Re: Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with windows XP professional
will be later today will call before coming out finishing jobs around house before weekend finishs On 11/04/2010, at 1:47 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I am here all afternoon !6 Alyth Road Floreat 93871682 Mac On 11/04/2010, at 12:14 PM, Murdoch Allen wrote: oh yes please On 11/04/2010, at 11:24 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I have this for give away if anyone wants it Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au If you can smile when things go wrong You obvoiusly have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au If you can smile when things go wrong You obvoiusly have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with windows XP professional
CU Mac On 11/04/2010, at 3:05 PM, Murdoch Allen wrote: will be later today will call before coming out finishing jobs around house before weekend finishs On 11/04/2010, at 1:47 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I am here all afternoon !6 Alyth Road Floreat 93871682 Mac On 11/04/2010, at 12:14 PM, Murdoch Allen wrote: oh yes please On 11/04/2010, at 11:24 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I have this for give away if anyone wants it Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au If you can smile when things go wrong You obvoiusly have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au If you can smile when things go wrong You obvoiusly have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with windows XP professional
oh yes please On 11/04/2010, at 11:24 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I have this for give away if anyone wants it Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au If you can smile when things go wrong You obvoiusly have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with windows XP professional
when are you picking it up? 16 Alyth Road Floreat Park Perth Mac On 11/04/2010, at 12:14 PM, Murdoch Allen wrote: oh yes please -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with windows XP professional
I am here all afternoon !6 Alyth Road Floreat 93871682 Mac On 11/04/2010, at 12:14 PM, Murdoch Allen wrote: oh yes please On 11/04/2010, at 11:24 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I have this for give away if anyone wants it Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au If you can smile when things go wrong You obvoiusly have someone in mind to blame -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Virtual PC 7
I wanted to try doing a tax return on-line. The ATO say Virtual PC 7 on OS 10.4 has been tried and works. So I download PC 7 ( ver 03) and it does not work on my machine OS 10.5.6 and ideas anyone? Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC 7
Hi Bill! I've got VPC 6.1 on CD . Running Windoze XP Professional. It works fine on 10.5.6.Be happy to loan it to you.Version 7 is reputed to be very slow and Clunky On 03/05/2009, at 9:58 AM, Bill Parker wrote: I wanted to try doing a tax return on-line. The ATO say Virtual PC 7 on OS 10.4 has been tried and works. So I download PC 7 ( ver 03) and it does not work on my machine OS 10.5.6 and ideas anyone? Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC 7
In my experience ALL versions of VPC are slow and clunky. I can recommend VMWare Fusion, which I use for eTax among other things, but you need an Intel Mac. Severin Crisp On 03/05/2009, at 10:05 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: Hi Bill! I've got VPC 6.1 on CD . Running Windoze XP Professional. It works fine on 10.5.6.Be happy to loan it to you.Version 7 is reputed to be very slow and Clunky On 03/05/2009, at 9:58 AM, Bill Parker wrote: I wanted to try doing a tax return on-line. The ATO say Virtual PC 7 on OS 10.4 has been tried and works. So I download PC 7 ( ver 03) and it does not work on my machine OS 10.5.6 and ideas anyone? Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Virtual PC 7
Hi Bill, Is your machine intel or PPC If intel you need something like Parallels or VM Fusion or VirtualBox (free). Virtual PC is what you use with a PPC mac - but it is a dog, very slow. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 3/5/09 9:58 AM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: I wanted to try doing a tax return on-line. The ATO say Virtual PC 7 on OS 10.4 has been tried and works. So I download PC 7 ( ver 03) and it does not work on my machine OS 10.5.6 and ideas anyone? Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Virtual PC for Mac
Hi wamuggers I have VPC on my G4 laptop and want to know how to protect myself from all the wicked viruses out there. Do I have to buy some proprietary software or can it be done some cheaper way. Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype docmactor
Re: Virtual PC for Mac
Malcolm Maybe you could just use AVG free antivirus. it's what I'm using. mike Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi wamuggers I have VPC on my G4 laptop and want to know how to protect myself from all the wicked viruses out there. Do I have to buy some proprietary software or can it be done some cheaper way. Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype docmactor -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Virtual PC for Mac
That's what I am doing too. I suspect the OSX firewall offers a considerable measure of protection and if you do not use VPC for emails the worry of virus attack is negligible. Severin Crisp On 22/10/2006, at 3:07 PM, Michael Bradley wrote: Malcolm Maybe you could just use AVG free antivirus. it's what I'm using. mike Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi wamuggers I have VPC on my G4 laptop and want to know how to protect myself from all the wicked viruses out there. Do I have to buy some proprietary software or can it be done some cheaper way. Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype docmactor -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp
Re: Virtual PC for Mac
Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi wamuggers I have VPC on my G4 laptop and want to know how to protect myself from all the wicked viruses out there. Do I have to buy some proprietary software or can it be done some cheaper way. If you will be using browsers on it, especially if it is to be ongoing, I suggest some spyware protection too. There are various ones, some are worse than the spyware itself though! I would start by installing SpyBot and crossing my fingers that was enough. If after this you notice any uninvited behaviour in the browsers, double up with maybe Adaware. That should do it for the vast majority I'd imagine. Good luck Paul
RE: Virtual PC for Mac
Hey Malcolm Basically as everyone said, run AVG Anti-Virus, AVG Spyware Free (Apparently its alright, no person experience with it myself..) and lastly use Mozilla Firefox. Only use IE if you absolutely have to. Thanks, David Moyle --- Manjimup, Western Australia E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2006 5:05 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Virtual PC for Mac Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi wamuggers I have VPC on my G4 laptop and want to know how to protect myself from all the wicked viruses out there. Do I have to buy some proprietary software or can it be done some cheaper way. If you will be using browsers on it, especially if it is to be ongoing, I suggest some spyware protection too. There are various ones, some are worse than the spyware itself though! I would start by installing SpyBot and crossing my fingers that was enough. If after this you notice any uninvited behaviour in the browsers, double up with maybe Adaware. That should do it for the vast majority I'd imagine. Good luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Virtual PC for Mac
Thanks everyone, I have used AVG , we will see how we go Mac On 22/10/2006, at 5:47 PM, David Moyle wrote: Hey Malcolm Basically as everyone said, run AVG Anti-Virus, AVG Spyware Free (Apparently its alright, no person experience with it myself..) and lastly use Mozilla Firefox. Only use IE if you absolutely have to. Thanks, David Moyle --- Manjimup, Western Australia E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2006 5:05 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Virtual PC for Mac Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi wamuggers I have VPC on my G4 laptop and want to know how to protect myself from all the wicked viruses out there. Do I have to buy some proprietary software or can it be done some cheaper way. If you will be using browsers on it, especially if it is to be ongoing, I suggest some spyware protection too. There are various ones, some are worse than the spyware itself though! I would start by installing SpyBot and crossing my fingers that was enough. If after this you notice any uninvited behaviour in the browsers, double up with maybe Adaware. That should do it for the vast majority I'd imagine. Good luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype docmactor
Virtual-PC like program out in beta
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/ It's like Virtual PC, only cheaper. For intel Macs only. - Matt Healey
Re: Virtual-PC like program out in beta
this makes life interesting to say the least - I'd like to speculate that in a few years we will by pretty much any whitebox or Apple machine (should we call non apple's white boxes seeing as most apple models come in white cases) with a firmware (or small software) VM management operating system and install what ever OS you chose to licence (or pirate...allegedly) http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/ It's like Virtual PC, only cheaper. For intel Macs only. - Matt Healey -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph# 61-8-6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) Ubi fumus, ibi fumus
Trouble installing WinXP into Virtual PC 7
Hi WAMUGgers I'm trying to install Win XP Pro into Virtual PC 7.0.1 on my PowerBook G4 1.67 with 1GHz RAM and 100Gb HDD running OS X 10.4.5. It has sat on Installing Windows/Installing Devices for 10 hours now, with the message Setup will complete in approximately: 33 minutes. I've tried Shutting Down the PC (in PC Menu), saving the partly installed PC image state. VPC recognises this as a partially installed state, reloads and resumes installing. ie the green flashing installation dots continue moving, but it stays at 33 minutes. How long is a minute in Windows? What am I doing wrong? Should I delete the image and start again? The VPC 7 disk is one supplied through the WA DET Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and WinXP comes from the school's Microsoft Technology in Schools CD Kit 2002. Many thanks Reg
Re: Trouble installing WinXP into Virtual PC 7
Reg Whitely wrote: Hi WAMUGgers I'm trying to install Win XP Pro into Virtual PC 7.0.1 on my PowerBook G4 1.67 with 1GHz RAM and 100Gb HDD running OS X 10.4.5. It has sat on Installing Windows/Installing Devices for 10 hours now, with the message Setup will complete in approximately: 33 minutes. I've tried Shutting Down the PC (in PC Menu), saving the partly installed PC image state. VPC recognises this as a partially installed state, reloads and resumes installing. ie the green flashing installation dots continue moving, but it stays at 33 minutes. How long is a minute in Windows? What am I doing wrong? Should I delete the image and start again? Hi Reg I dont think you've done anything particularly wrong. Based on what you have said I would probably begin again. It may also pay to check if there could be any issues between VPC 7.0.1 and OSX 10.4.5. It does sound like a familiar scenario however, where on a perfectly good PC something goes fatal during an XP install and simply starting again with the same setup/configuration will work. What fun! My experience with VPC has shown me that Windows 2000 is 'slightly' better and/or faster than both 98 and XP, not that that will help you though :-( Good luck Paul
Re: Trouble installing WinXP into Virtual PC 7
On 25/02/2006, at 10:08 AM, Paul wrote: Reg Whitely wrote: Hi WAMUGgers I'm trying to install Win XP Pro into Virtual PC 7.0.1 on my PowerBook G4 1.67 with 1GHz RAM and 100Gb HDD running OS X 10.4.5. It has sat on Installing Windows/Installing Devices for 10 hours now, with the message Setup will complete in approximately: 33 minutes. I've tried Shutting Down the PC (in PC Menu), saving the partly installed PC image state. VPC recognises this as a partially installed state, reloads and resumes installing. ie the green flashing installation dots continue moving, but it stays at 33 minutes. How long is a minute in Windows? What am I doing wrong? Should I delete the image and start again? Hi Reg I dont think you've done anything particularly wrong. Based on what you have said I would probably begin again. It may also pay to check if there could be any issues between VPC 7.0.1 and OSX 10.4.5. Hi Reg, Seems you may need to update VPC to 7.0.2 for using in OSX10.4.5 Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7.0.2 Update This update is recommended for all users who are using Virtual PC for Mac Version 7.0 or 7.0.1. This update improves overall stability of Virtual PC and allows Virtual PC to run on Mac OS X Version 10.4.1 or later. http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=downloadlocation=/ mac/download/misc/vpc7_0_2.xmlsecid=100ssid=3flgnosysreq=True Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Craig Ringer wrote: A NAT router makes it difficult to initiate a connection to your systems from the outside world. The extremely basic firewalls in Mac OS X and Windows XP are intended to do much the same thing. I think it should be emphasized that the _default configuration_ in Mac OS X is basic, not ipfw itself. :) ipfw is a more than acceptable firewalling package, just not with the default config that it gets when you click the little Start button in the Firewall tab of Sharing. PD -- Paul Day Web: http://www.bur.st/~paul/
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Spin wrote: By the way, I ran the GRC 'Shields Up' (grc.com), and it shows all ports closed except ftp, telnet and http (this is both from the Mac and from the VPC). Any idea why this is, and if (and how) they can be turned off? You'll probably find it's scanning your NAT router, seeing that's the live IP grc.com will be seeing, not your Mac (which is being NATed) or your VPC (which is being NATed twice. The virtual switch creates a virtual network which it NATs onto your Mac's IP address, which in turn is being NATed by your router). You might want to secure your router if it's exposing FTP, Telnet and HTTP servers to the Internet. :) PD -- Paul Day Web: http://www.bur.st/~paul/
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
On 09/01/2006, at 12:15 PM, Paul Day wrote: On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Craig Ringer wrote: A NAT router makes it difficult to initiate a connection to your systems from the outside world. But only if you change the default name and password to access the Router . The extremely basic firewalls in Mac OS X and Windows XP are intended to do much the same thing. I think it should be emphasized that the _default configuration_ in Mac OS X is basic, not ipfw itself. :) ipfw is a more than acceptable firewalling package, just not with the default config that it gets when you click the little Start button in the Firewall tab of Sharing. Sorry , but I am still learning about this what is ipfw ... and what changes would you recommend ? Thanks Bob PD -- Paul Day Web: http://www.bur.st/~paul/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Virtual PC and Mac - security
Because I need to run one particular Windows app on my G5 iMac (MS Visio), I am now running Virtual PC (v 7.02 with XP Professional 2002 SP 2). Not ideal, but necessary for my business. My question relates to security. I'm pretty confident about Mac security, but with Windows running within it, I'm interested in what security precautions to take. For example, should the Windows firewall be on? Do I need to install the regular Windows OS updates. Note I don't run any Windows email, so consider anti-virus to be unnecessary. I have only had to use Explorer once, to access a trusted site that doesn't support Safari/Firefox - so I also consider anti-spyware to be unnecessary also. Note I'm connected to the Internet via ADSL with a NAT router. So I'll raise the other niggling question - without Virtual PC running, should the Mac firewall be on or not? I've heard conflicting positions on whether the NAT router is adequate protection or not. Any advice appreciated. Regards, Glenn.
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
Spin wrote: Because I need to run one particular Windows app on my G5 iMac (MS Visio), I am now running Virtual PC (v 7.02 with XP Professional 2002 SP 2). Not ideal, but necessary for my business. My question relates to security. I'm pretty confident about Mac security, but with Windows running within it, I'm interested in what security precautions to take. For example, should the Windows firewall be on? Do I need to install the regular Windows OS updates. Note I don't run any Windows email, so consider anti-virus to be unnecessary. I have only had to use Explorer once, to access a trusted site that doesn't support Safari/Firefox - so I also consider anti-spyware to be unnecessary also. Note I'm connected to the Internet via ADSL with a NAT router. So I'll raise the other niggling question - without Virtual PC running, should the Mac firewall be on or not? I've heard conflicting positions on whether the NAT router is adequate protection or not. Any advice appreciated. Regards, Glenn. Hi Glen Sorry to hear your situation ;-) I personally wouldn't let windows near the net without AVG anti-virus and ZoneAlarm firewall. Despite whether I believe they are truly necessary or not, I see their function as integral. They aren't big and they are free and simple. You could use equivalent software if you like, those are just the titles I recommend. I cant emphasise the iffy security of IE enough. Given what you have said, Windows OS updates should only be necessary *if* the normal operation of the OS and programs specifically require it. You can, given enough patience, install just required updates. Also it may improve your mileage if you turn off: Active desktop Screen saver Auto shut-down/sleep Messenger service Auto updates Off-line files System recovery Menu fading/transition, window animation(?) (plus a few other items on the same list in Display panel, this is from memory as I don't have access to XP at this juncture; HOORAY!) If you think windows is crashy then under VPC you might find it worse without these kind of precautions. A stitch in time... Good luck Paul
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
Hi, I admin a bunch of WinXP systems at work, and this answer is made from that experience: Paul wrote: My question relates to security. I'm pretty confident about Mac security, but with Windows running within it, I'm interested in what security precautions to take. For example, should the Windows firewall be on? Unless you need to disable it for some specific reason, yes. More layers of protection rarely hurt. Do I need to install the regular Windows OS updates. You absolutely must keep it up to date. E-mail is not the only exploit vector. For example, the recent WMF security hole could probably attack you through a Visio file with an embedded WMF image. Note I don't run any Windows email, so consider anti-virus to be unnecessary. That's not entirely true, but you'll probably be fine. I'd recommend installing and using AVG from grisoft.com anyway. If you're confident you can avoid getting the system infected, I wouldn't bother letting it remain resident, instead just run scans occasionally. Mostly though it's safer to let it run resident (continuous scanning essentially). I have only had to use Explorer once, to access a trusted site that doesn't support Safari/Firefox - so I also consider anti-spyware to be unnecessary also. You're probably OK there. I wouldn't want to use any persistent/resident spyware scanner (many of which cause more problems than they solve), but do consider using something like AdAware from lavasoft.de to do scans every few months. Note I'm connected to the Internet via ADSL with a NAT router. So I'll raise the other niggling question - without Virtual PC running, should the Mac firewall be on or not? I've heard conflicting positions on whether the NAT router is adequate protection or not. A NAT router makes it difficult to initiate a connection to your systems from the outside world. The extremely basic firewalls in Mac OS X and Windows XP are intended to do much the same thing. Things that can make it through NAT (e-mail borne nasties, IRC / instant messenger attacks, browser exploits, etc) will most often also make it through the XP and Mac OS X firewalls. That said, unless you specifically need to disable the firewall for some reason, leave it enabled. I personally wouldn't let windows near the net without AVG anti-virus and ZoneAlarm firewall. I agree with regards to AVG, though if you're a careful and informed user you can usually get away without running it in resident mode. I think ZoneAlarm is unncessary for most users with XP SP2, and it can cause more problems than it solves. I've had to fix more Windows boxes that broke due to ZoneAlarm (conflicts, bad upgrades, broken uninstalls, etc) than due to viruses. I cant emphasise the iffy security of IE enough. This is especially true right now, where any website can take total control of your computer through an image. That means that (eg) some web forums will permit another poster to put up an image that'll control your computer. Given what you have said, Windows OS updates should only be necessary *if* the normal operation of the OS and programs specifically require it. You can, given enough patience, install just required updates. Noo! Just turn on automatic updates. It's low fuss (though sometimes really annoying about bugging you to reboot), works well, and won't break things. Also it may improve your mileage if you turn off: Active desktop Screen saver Auto shut-down/sleep Messenger service Auto updates I'd recommend leaving automatic updates enabled. Off-line files System recovery By disabling system restore, you turn off the ability to repair your system after a bad program/driver install. This can cost you a lot of time and frustration, since while it's turned off it doesn't collect any of the information needed to do recovery. It does have a small but detectable performance impact. Despite that I'd recommend leaving it on unless you keep backups of your Virtual PC disk images somewhere, or are willing to risk the possibility of having to erase and start again. Menu fading/transition, window animation(?) (plus a few other items on the same list in Display panel, this is from memory as I don't have access to XP at this juncture; HOORAY!) These are important, they cause surprisingly large slowdowns especially under emulators. Switching the Windows XP theme back to the older Windows 2000 style also puts a real rocket behind the OS. IIRC you can do this in the Display control panel, or right click on the desktop background and chose properties. I'm not 100% sure as I'd have to reboot to check, and I'm using a real OS right now. -- Craig Ringer
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
Thanks all for your responses, I've changed XP based on the recommendations (or the ones I could follow anyway) and it seems to run faster. Security wise, I'm a lot more comfortable now. VPC says Shared Networking uses NAT, which would suggest the Windows PC is effectively hidden (as much as the Mac) from external intrusions. Points about AVG and firewalls noted. I'll keep XP auto updates on. I did look carefully at OmniGraffle. It supports Visio 2002 files (not Visio 2003). It also doesn't have equivalent functionality (that I could see anyway) for preparing business process diagrams (Visio has very good cross functional flowchart components). I'll keep tracking OmniGraffle though, looks interesting. By the way, I ran the GRC 'Shields Up' (grc.com), and it shows all ports closed except ftp, telnet and http (this is both from the Mac and from the VPC). Any idea why this is, and if (and how) they can be turned off? Thanks again. Glenn. On 07/01/2006, at 4:44 PM, Craig Ringer wrote: Hi, I admin a bunch of WinXP systems at work, and this answer is made from that experience: Paul wrote: My question relates to security. I'm pretty confident about Mac security, but with Windows running within it, I'm interested in what security precautions to take. For example, should the Windows firewall be on? Unless you need to disable it for some specific reason, yes. More layers of protection rarely hurt. Do I need to install the regular Windows OS updates. You absolutely must keep it up to date. E-mail is not the only exploit vector. For example, the recent WMF security hole could probably attack you through a Visio file with an embedded WMF image. Note I don't run any Windows email, so consider anti-virus to be unnecessary. That's not entirely true, but you'll probably be fine. I'd recommend installing and using AVG from grisoft.com anyway. If you're confident you can avoid getting the system infected, I wouldn't bother letting it remain resident, instead just run scans occasionally. Mostly though it's safer to let it run resident (continuous scanning essentially). I have only had to use Explorer once, to access a trusted site that doesn't support Safari/Firefox - so I also consider anti- spyware to be unnecessary also. You're probably OK there. I wouldn't want to use any persistent/ resident spyware scanner (many of which cause more problems than they solve), but do consider using something like AdAware from lavasoft.de to do scans every few months. Note I'm connected to the Internet via ADSL with a NAT router. So I'll raise the other niggling question - without Virtual PC running, should the Mac firewall be on or not? I've heard conflicting positions on whether the NAT router is adequate protection or not. A NAT router makes it difficult to initiate a connection to your systems from the outside world. The extremely basic firewalls in Mac OS X and Windows XP are intended to do much the same thing. Things that can make it through NAT (e-mail borne nasties, IRC / instant messenger attacks, browser exploits, etc) will most often also make it through the XP and Mac OS X firewalls. That said, unless you specifically need to disable the firewall for some reason, leave it enabled. I personally wouldn't let windows near the net without AVG anti- virus and ZoneAlarm firewall. I agree with regards to AVG, though if you're a careful and informed user you can usually get away without running it in resident mode. I think ZoneAlarm is unncessary for most users with XP SP2, and it can cause more problems than it solves. I've had to fix more Windows boxes that broke due to ZoneAlarm (conflicts, bad upgrades, broken uninstalls, etc) than due to viruses. I cant emphasise the iffy security of IE enough. This is especially true right now, where any website can take total control of your computer through an image. That means that (eg) some web forums will permit another poster to put up an image that'll control your computer. Given what you have said, Windows OS updates should only be necessary *if* the normal operation of the OS and programs specifically require it. You can, given enough patience, install just required updates. Noo! Just turn on automatic updates. It's low fuss (though sometimes really annoying about bugging you to reboot), works well, and won't break things. Also it may improve your mileage if you turn off: Active desktop Screen saver Auto shut-down/sleep Messenger service Auto updates I'd recommend leaving automatic updates enabled. Off-line files System recovery By disabling system restore, you turn off the ability to repair your system after a bad program/driver install. This can cost you a lot of time and frustration, since while it's turned off it doesn't collect any of the information needed to do recovery. It does have
bluetooth on virtual pc
I have an Imac G5 and an Imate Jam, I believe I can use Bluetooth to sync the two, but for reasons better understood to only my corporate it drones, my email ( Microsoft outlook) is only available to me under VPC, so I need to use Bluetooth in VPC. I cannot seem to get VPC to recognize my Bluetooth, does anyone have any tips for getting VPC to use the Imac's Built in Bluetooth? Hugh -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message.
Re: Virtual PC 6 on Tiger
On 06/10/2005, at 4:26 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers Does anyone know if Virtual PC 6 will run on Tiger on a non-G5 machine (eg Powerbook G4 15) or do I have to upgrade to VPC 7? kind regards chris VP6 runs fine under Tiger on a G4. In fact, VP7 is REQUIRED only on a G5. It's the processor, not the OS version, which is the issue here. VP6 will not work on a G5. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Virtual PC 6 on Tiger
Hi Muggers Does anyone know if Virtual PC 6 will run on Tiger on a non-G5 machine (eg Powerbook G4 15) or do I have to upgrade to VPC 7? kind regards chris
Re: Virtual PC 6 on Tiger
On Thursday 06 October 2005 16:26, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers Does anyone know if Virtual PC 6 will run on Tiger on a non-G5 machine (eg Powerbook G4 15) or do I have to upgrade to VPC 7? kind regards chris HI Chris, Other than a networking issue that comes up when VPC6 starts, I had no problems with VPC6 on 10.4 (it used to be on the Powerbook 667 I had). Seeya Rod!
a pc to mac switcher -uses Virtual PC alot
found this which may be of interest to some, a PC user who has switch to mac ( panther), and uses virtual PC alot has a lot of good things to say http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/aoaug/mac_osx.html -- Gary Dorn Architect Perth, Australia
Re: Error opening Virtual PC after upgrading to 10.3.5
On 12/08/2004, at 11:47 AM, Greg Satti wrote: Hi Daniel - thanks for the help. I am able to open it manually by going into FileOpen and selecting the file - that works OK. I couldn't find anything in Preferences though, but you can select a Drive and then select the image file, however mine is greyed out for some reason? You can also select WindowVirtual Disk Assistant and go through to select/update the disk image, but again this is greyed out? Well at least I can do it manually so that¹s a good start! Whatever the problem is, it has nothing to do with 10.3.5. Works fine here. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Re: Error opening Virtual PC after upgrading to 10.3.5
On 13/8/04 8:02 AM, Peter Hinchliffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/08/2004, at 11:47 AM, Greg Satti wrote: Hi Daniel - thanks for the help. I am able to open it manually by going into FileOpen and selecting the file - that works OK. I couldn't find anything in Preferences though, but you can select a Drive and then select the image file, however mine is greyed out for some reason? You can also select WindowVirtual Disk Assistant and go through to select/update the disk image, but again this is greyed out? Well at least I can do it manually so that¹s a good start! Whatever the problem is, it has nothing to do with 10.3.5. Works fine here. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro H. Maybe its the way I originally set up Virtual PC? Nah - I'll just blame it on the kids! TNT Kind regards, Greg Satti www.zytech.com.au PO Box 758, Bunbury WA 6230 Ph: (08) 9721 1125 Fx: (08) 9721 1126 Mob: 0423 558 636 The online data storage technology store
Re: Virtual PC and Classic
Greg Pennefather wrote: My suggestion however, is to remove VPC (how to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824659product=vpcmac) and reinstall it and the updates - up to 5.0.4 I think. Make sure you keep your disk image intact (copy it somewhere) as this can be used with the re-installed VPC - you'll need to configure it to use the existing disk image once it is installed. This will save an enormous amount of time and hassle as all of your existing setup will be there ready to go. If you have trouble finding the updates (if you don't have them) then drop me a line and I'll try to dig them out - I'm sure I have them somewhere. I took Greg's advice, trashed VPC 5 and reinstalled in OS X.3.3. Got a message saying the VirtualSwitch.kext file is missing and I should get an update. I found the update to 5.0.4 at http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/mac/1006 but when I click on it (or any of the alternate links) I get to a page to download 6.1.1. There is a message that the automatic download is about to start but then I get taken to a mactopia site where I can read about version 7. Does anyone know where I can get the 5.0.4 update? Alternately should I install 6.0 (which I own but have never installed)? It could not be any worse than 5.0 which is unusable as it is, the mouse does not select the things I click on! Diana
Re: Virtual PC and Classic
On 02/08/2004, at 5:32 PM, Diana Graham Stevens wrote: I have VPC 5.0 installed in OS 9.2.2. It runs reasonably well. I now use OS X.3.3 and would like to be able to run VPC through Classic. But when I open it I remain in OS X and it asks for my identity and password which it rejects. Is there any way I can force it to run through Classic? Virtual PC does not run in Classic. You must boot into MacOS 9. However, v5.0 does run fine in MacOS X. Is it VPC asking for your password or Windows? What version of Windows do you have installed? Sounds a bit more complex than a simple email explanation... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Re: Virtual PC and Classic
Peter Hinchliffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Virtual PC does not run in Classic. You must boot into MacOS 9. However, v5.0 does run fine in MacOS X. Is it VPC asking for your password or Windows? What version of Windows do you have installed? Sounds a bit more complex than a simple email explanation... To answer the second question first it is Windows 98 SE, but I don't think this is the problem. It asks for my administrator ID. I get the message: To finish setting up Virtual PC, permissions for application support files must be set correctly. This step completes the installation of Virtual PC. Only persons with administrator privileges can modify the permissions. Enter a valid administrator name and password, then click Authenticate. When I do this I get the message: The administrator name or password is incorrect. Please type it again making sure the caps lock key is not pressed. I installed VPC 5.0 in OS 9.2.2 (having failed to install it successfully in OS X in order to be able to use it in either system). I clean installed both OS 9.2.2 and VPC 5.0, each is on a separate partition which was erased first. VPC was installed when I had the original version of OS X which came installed on the G4 Quicksilver. I have always used the same administrator name and password with all versions of OS X and I have 'clean' installed the latest OS X.3.3 after erasing the partition. I have repaired permissions but still VPC rejects my administrator name and/or password. I checked and my password works if I want to change permissions on my system partition. I have tried both my long and short names. I have a copy of VPC 6.0 which I have never loaded because there were comments about it running woefully slowly in OS X. Now it seems I will have to re-install in OS X to get it running. Anyone got an opinion on which runs better in OS X VPC5 or VPC6? Diana
Re: Virtual PC and Classic
Diana This may or may not be related to your problem - I had an authentication problem with CUPS where I would put in my admin username and password when requested and it would fail to authenticate every time. The reason being that there was a change in the way passwords were stored from Jaguar to Panther and CUPS couldn't read from the new system. I was able to overcome the problem by editing the CUPS config file to reduce security. It may be that there is a similar problem with VPC - perhaps that's drawing a long bow. My suggestion however, is to remove VPC (how to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824659product=vpcmac) and reinstall it and the updates - up to 5.0.4 I think. Make sure you keep your disk image intact (copy it somewhere) as this can be used with the re-installed VPC - you'll need to configure it to use the existing disk image once it is installed. This will save an enormous amount of time and hassle as all of your existing setup will be there ready to go. If you have trouble finding the updates (if you don't have them) then drop me a line and I'll try to dig them out - I'm sure I have them somewhere. Regards Greg From: Diana Graham Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:16:49 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Virtual PC and Classic Peter Hinchliffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Virtual PC does not run in Classic. You must boot into MacOS 9. However, v5.0 does run fine in MacOS X. Is it VPC asking for your password or Windows? What version of Windows do you have installed? Sounds a bit more complex than a simple email explanation... To answer the second question first it is Windows 98 SE, but I don't think this is the problem. It asks for my administrator ID. I get the message: To finish setting up Virtual PC, permissions for application support files must be set correctly. This step completes the installation of Virtual PC. Only persons with administrator privileges can modify the permissions. Enter a valid administrator name and password, then click Authenticate. When I do this I get the message: The administrator name or password is incorrect. Please type it again making sure the caps lock key is not pressed. I installed VPC 5.0 in OS 9.2.2 (having failed to install it successfully in OS X in order to be able to use it in either system). I clean installed both OS 9.2.2 and VPC 5.0, each is on a separate partition which was erased first. VPC was installed when I had the original version of OS X which came installed on the G4 Quicksilver. I have always used the same administrator name and password with all versions of OS X and I have 'clean' installed the latest OS X.3.3 after erasing the partition. I have repaired permissions but still VPC rejects my administrator name and/or password. I checked and my password works if I want to change permissions on my system partition. I have tried both my long and short names. I have a copy of VPC 6.0 which I have never loaded because there were comments about it running woefully slowly in OS X. Now it seems I will have to re-install in OS X to get it running. Anyone got an opinion on which runs better in OS X VPC5 or VPC6? Diana -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Virtual PC and Classic
I have VPC 5.0 installed in OS 9.2.2. It runs reasonably well. I now use OS X.3.3 and would like to be able to run VPC through Classic. But when I open it I remain in OS X and it asks for my identity and password which it rejects. Is there any way I can force it to run through Classic? Originally I installed it in OS X.1 so it could be used in either OS X or 9, as per the instructions, but it did not run properly in either OS. I had installed it on a separate partition so I wiped it clean. Then I tried to re-install in OS 9 but the installer thought it was already installed. I had to re-install OS 9 and start again. It was such a bore that I prefer not to try re-installing in OS X if I can avoid it. Diana
Virtual PC 2.1.3 Updater
Hi Wamuggers Does anyone out there have a copy of VPC 2.1.3 updater? I have mislaid mine and can't find one on the web? Many thanks Reg
Virtual PC
Hello WAMUGers, This question is for any Mac people researching their family history. I gave my sister 'Reunion' and she has been researching our Family History for some time. She has run into a problem and I quote what she has said below : 'Virtual PC'. It is apparently necessary for we Mac Owners to be able to use the Historical Indexes CD's now available for Genealogical researchers. All these CD's are made only for Windows - very silly! A fellow researcher at the Genealogical Society, yesterday told me about it when I was aghast to find they only operated on PC's. Is this correct, will she have to use 'Virtual PC' on her beautiful 14 iBook OSX10.3.4 ? She will not be happy if she has to install anything 'PC' on 'Big-i' ! Thanking you for any help. Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them, Apple!
Re: Virtual PC
Hi Ronni Regrettably, she's right. We run a genealogy business and have two Macs. Last year we bought a second hand Toshiba laptop for the dual reason of (1) running some of the many CDs that are now available (that usually have their own proprietary Windoze 'viewers' associated with them) and (2) trying out the very many genealogical software packages available for PCs. Prior to that we'd been running the CDs on virtual PC, but we became sick of the sluggishness and didn't want to pay for a full upgrade to OSX (and it wasn't available at the time). The good news is that Reunion is by far the best of all the available software packages for any computer. The top seller in the PC world is Family Tree Maker, which is really clunky and can't match Reunion in many areas, such as charts. Cheers Mike On Friday, June 11, 2004, at 09:09 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello WAMUGers, This question is for any Mac people researching their family history. I gave my sister 'Reunion' and she has been researching our Family History for some time. She has run into a problem and I quote what she has said below : 'Virtual PC'. It is apparently necessary for we Mac Owners to be able to use the Historical Indexes CD's now available for Genealogical researchers. All these CD's are made only for Windows - very silly! A fellow researcher at the Genealogical Society, yesterday told me about it when I was aghast to find they only operated on PC's. Is this correct, will she have to use 'Virtual PC' on her beautiful 14 iBook OSX10.3.4 ? She will not be happy if she has to install anything 'PC' on 'Big-i' ! Thanking you for any help. Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them, Apple! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro TimeTrackers East Fremantle WA 6158 Genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film making www.timetrackers.com.au Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 Mob 0407 669 376
Re: Virtual PC and printing
On 14/04/2004, at 4:20 PM, wyvern wrote: a friend using virtual pc was having problems printing his documents at home and brought his laptop over my place in the hopes that one of my printers might make a difference. He was using publisher and cannot print any suggestions? Have you (a) installed the Windows drivers for the printer(s), and (b) turned on USB access in VPC? -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Virtual PC and printing
a friend using virtual pc was having problems printing his documents at home and brought his laptop over my place in the hopes that one of my printers might make a difference. He was using publisher and cannot print any suggestions? yvonne
(also for sale) Virtual PC
Same conditions as previous email--original box, original disks recent version. Make an offer over $50. Nathalie -- Mrs Nathalie Collins Box A176, Australind WA 6233 AUSTRALIA Tel Fax: (+61) 8 9796 0509 Mobile: (+61) 43 989 1998 --
Re: Virtual PC 6.1 and Panther
On 30/01/2004, at 3:01 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Can anyone tell me if VPC 6.1 will run properly under Panther (10.2.3)? I am thinking of upgrading from 10.2.6, but have a niggling suspicion that it may not? I see Microsoft has released VPC 7 though and am assuming this is what maybe required. thanks very much regards chris I've been looking briefly into this myself and have only got as far as MacWindows page (www.macwindows.com/VPC6.html) which discusses this in detail. Definitely worth checking out. Seems some people are having major problems (Powerbook G4s in particular) others not. Cheers Janice May
Re: Virtual PC 6.1 and Panther
On 30/01/2004, at 3:01 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Can anyone tell me if VPC 6.1 will run properly under Panther (10.2.3)? I am thinking of upgrading from 10.2.6, but have a niggling suspicion that it may not? I see Microsoft has released VPC 7 though and am assuming this is what maybe required. Should run fine for you, unless you have a G5, in which case it will not run at all. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Virtual PC 6.1 and Panther
Can anyone tell me if VPC 6.1 will run properly under Panther (10.2.3)? I am thinking of upgrading from 10.2.6, but have a niggling suspicion that it may not? I see Microsoft has released VPC 7 though and am assuming this is what maybe required. thanks very much regards chris
Re: Virtual PC 6.1 and Panther
Can anyone tell me if VPC 6.1 will run properly under Panther (10.2.3)? I am thinking of upgrading from 10.2.6, but have a niggling suspicion that it may not? I'm currently running VPC 6.0 under Panther 10.3.2 and haven't noticed any problems myself... except sometimes it seems to hang while saving the PC's state, but that's a minor annoyance to me and may not be related to Panther anyway. Ryan
Virtual PC
We changed to mac recently but have quite a few windows software items which we would like to use. I understand that Virtual PC 6 slows everything down but does anyone find it works OK? John Daniels
Virtual PC 6.1
Trying unsuccessfully to load above onto the mac. Using Dual 1,25 G4 with 1.7 G of RAM and continue to get the following error message whenever I try to create a new PC. OS not found. Install OS on this hard drive. However, there is no command prompt to allow typing of instructions, nor do windows shortcut keys work in the window. Have tried M$ website but that is only useful if you have bought the full version with the OS included. Have tried loading full versions of Win 98 SE, ME, and XP with the same result. Reason I need this is to run M$ Access as this has the last 7 years of data for thesis I am writing and can't afford the time to re-enter the information. Any thoughts would be gleefully entertained. Thanks in advance. Lindsay
Virtual PC 2.1.2 Update
Hi all Can anyone out there help out and send me the Virtual PC 2.1.2 update, please? I know I've downloaded it at one time but I can't seem to find it anywhere, Many thanks Reg
Re: Virtual PC 6: Re-assign Drive C: ?
Doug I only have VPC 5, but in that I can expand the size of the drive up to 2,048MB using the Virtual Disk Utility. I would imagine you can do the same using v6. You must shutdown the virtual machine before doing this. Good luck. Greg From: Douglas Sheerer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 11:19:49 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Virtula PC 6: Re-assign Drive C: ? I'm using Virtual PC 6 under OSX 10.2.8. I have two drives configured: Drive C: (with Windows 98 SE installed - total Size 520 mb)) Drive D: (with various software installed - Total size 5 gb) I have run out of space on Drive C: as I originally naively configured it to just 520 mb in size. Can I install Windows 98 SE on Drive D: and then convert that drive to Drive C: ? And if so do I do it from the booted Windows environment or can I do it externally ? I could then dispense with the old virtual Drive C: and have as much extra space as I need. Advice much appreciated. (I know that drives can be configured to expand but I understand this is only possible up to the original size limit fixed on installation) I don't want to have to re-install everything if possible. cheers Doug Sheerer -- Douglas Sheerer Director (B.A. Art + Design, Post Grad Dip Fine Art, Master of Arts, Art - New Media) Adjunct Research Fellow: : Department of Art Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design Curtin University of Technology Western Australia Galerie Düsseldorf Directors: Magda + Douglas Sheerer 9, Glyde Street, Mosman Park, WA 6012 Australia Gallery Hours during exhibitions : Wednesday - Friday 11 - 5 pm Sunday 2 - 5 pm All other times by appointment Closed Public Holidays telephone/fax +61 8 9384 0890 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our Web Site at : http://www.galeriedusseldorf.com.au our exhibitions comprehensively at your fingertips / \ / \ / \ / \ Always more steps to climb IMPORTANT: The contents of this email transmission are confidential and may be protected by professional privilege. The contents are only intended for the named recipient/s of this email. If you have received this message in error please notify us immediately and destroy the original. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Virtual PC - OS9/OSX
Hi Neil On Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at 07:43 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: I've just bought virtual PC v6.1 with windows XPpro (as part of the Office X pro package) I have a couple of questions for any Virtual PC v6.1 users out there: 1) Virtual PC comes on two CDs. I successfully installed on my 800MHz G4 15 iMac (running OSX 10.2.8). All this from the first disc - I was never asked for the second disc. The second disc is labelled Additional system files and by inspection contains 483.4MB of Windows files (5474 items). There are no read me or text files. Does anyone know what these files are, what they are used for, in what circumstances I would need them?? It will probaly be full of compressed archives for extra sytem S/W, webserver, database connectivity, networking etc 2) When I'm on the road, I'll need to install on my 400MHz G4 Ti Powerbook and I was thinking of installing OSX on the powerbook. The documentation say that VPC 6.1 will run on OSX or OS9 but that it needs a 500 MHz or faster processor in OSX - which rules out the powerbook. Presumably I can run VPC if I boot up in OS9 - would that mean that I should be booted in OS9 when I install it. Ive run it (slowly but surely) on a 350BW G3 under OSX, it went much better under 9 of course. I dont think it matters which OS the install is done under, but dont quote me;) Does VPC install different versions of the software for OSX/OS9. If not and I mistakenly try to start VPC when in OSX what might happen: - it refuses to launch - it tries hangs - it launches but is not usable - it brings the mac to its knees the first three would not be a problem but the last would be a worry - is there any potential to crash/corrupt OSX. It is the only app that has completely frozen this mac under OSX, however no real harm done. Almost funny really. The powerbook only has a 10GB drive so I don't want to partition - presumably it would be OK to have OS9, OSX VPC on the same partition provided I restarted in OS9 before launching VPC. You can tell it to limit itself to a certain size or even set it yourself to a fixed size, its very slick, more so than a real PC most times. If you are putting it to use, XP will soon begin to fill even a 3gig HDD on a PC so beware. TIA Neil Youre welcome Paul
Virtual PC - OS9/OSX
I've just bought virtual PC v6.1 with windows XPpro (as part of the Office X pro package) I have a couple of questions for any Virtual PC v6.1 users out there: 1) Virtual PC comes on two CDs. I successfully installed on my 800MHz G4 15 iMac (running OSX 10.2.8). All this from the first disc - I was never asked for the second disc. The second disc is labelled Additional system files and by inspection contains 483.4MB of Windows files (5474 items). There are no read me or text files. Does anyone know what these files are, what they are used for, in what circumstances I would need them?? 2) When I'm on the road, I'll need to install on my 400MHz G4 Ti Powerbook and I was thinking of installing OSX on the powerbook. The documentation say that VPC 6.1 will run on OSX or OS9 but that it needs a 500 MHz or faster processor in OSX - which rules out the powerbook. Presumably I can run VPC if I boot up in OS9 - would that mean that I should be booted in OS9 when I install it. Does VPC install different versions of the software for OSX/OS9. If not and I mistakenly try to start VPC when in OSX what might happen: - it refuses to launch - it tries hangs - it launches but is not usable - it brings the mac to its knees the first three would not be a problem but the last would be a worry - is there any potential to crash/corrupt OSX. The powerbook only has a 10GB drive so I don't want to partition - presumably it would be OK to have OS9, OSX VPC on the same partition provided I restarted in OS9 before launching VPC. TIA Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Virtual PC 6 question (dynamic drive?)
thanks for those who offered advice... the user has contacted me and told me that the problem is still happening with the dynamic drive so he'll be bringing it in again some time for me to have another shot at it. -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ 'We are all children of $root' or so says a wise old programer... Anon. There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Virtual PC 6 question (dynamic drive?)
I've just a quick question - I've had a users computer dropped on my desk and he's run out of disk space on his VP 6 boot drive. I've fixed it by making a new fixed drive of 5 GB and copied his data from the old drive BUT I thought that the whole point of the dynamic drive system in VC was that it could dynamically increase/decrease its size as you deleted/created/installed/uninstalled files apps on it? ps: yes tried the zero unused option -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ 'We are all children of $root' or so says a wise old programer... Anon. There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson
RE: Virtual PC 6 question (dynamic drive?)
Mark with the dynamic drive size option, it will only expand and contract to the maximum size that it is defined up to. If the user only made their drive with un upper limit of say 3Gb, it wont grow past that, regardless of how much real hdd space is left. sTEVE -Original Message- From: Mark Secker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 12:45 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Virtual PC 6 question (dynamic drive?) I've just a quick question - I've had a users computer dropped on my desk and he's run out of disk space on his VP 6 boot drive. I've fixed it by making a new fixed drive of 5 GB and copied his data from the old drive BUT I thought that the whole point of the dynamic drive system in VC was that it could dynamically increase/decrease its size as you deleted/created/installed/uninstalled files apps on it? ps: yes tried the zero unused option -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ 'We are all children of $root' or so says a wise old programer... Anon. There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Re Virtual PC now owned by Microsoft.. almost
on 21/08/03 20:29, Neil Houghton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So both the MS Apple US sites show VPC 6.1 c/w Windows XP Pro now for sale at US249 (equivalent to AUD$383 at US65c/AUD) - but none of them show how to buy from Australia (its not shown at the Australia Apple store) Anybody know: 1) Is this version available here yet 2) What is the local Austalian price 3) Given recent reported imcompatabilities between Oz/US software/systems, is VPC sold in different US/Oz versions Update: VPC 6.1 has now appeared on the Apple Oz site: Bare VPC 6.1 - AUD $299 VPC 6.1 + WinXP Home - AUD $449 VPC 6.1 + WinXP Pro- AUD $499 Compared with US price/AUD equiv(@65c/$)/AU%premium Bare VPC 6.1 - US$129/AUD$198/+50% VPC 6.1 + WinXP Home - US$219/AUD$337/+33% VPC 6.1 + WinXP Pro- US$249/AUD$383/+30% I guess the 30% to 50% premium is what we've come to expect for US/AU price comparisons. Of more interest at the moment, Peder Kristensen pointed out to me that: Microsoft now have three versions of the Office:Mac - Academic, Standard and a Professional version. The Professional version includes VPC 6.1 On checking at the MS US Mac site, sure enough: Office Academic - US$149/AUD$229 equiv Office Standard - US$399/AUD$613 equiv Office Std (upgrade)- US$239/AUD$367 equiv Office Professional - US$499/AUD$767 equiv Office Pro (upgrade)- US$329/AUD$506 equiv and Office pro does, indeed include VPC6.1 + WinXP Pro This seems to be a significant saving (US$149 on item total of US$(249+399=648) Unfortunately, I can't see an equivalent on the Apple Oz site and, in fact, Office OSX alone is listed at AUD $999 ($619 upgrade). So - to get the equivalent functionality to the new Office pro (US$499/AUD$767 equiv) here would be $499+$999=$1498 (ie ~ 95% more) One would hope that the equivalent product would be offered here? Hopefully at less than AUD$1000 (or 30% above US price equivalent) anybody out there heard anything confirming/denying this? Also, is it possible to buy the US product and will it work OK with Oz systems. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re Virtual PC now owned by Microsoft.. almost
on 19/08/03 15:06, Bob Howells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From Macintouch 13.8.03 Mark Dickelman forwarded an update on Virtual PC from Connectix Corp., as Microsoft completes its takeover: As part of the Microsoft acquisition of the Virtual PC and Virtual Server technology and products, Connectix is in the final stages of transitioning the business to Microsoft, and plans to complete this transition by August 15, 2003. After August 15, Microsoft will oversee all future Virtual PC and Virtual Server product development, sales and support. Virtual PC for Windows: August 15th is the last day customers can purchase Virtual PC for Windows from Connectix. If you are interested in purchasing additional licenses, please contact your Connectix Account Manager or visit [Connectix Shop http://www.connectix.com/shop/]. Microsoft is developing a new version of Virtual PC for Windows, which will be available in Q4 2003. Once this version is available, existing Virtual PC for Windows customers can upgrade at no cost. Microsoft will be posting a FAQ that addresses questions about product plans and support at [Microsoft Virtual PC http://www.microsoft.com/virtualpc]. This FAQ will be available as of August 15, 2003. Virtual PC for Mac: On August 12, 2003 Microsoft will launch Virtual PC for Mac - 6.1, which will available through most major retailers. Customers who have Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 6.0 can get a free update to Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 6.1 at [Microsoft Macintosh http://www.microsoft.com/mac]. Customers who have Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 5.0 are eligible for the upgrade pricing. So both the MS Apple US sites show VPC 6.1 c/w Windows XP Pro now for sale at US249 (equivalent to AUD$383 at US65c/AUD) - but none of them show how to buy from Australia (its not shown at the Australia Apple store) Anybody know: 1) Is this version available here yet 2) What is the local Austalian price 3) Given recent reported imcompatabilities between Oz/US software/systems, is VPC sold in different US/Oz versions TIA Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re Virtual PC now owned by Microsoft.. almost
From Macintouch 13.8.03 Mark Dickelman forwarded an update on Virtual PC from Connectix Corp., as Microsoft completes its takeover: As part of the Microsoft acquisition of the Virtual PC and Virtual Server technology and products, Connectix is in the final stages of transitioning the business to Microsoft, and plans to complete this transition by August 15, 2003. After August 15, Microsoft will oversee all future Virtual PC and Virtual Server product development, sales and support. Virtual PC for Windows: August 15th is the last day customers can purchase Virtual PC for Windows from Connectix. If you are interested in purchasing additional licenses, please contact your Connectix Account Manager or visit [Connectix Shop http://www.connectix.com/shop/]. Microsoft is developing a new version of Virtual PC for Windows, which will be available in Q4 2003. Once this version is available, existing Virtual PC for Windows customers can upgrade at no cost. Microsoft will be posting a FAQ that addresses questions about product plans and support at [Microsoft Virtual PC http://www.microsoft.com/virtualpc]. This FAQ will be available as of August 15, 2003. Virtual PC for Mac: On August 12, 2003 Microsoft will launch Virtual PC for Mac - 6.1, which will available through most major retailers. Customers who have Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 6.0 can get a free update to Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 6.1 at [Microsoft Macintosh http://www.microsoft.com/mac]. Customers who have Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 5.0 are eligible for the upgrade pricing. Virtual Server: Microsoft is approaching final stages of development with plans to ship Virtual Server in Q1 2004. If you would like to participate in the Virtual Server Customer Preview, you can find more information at: [Virtual Server Customer Preview http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/trial/virtualserver.mspx]...
Re: PC format CDs and Virtual PC - Again
have you tried to run the sick CDs on a genuine wintel? David On Friday, Jun 27, 2003, at 07:18 Australia/Perth, Diana Graham Stevens wrote: I cleaned off the junk and tried it. The G4 can see it and open it but VPC does not see it. I burned a copy which works like a charm, the program runs fast. [The copy I made of the previous CD, which had a deep cut, ran very slowly]. Can anyone suggest why this is happening? These two are the only PC CDs I have ever tried which do not work normally with VPC.
PC format CDs and Virtual PC - Again
After a year I have now managed to get a replacement of my 1891 Census CD. It arrived damaged but I am assured it was OK when it left. It also had a customs declaration which was missing when I got it. It was opened by Australia Post for Customs Inspection by someone who left greasy finger prints on the case; on the CD a long hair, several bits of junk and a scratch right across the surface, which to me looks like deliberate damage. I cleaned off the junk and tried it. The G4 can see it and open it but VPC does not see it. I burned a copy which works like a charm, the program runs fast. [The copy I made of the previous CD, which had a deep cut, ran very slowly]. Can anyone suggest why this is happening? These two are the only PC CDs I have ever tried which do not work normally with VPC. Could it be a glitch in my CD drive? I have a G4 Quicksilver 933 MHz, 512 M RAM in OS 9.2.2 with a DVD-R, CD-RW. I got the update for the CD driver but later I wiped the system partition and re-installed 9.2.2. When I updated the system the CD update was on the list but when I tried to run it I was told it had already been done. I did have one other CD problem, a box of CDs which the G4 just spat out. This box was several years old so I just assumed they had deteriorated. Diana (feeling old and confused this morning)
PC format CDs and Virtual PC
Are some PC CDs unreadable by VPC? I have a number of PC CDs and I have never had any problems before, apart from having to put up with the clunky way Windoze runs. Now I have a problem which may be due to the CD being damaged but I am not sure. The full story is below. I wonder if it is caused because Windows 98 SE supplied with VPC 5 is not 'real' Windows but a special edition for the Mac. Should I use my 'real' Windows 98 disk which came with VPC 2.1 to create a new drive? Diana * I have a CD from an English Family History Society which arrived damaged. My efforts to get them to replace it have failed. The main reason is because I told them I was running it on a Mac using Virtual PC and they say this is the problem, not the damage to the CD. The CD was posted with a small booklet in an envelope, no proper packing (they have admitted this should not have happened). The jewel case is broken along one edge and the CD has a short deep cut near the middle which only just runs into the data area. Originally I tried it on my PowerBook using VPC 2.1, it was very slow but at least I knew it would run. But on my Quicksilver G4 512 M Ram, System 9.2.2, Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104 (MMC3) Drive and VPC 5 it would not run at all. The Mac can see the CD but the PC can't, tells me the drive is not ready. I tried the CD on a PC at the local genealogy society (WAGS) and it runs but very slowly, compared to the WAGS copy of the same CD. WAGS Mine Surname Search: 5 sec 27 sec Enum. Notebook: 5 sec 30 sec Having given up hope of a replacement I used Toast 5 to make a copy of the CD and VPC 5 can see it! Using it I could not run SETUP.EXE from the prompt but when I opened the CD I could double click it and it installed. And the program will run but very slowly. When I looked at the CD in VPC I realised that some of the files did not have extensions, including all the .EXE files, and one file was missing (hidden maybe?). The Mac can see all the files are there, with extensions. I tried copying all the CD files to my hard disk and burning a Data CD, in Mac OS and PC (Hybrid) CD format. This does not run, VPC tells me to put the correct disk in the drive. I tried re-installing but got the same error message. I would be pleased to hear any suggestions as I would like to buy the next CD this FHS are about to produce. Next time I will only order one thing and it should be sent in the proper packing. They offered to save on postage for me but I said not to, and sent the full postage for both items. So they saved a few pence for themselves! The woman who runs the show has a bad reputation as far as giving value for money is concerned, very commercially oriented. I would not buy anything else from her except this is the only source of the information apart from spending hours reading census films! *
Virtual PC 6
Hi I was wondering if anyone out there has used Virtual PC 6 and understands some issues I'm facing. When ever I use it and make the PC restart the program closes and when I go to re-launch it, an error occurs or in some cases my computer freezes. It works fine until the windows system is restarted but then becomes corrupt. Any Ideas on a cure? Regards Christian
Virtual PC Software [Scanned]
Can anybody point me in the right direction??? I have a P4 - 2.4Ghz and I want to run an emulation of OSX... Is there a bit of software that will allow me to do this??? I have tried Connectix Virtual PC and Bochs with no light at the end of the tunnel... Regards Warwick Gaff IT Technician : Trinity College
Re: Virtual PC Software [Scanned]
Can anybody point me in the right direction??? I have a P4 - 2.4Ghz and I want to run an emulation of OSX... Is there a bit of software that will allow me to do this??? Well, you could always download and compile Darwin for Intel, although that won't get you any of the GUI stuff unless you're running X-Windows based applications. http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ Alternatively, 10 of your seconds searching http://www.google.com/ for macintosh emulator will reveal several Mac emulators. I doubt you'll have much fun running OS X on them though. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: Virtual PC Software [Scanned]
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Virtual PC 4
I have just taken this VPC4 out of the box - the first time in ages and I have just found that when trying to start it up for installation I am told that it isn't supported by OSX but it should open in 9. Can anyone help with the problem tom samson
Re: Virtual PC 4
I have just taken this VPC4 out of the box - the first time in ages and I have just found that when trying to start it up for installation I am told that it isn't supported by OSX but it should open in 9. Can anyone help with the problem tom samson Yes, you'll need to upgrade to Virtual PC 5, or run Virtual PC 4 under Mac OS 9. No way around it I'm afraid as the way version 4 and version 5 work are totally different in order to get version 5 to work with Mac OS X. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Become a member of Sungroper's Opinions for hire [POQ] team and race in the [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord 2003 World Solar Challenge http://sungroper.asn.au/
FW: [Catalist] Virtual PC
Can anyone help Phil please? Ta Rod -- (o o) *===ooO-(_)-Ooo=* | Rod BLITVICH HOD Science Balcatta Senior High School | | Chair STAWA Electronic Communications Committee | | Amy and Sam's Dad | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stawa.asn.au | *===* | | | I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. | | | *===ooO=Ooo=* -- Forwarded Message From: Philip J Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 20:46:40 +0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Catalist] Virtual PC If anyone has an old version of Virtual PC, to run on an old Powermac 7600/132MHz, that I could gain access to I would greatly appreciate it. The new versions will not run on my machine, and a lot of work stuff as we all know is for PC's only. A new Apple Laptop, now. Support for Rod. Many thanks, Phil Price -- End of Forwarded Message [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: FW: [Catalist] Virtual PC
It might run on the 7600, but when I asked questions about 2 weeks ago, the answers I received seemed to follow the amount of Ram available in the Mac. Those with 64/96 meg Ram in essence said useless but those with around 160 megs were able to run. The 7600/132 would run slower. Dont forget you will also need a bundle of Hard Disk space. Also the later the version of Vpc the more Ram needed Bob Rod Blitvich wrote: Can anyone help Phil please? Ta Rod -- (o o) *===ooO-(_)-Ooo=* | Rod BLITVICH HOD Science Balcatta Senior High School | | Chair STAWA Electronic Communications Committee | | Amy and Sam's Dad | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stawa.asn.au | *===* | | | I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. | | | *===ooO=Ooo=* -- Forwarded Message From: Philip J Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 20:46:40 +0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Catalist] Virtual PC If anyone has an old version of Virtual PC, to run on an old Powermac 7600/132MHz, that I could gain access to I would greatly appreciate it. The new versions will not run on my machine, and a lot of work stuff as we all know is for PC's only. A new Apple Laptop, now. Support for Rod. Many thanks, Phil Price -- End of Forwarded Message [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re Virtual PC
Hi, Has anyone any experience with VPC version 3 that they would like to relate please. Hassles ? Slow www ? Limitations ? Thank you Bob
Re: Re Virtual PC
I've used it for a while and never had any major problems.. I used it with Windows 98 SE and 2000. I used VPC 3 and 4 but I'm not sure Windows 2000 works with VPC3. Regds, Scott Hi, Has anyone any experience with VPC version 3 that they would like to relate please. Hassles ? Slow www ? Limitations ? Thank you Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Virtual PC Disk Image
In earlier versions of Virtual PC I always saved a copy of the disk image which I could use if there was a problem with the original. When I loaded Virtual PC 5 I could not find the disk image. Does anyone know if it is still there? I looked for an invisible file using Sherlock but could not identify it. A friend told me he obtained one by loading an older version which produced the disk image and then loaded VPC 5 over it. We have versions 2.0 (W 95), 2.1 (W 98), 3.0 (upgrade), 4 (W 98 ME) and 5 (W 98 SE). I don't remember if version 4 produces a disk image. Anyone know? Any suggestions? I recently bought a PC CD which is not visible to VPC 5 but the Mac can see it, and it does run on a PC. Maybe it is just the crummy Windoze 98 SE which they give you with VPC 5. Maybe I should add another disk and load Windows 98 from the CD I got with version 2.1. I am told they no longer supply Windows CDs for fear it could be used on a PeeCee. Ha bloody ha! Diana
Re: Virtual PC Disk Image
On Friday, July 5, 2002, at 06:38 PM, Diana Graham Stevens wrote: When I loaded Virtual PC 5 I could not find the disk image. Does anyone know if it is still there? I looked for an invisible file using Sherlock but could not identify it. Look at the bottom of the Edit Menu for the settings for your current Virtual PC. When the Settings window opens click on Disk 1, and click the Choose... button. This will show you where your active disk image is. Bear in mind that VPC 5 can have multiple Disk Images, and you can choose between them by setting up multiple Virtual PCs. I recently bought a PC CD which is not visible to VPC 5 but the Mac can see it, and it does run on a PC. Maybe it is just the crummy Windoze 98 SE which they give you with VPC 5. Maybe I should add another disk and load Windows 98 from the CD I got with version 2.1. I am told they no longer supply Windows CDs for fear it could be used on a PeeCee. Ha bloody ha! Yes, I can see how that would be a huge concern. Of course! Let's see...I've just bought this second hand PC and I need a copy of Windows 98. Why don't I just go out and spend twice the amount I would normally spend and buy a Windows emulator for a Macintosh, just so I can get the free copy of Windows that comes with it? I know I'll never use the emulator software, but boy, I've really put one over on Micro$oft :-) -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Virtual PC Freezes
Help please I have partioned my IBook to take Virtual PC v4. Allocated 100mb Ram. While spooling a print document in Acrobat, VPC froze. MacOS OK Now unable to use key strokes or mouse. Cannot reset PC side of my IBook. Have powered off a few times but PC side remains frozen TIA Tony
(4 sale) virtual pc win 95
***A BARGAIN*** Virtual PC 4.0 + Windows '95 for only $250 ono. Original packaging, manuals and serial numbers provided. Upgradeable. Virtual PC is available on it's own if you have a copy of windows. Please contact me off list. -- Nathalie Collins Mobile: 041 201 3584
[4 Sale] Virtual PC 4.0 w/Windows '95 Illustrator
Hello All: I have a recently purchased version of Virtual PC 4.0 with a Copy of Windows '95 for sale. It is surplus to my requirements as I have been given as a gift the new version of Virtual PC Windows. Both of these software packages come with the serial numbers and are upgradeable. I am asking $400 for both, $200 if you just want the Virtual PC without the Windows '95 (If you have your own version of Windows). I think the retail price of this combined package is something like $600...? Adobe Illustrator, full version, 6.0 with Serial number and upgradeable $200 ono. --- Please contact me off list or on 041 201 3584 if you asre interested. Regards, Nathalie
HP Office Jet Virtual PC: Printer to USB adapter?
Hi All: I would like to connect my HP Officejet printer (which is also a scanner fax) to my Mac. I have Virtual PC, so the software end isn't a problem (DAMN HP for not making Mac software for this great item!) However, my problem is HOW do I connect the Printer port computer to my USB/Firewire/Ehternet machine? Is there a way or an adapter? Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Nathalie -- Nathalie Collins Pico and Westwood Enterprises Creative Marketing Solutions Post Office Box 1394, Geraldton WA 6531 Mob: 041 201 3584, Phone Fax: (08) 9965 3449
Re: HP Office Jet Virtual PC: Printer to USB adapter?
On 20/1/02 8:09 PM, Nathalie Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All: I would like to connect my HP Officejet printer (which is also a scanner fax) to my Mac. I have Virtual PC, so the software end isn't a problem (DAMN HP for not making Mac software for this great item!) However, my problem is HOW do I connect the Printer port computer to my USB/Firewire/Ehternet machine? Is there a way or an adapter? Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Nathalie Bad news Nathalie. Virtual PC uses the Chooser on the Mac side to configure printer connections. There is a default printer driver in VPC that works as a go-between from the PC to the Mac side. So it uses whatever printer is selected in OS 9/ OS X. I am not sure if this has changed with VPC 5, but that has been standard on previous releases of VPC. Your only option is to connect the printer to a real PC and send print jobs to it via ethernet. Seeya Rod!
Re: HP Office Jet Virtual PC: Printer to USB adapter?
I use a Asanté MicroPrint which lets me use my LaserWriter Pro over Ethernet. It works brilliantly but I'm not sure how it would work with a PC printer. Regards, Scott Palmer Hi All: I would like to connect my HP Officejet printer (which is also a scanner fax) to my Mac. I have Virtual PC, so the software end isn't a problem (DAMN HP for not making Mac software for this great item!) However, my problem is HOW do I connect the Printer port computer to my USB/Firewire/Ehternet machine? Is there a way or an adapter? Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Nathalie
Re: HP Office Jet Virtual PC: Printer to USB adapter?
Hi All: I would like to connect my HP Officejet printer (which is also a scanner fax) to my Mac. I have Virtual PC, so the software end isn't a problem (DAMN HP for not making Mac software for this great item!) However, my problem is HOW do I connect the Printer port computer to my USB/Firewire/Ehternet machine? Is there a way or an adapter? Any advice would be appreciated. VPC probably won't solve your problems unfortunately. More discussion is available at http://www.macintouch.com/mfp.html You may be able to use PowerPrint http://www.strydent.com/ Good luck, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Sponsor WA's Solar Car Opinions for hire [POQ] Sungroper [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: HP Office Jet Virtual PC: Printer to USB adapter?
At 20:33 +0800 20/01/2002, Rod Lavington wrote: Bad news Nathalie. Virtual PC uses the Chooser on the Mac side to configure printer connections. Actually from VPC 4 onwards it's been possible to use PC printer drivers if the printer is connected to a USB port. So in theory, what Nathalie wants to do might actually work. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http://www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows networking technologies
Sharing with Virtual PC
Hi I would like to know how I can Transfer things across to my PC environment from my Mac and from my PC environment to my Mac. I would also like to know how to use the net in the PC interface using the remote access connection from the Mac interface. All help/suggestions appreciated.
Re: Sharing with Virtual PC
At 14:59 +0800 17/11/2001, Dark Servant wrote: I would like to know how I can Transfer things across to my PC environment from my Mac and from my PC environment to my Mac. Your user manual should tell you this. Drag and drop. I would also like to know how to use the net in the PC interface using the remote access connection from the Mac interface. Your user manual should tell you this too. It just works. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http://www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows networking technologies
Re: Difficult Update - Virtual PC updates for v2.1 - Connectix web-site
Hi Dark Servant and WAMUG folks. The Connectix web-site is a good start; in the support section: http://www.connectix.com/support/product_downloads.html In particular: http://www.connectix.com/support/vpcm_online.html Scroll to the bottom for Version 2.13 update. Else, you can buy the V4 update (cheaper than buying the full v4) from your local retailer (or online). Enjoy. Derek. Does anyone know where I might be able to find an update for Virtual PC v2.1? Any Help Appreciated -- Derek Ellerton mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Support Officer, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't take a moment to look around, you could miss it. - Ferris Bueller
Re: Virtual PC
At 19:32 23/10/01 +0800, Ian Hooper wrote: Here's a tricky one for the experts... Does anyone know if Virtual PC can use a USB to parallel adapter to emulate a real parallel port under Windows? If you have the Windows drivers for such an abomination (:-), then I see no reason why it wouldn't work. Have I got one, did I make it work, would I buy one - no. -- ()/)/)()..ASCII for Onno.. |? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Virtual PC
Here's a tricky one for the experts... Does anyone know if Virtual PC can use a USB to parallel adapter to emulate a real parallel port under Windows? Serial port emulation works quite successfully with a USB-serial adapter but I've never tried parallel... I need to program some microcontrollers from Windows over parallel and it would be nice if I could just do it under VPC! Thanks in advance, -Ian __ Ian Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] If your parents didn't have any children, there is a good chance you won't have any. - Clarence Day
