Re: Virtual PC 6 will only load Win XP

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From: Steve Jain (essjae-No_at_Spam-hotmail.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:28:39 -0700

Yes, you need to install the OS, just like you would a real PC.

Either you don't have a bootable cd-rom or its not captured by VPC.
Win95 and 98 are not bootable cd-roms.

There is a detailed PDF on my site for installing OSes.

On 16 Jul 2004 14:03:52 -0700, wade.waugh@gems3.gov.bc.ca (gator)
wrote:

>I recently purchased a 17" PB 1.5 Ghz @ 1 Gig RAM on the assumption I
>could use VPC 6 (Stand Alone Edition) to wean me off of PC
>applications as I have a considerable investment in software. I was
>wanting to use Win 98SE (smaller footprint, lighter on resources) over
>XP. However after following Microsofts own instructions (See
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824365&product=vpcmac)
>at point # 15, I get a monochrome box with the error message, OS NOT
>FOUND. INSTALL AN OS ON THIS HARD DRIVE. I have tried variations on
>the instructions including installing Win 95, Win 98SE, Win ME and Win
>XP to no avail. ONly Win Xp loaded. Can anyone see what I am
>missing?

Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
Website: http://www.essjae.com
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