Windows 7 virtual pc unidentified network12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() One thing I always do is go for performance – works fine here: I tried Device Manager to see what would show up – the “Unknown device” are USB accessories: Click on “Start” and it’s familiar territory: Why “D” and “E” showed up is beyond me – I don’t have these drives. The HD “C on JOE-PC” is the HD containing all Windows files. Updates started off the bat:Ĭlick on My Computer and it looks very familiar: Note the menus at the top left – these are particular to the Virtual wrapper. Might as well go with Automatic Updates – don’t forget that this is another OS and will need anti-virus and all the tweaks you have now for running XP:ĭid not take long – maybe 10 minutes this is XP SP3: ![]() The usual stuff – next choose a password: Installing VXP is very straightforward – you’ll find a choice in the Start Menu for Virtual XP – click on it and it starts the install: The first installs the virtualization software on your PC and the other Virtual XP (VXP). ![]() There are two files to download ( HERE) from Microsoft, one of which is Virtual PC and the other Windows XP Mode. I had some trepidation about whether I could mount Windows XP Mode on it because the only BIOS selection are boot options thankfully virtualization is enabled by default (Intel Crunning 2.3 GHz) so I was good to go. I have the latest version of Windows 7 installed on a HD using my Dell Vostro 200 econo-box as the host.
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