virtual xp

[Daft Fred]

Does anyone know if virtual xp requires a separate virus program and
firewall ? Getting the old "your computer may be at risk" message. Running
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit.
Thanks
Fred

 

[philo]

Does anyone know if virtual xp requires a separate virus program and
firewall ? Getting the old "your computer may be at risk" message.
Running Win 7 Ultimate 64bit.
Thanks
Fred

If it connects to the Internet...
then yes

 

[Daft Fred]

If it connects to the Internet...
then yes

Thanks for that - I thought so but as I'm a complete newbie with virtual
machines I'm glad to have your conformation.

Fred

 

[philo]

Thanks for that - I thought so but as I'm a complete newbie with virtual
machines I'm glad to have your conformation.

Fred

OK

hope it all works out for you!

 

[FiOS-Dave]

It not only needs AV protection (and maybe a better firewall), but
it will also need all the current updates and patches!
Be prepared to spend an hour or two getting it to the latest
state. I use it regularly, as I have two programs that won't run
under W7 (even in compatibility modes.)
Also, I tried installing VPC2007, but I get an error message
and it won't run. Next, I plan on trying to install a virtual machine under
a virtual machine!
That should be interesting...

Dave

 

[Jeff Gaines]

Also, I tried installing VPC2007, but I get an error message
and it won't run

I did exactly the same but you can't install VPC if you have XP Mode
installed, instead:

Start Menu
All Programs (or search)
Windows Virtual PC
Windows Virtual PC (yes, again)

Explorer opens up in your virtual machines directory and one of the
options is to create a virtual machine. After that it's pretty similar to
VPC.

 

[FiOS-Dave]

Hi Jeff,

What I did to simplify things was to create a shortcut for the VPCwizard
on my desktop. I think I found it in the system32 folder.
After I created another virtual machine, I then created a folder on my
desktop called "Virtual Machines" and placed my virtual machines in
that folder, along with the Wizard.
Do you know how to make the virtual machine look in a local hard drive
or a USB attached hard drive for ISOs?
I could do that easily with the old VM under Vista.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Jeff Gaines]

Do you know how to make the virtual machine look in a local hard drive
or a USB attached hard drive for ISOs?
I could do that easily with the old VM under Vista.

It's fiddly - the only way I have found is to do it in the Properties
dialog which makes it hard to change without shutting the VM down.