Re: VPC Operating System Installation

From: Steve Jain (essjae-No_at_Spam-hotmail.com)
Date: 12/16/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:56:41 -0800

On 15 Dec 2004 19:07:45 -0800, "SF" <semih@mac.com> wrote:

>I think I have not included in my initial posting that I am talking
>Mac, not PC. My apologies. Frankly, I was not aware that this software
>is made for PC as well. Sorry.
>
>After spending a few hours, I figured out how to install Windows 98
>from my old VPC 4 (for Mac) disk but the XP Pro disk for PC still does
>not work and behaves as I described in my posting (it is a stand-alone
>disk, not configured for a specific PC -- Steve had asked this).
There's basic instructions for this on my site (for VPC6,but getting
the disk image to your Mac is the same). You only need to install the
disk image for VPC4, do a custom install.

>
>For those Mac people who may have the same problem trying to install
>Windows 98 from a VPC 4 or 5 disk:
>Install VPC 4 to your Classic environment together with Windows 98 that
>comes on the disk. You won't be able to open this even in Classic but
>that is OK. Then, install your new VPC 7. Quit and restart. Then use
>"import PC from previous version" command and show the VPC 4 on the
>computer. It stumbles and tumbles but somehow gets the basic stuff
>installed. You are going to get dozens of obscure missing item
>messages, I clicked "skip" to all. I intend to use only the Office,
>therefore those skips don't seem to matter.
Yes, you will get errors, the same thing would happen on a real PC,
Windows is expecting the particular hardware that VPC4 emulated and is
actually finding VPC7 hardware and installing new drivers.

>
>Otherwise, all installation info included with VPC for Mac regarding
>this issue is worthless or wrong. Another regretful but highly expected
>MS mess, in short, from my point of view. I would be happy if someone
>could figure out how to install the XP into VPC 7 for Mac, from a
>stand-alone XP CD. The directions in the help file don't work.
If you have a retail XP cd-rom, once its captured by VPC you can boot
of of it and install XP. If youre XP cd-rom isn't legal, an OEM
version, copied, etc its probably not going to work correctly. If its
an upgrade its going to ask for proof you own a previous version of
Windows.
Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
Website: http://www.essjae.com
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