Re: getting VPC 7 to launch properly for multiple users of iMac G5

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These comments apply to VPC6.1 but I think that VPC7 will be the same.
Firstly, avoid the gimmick of launching VPC from the Start menu in the Dock. It is more reliable if you start it from Applications or Finder (don't know why!).

Secondly, by default VPC6 creates a VPC List folder in <user>:Documents which, as you have found out, means that it is not accessible to another user. I just tried copying my image file (in my case Windows 98.vpc6) frpm the VPC List folder to a folder on my desktop. I then opened that folder and double clicked on the copied file. VPC started and booted normally. It also added the image file to my VPC List for future use.

So you could try copying (or moving) your image file to a folder that is accessible to all users, rather than messing around with aliases.

Note that I recommend creating a virtual d: drive for data storage to keep your c: drive for programs and configurations:
http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/aoaug/mac_osx.html#vpc
In theory the d: drive could be user specific (ie each user has a d: drive image file in their VPC List folder)

Michael Paine


MSalman wrote:

Hello,

My husband and I just installed VPC 7 on a new iMac and it does not
launch properly on his user screen. (It was installed on my "side" of
the computer.) I tried to copy the virtual machine to his documents
file (inside Virtual PC List file) but something must have gone wrong,
because now when I try to launch it from the Start Menu in my Dock or
my husband's, it comes up w/ an error saying "the Windows Item could
not be opened because the PC configuration could not be found". As the
message suggested, I placed an alias of the virtual machine in the
Virtual PC List file in Documents, but it keeps telling me the same
thing. Should I just reinstall the software? Also, do I need to install
it on my husband's side of the computer as well to get it to work
properly? We both want to have access to it. Any advice would be much
appreciated!

Melissa Salman

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