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Set up Vista RC2 on Virtual PC

Performance issues

start-computer-right click-properties-click advanced system settings, click performance settings, Visual Effect tab, click adjust for best performance (uncheck everything in the list)

Network issues

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1) Install the Vista Virtual Machine Additions, if you haven't done so already. It's not neccesary to follow these steps, but you'll notice a huge increase in performance and it is necessary to maintain your sanity while running Vista. They are found in the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta on Connect-- you'll have to install it to get the additions out (or it's possible you could find them on the web somewhere).

(in the host machine- Windows XP)
2) Go to "Add Hardware" in Control Panel. Click next, wait for it to search for hardware, then select "Yes" on the screen that follows. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the "Installed Hardware" list and select "Add a new hardware device". Choose "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)". Choose "Network adapters" on the screen that follows.

3) Now you're presented with a list of network card manufacturers and network adapters. Choose "Microsoft" as the manufacturer and choose "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" as the network card. Click next and complete the wizard.

4) You should now see an additional network connection in the Network Connections control panel. It will be called something to the effect of "Local Area Connection 3", but you can determine which adapter is the one you just added either using the ToolTip or the details view (it should show up as Microsoft Loopback Adapter).

5) Now you need to share your internet connection with the network adapter you just added. Right click your real network card and click Properties. Go to the Advanced tab and check "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection". Then click OK.

6) You now have Windows set up for Virtual PC's networking. Open up Virtual PC, but don't start Vista yet. Go to the Vista VM's settings page and go to the Networking section. Set the number of network adapters to 1 and select "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" for Adapter 1.

7) Click OK and start the Vista virtual machine up. You shouldn't have to do any work inside the Vista machine, so just wait for a while (it may take a while for it to get a connection). You should now be able to connect to the internet!

2006-11-09 18:41:21 GMT

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		Set up Vista RC2 on Virtual PC Performance issues start-computer-right click-properties-click advanced system settings, click performance settings, Visual Effect tab, click adjust for best performance (uncheck everything in the list) Network issues from http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=235255 1) Install the Vista Virtual Machine Additions, if you haven't done so already. It's not neccesary to follow these steps, but you'll notice a huge increase in performance and it is necessary to maintain your sanity while running Vista. They are found in the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta on Connect-- you'll have to install it to get the additions out (or it's possible you could find them on the web somewhere). (in the host machine- Windows XP) 2) Go to "Add Hardware" in Control Panel. Click next, wait for it to search for hardware, then select "Yes" on the screen that follows. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the "Installed Hardware" list and select "Add a new hardware device". Choose "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)". Choose "Network adapters" on the screen that follows. 3) Now you're presented with a list of network card manufacturers and network adapters. Choose "Microsoft" as the manufacturer and choose "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" as the network card. Click next and complete the wizard. 4) You should now see an additional network connection in the Network Connections control panel. It will be called something to the effect of "Local Area Connection 3", but you can determine which adapter is the one you just added either using the ToolTip or the details view (it should show up as Microsoft Loopback Adapter). 5) Now you need to share your internet connection with the network adapter you just added. Right click your real network card and click Properties. Go to the Advanced tab and check "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection". Then click OK. 6) You now have Windows set up for Virtual PC's networking. Open up Virtual PC, but don't start Vista yet. Go to the Vista VM's settings page and go to the Networking section. Set the number of network adapters to 1 and select "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" for Adapter 1. 7) Click OK and start the Vista virtual machine up. You shouldn't have to do any work inside the Vista machine, so just wait for a while (it may take a while for it to get a connection). You should now be able to connect to the internet! 2006-11-09 18:41:21 GMT Site Home