colleage's PowerBook.
>
> I went looking and found three files called "BaseDrive.vhd", each
> listed in different directory of /Users/username/Documents.
>
> The first is in Virtual PC List/Wind...sional.vpc6/Wind...sional.vhdp
> and is 9.7 GB. I'm guessing this is the only relavent BaseDrive.vhd.
>
>
> The second is in Virtual-Drive/Virtual PC Drive-F.vhdp and is 3.7 GB.
>
>
> The third is in Virtual-Drive/Virtual PC Drive.vhdp and is 3.3 GB.
>
> I'm guessing the second and third BaseDrive.vhd files were created as
> he was mucking about with the initial configuration. It would be
> swell if I could delete them. Any reason I shouldn't? My coworker is
> new to VPC and has no need to do anything fancier than import/export
> excel data.

While you can technically delete them, you may want to first check with
your co-worker.

Sometimes VPC users will create multiple copies of hard drive images
because the Windows system installed on each has been individually
tweaked for individual reasons.

For instance, I have three different Windows 98 SE system disk images:
one a "virginal" copy straight off the VPC installation CD; a second
which contains a fully updated (via Windows Update) for Web surfing use;
and a third that I use when testing out shareware titles that need to
be installed on the Windows system disk image.

In addition, I have a number of different VPC disk images that hold
installed applications, serve as a backup transfer conduit between the
Mac host and the Windows guest, etc.

Something to think about.

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