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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: senz1989 on January 06, 2009, 07:58:50 PM

Title: virtual pc
Post by: senz1989 on January 06, 2009, 07:58:50 PM

hi guys! pls help me with this one...i wud lyk to know how to create a virtual hard disk in windows xp? thanks... :D

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: Kurtiskain on January 06, 2009, 10:53:33 PM

So that it is a folder mounted as a drive somewhere else?

I think I know this one :)

click start > run
type cmd and push enter
in the CMD box type subst X: X:

The first X is the letter of the "virtual" drive
The second X: is the path to the folder you wish to use as the root directory for the new drive.

Hope this is what you wanted :)

Kurtis

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: Kurtiskain on January 06, 2009, 11:01:03 PM

Thought I would expand on that.

for instance:

subst o: C:\WINDOWS

would create a virtual drive O: that leads to the WINDOWS folder.

So you would create a new folder in the drive you want to use as space, say on D: drive, called virtual, with the virtual drive being V:

You would type:
subst v: D:\virtual

and there you go I'm done with my rant :)

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: Broni on January 07, 2009, 12:03:56 AM

Virtual PC - free: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 09, 2009, 12:06:27 AM

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Virtual PC - free:

That links seems to indicate Vista. The TS wanted XP.
Microsoft offers a 'Virtual Hard Drive' that is used by developers and end-users to evaluate software without that hassle of configuring their system to the test software. The Virtual PC appears to be the same thing with a better name.

The vendor will offer his customer a Virtual Disk pr Virtual PC that can be downloaded on a high-speed internet. Then the customer can give it a try out without the need of doing a real installation of the software.More information is on the Microsoft.com site using the link Broni gave above.

I was hoping Microsoft was going to give away a free PC.    :'(

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: Broni on January 09, 2009, 12:20:55 AM

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The Virtual PC application requires a 400 MHz Pentium-compatible processor (1.0 GHz or faster recommended), and requires approximately 35 MB of disk space. It runs on Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista SP1 (Enterprise, Business, Ultimate), Windows XP SP3.

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: BC_Programmer on January 09, 2009, 01:07:03 AM

Quote from: Broni on January 09, 2009, 12:20:55 AM

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The Virtual PC application requires a 400 MHz Pentium-compatible processor (1.0 GHz or faster recommended), and requires approximately 35 MB of disk space. It runs on Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista SP1 (Enterprise, Business, Ultimate), Windows XP SP3.

whew, I was starting to wonder how the heck it ran on my XP machine without any problems.  ::)

Title: Re: virtual pc
Post by: Broni on January 09, 2009, 08:44:43 AM

As always in M$ case, I'd forget about:

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400 MHz Pentium-compatible processor (1.0 GHz or faster recommended)

;D