Virtual PC 2007

[Ivan]

Vista came preinstalled on a recently purchased computer, I attempted to
transfer copies of my old programmes from windows 2000 on my old computer,
unfortunately a number of which don't work in Vista.

I downloaded a copy Virtual PC 2007 to run windows 2000 within Vista,
however on installation it tells me it has to reformat the drive space
within the new window, my question is, is it OK to proceed with the
reformatting or will it have any adverse affect on the existing Vista system
(which was supplied with a recovery disk) I'd rather leave well alone if
it's going to cause any major hassle.

I have been able to use the old hard drive with the Windows 2000 OS
alongside Vista in the new computer, but it means that every time I wish to
use it I have to enter the Bios to select which particular hard drive I wish
to boot from, which can be a bit of a pain to say the least. TIA Ivan

 

[Dominic Payer]

If the formatting is during the installation of Windows 2000 in a new
virtual machine, this is normal. It will be formatting the new virtual disk,
not the physical hard disk on which the virtual machine will be hosted.

A virtual machine is created with an unformatted virtual disk, and it is up
to the user to choose the formatting method and partition size(s) when
installing an OS on the virtual disk.

 

[Ivan]

If the formatting is during the installation of Windows 2000 in a new
virtual machine, this is normal. It will be formatting the new virtual
disk, not the physical hard disk on which the virtual machine will be
hosted.

A virtual machine is created with an unformatted virtual disk, and it is
up to the user to choose the formatting method and partition size(s) when
installing an OS on the virtual disk.

A thousand thanks, if only that was made clear in the original instructions,
which to the not very computer savvy (such as myself) appears to be rather
vague.

As you can no doubt appreciate seeing the words 'format and warning all
information will be'... Is enough to strike terror into the hearts of the
uninitiated, now I know I can proceed with confidence... Ivan

 

[...winston]

Virtual Pc is a good choice..though you will have to reinstall all your applications.
Since you've 2 hard drives, each with an existing and functional o/s and software, have you considered dual booting ?
A dual boot system can be set up with VistaBootPro 3.3 or EasyBCD 1.6.
...winston
MS-MVP Windows Live Mail

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: : > If the formatting is during the installation of Windows 2000 in a new
: > virtual machine, this is normal. It will be formatting the new virtual
: > disk, not the physical hard disk on which the virtual machine will be
: > hosted.
: >
: > A virtual machine is created with an unformatted virtual disk, and it is
: > up to the user to choose the formatting method and partition size(s) when
: > installing an OS on the virtual disk.
: >
: >
:
: A thousand thanks, if only that was made clear in the original instructions,
: which to the not very computer savvy (such as myself) appears to be rather
: vague.
:
: As you can no doubt appreciate seeing the words 'format and warning all
: information will be'... Is enough to strike terror into the hearts of the
: uninitiated, now I know I can proceed with confidence... Ivan
:
:
:
: >
: >
: > : >> Vista came preinstalled on a recently purchased computer, I attempted to
: >> transfer copies of my old programmes from windows 2000 on my old
: >> computer, unfortunately a number of which don't work in Vista.
: >>
: >> I downloaded a copy Virtual PC 2007 to run windows 2000 within Vista,
: >> however on installation it tells me it has to reformat the drive space
: >> within the new window, my question is, is it OK to proceed with the
: >> reformatting or will it have any adverse affect on the existing Vista
: >> system (which was supplied with a recovery disk) I'd rather leave well
: >> alone if it's going to cause any major hassle.
: >>
: >> I have been able to use the old hard drive with the Windows 2000 OS
: >> alongside Vista in the new computer, but it means that every time I wish
: >> to use it I have to enter the Bios to select which particular hard drive
: >> I wish to boot from, which can be a bit of a pain to say the least. TIA
: >> Ivan
: >>
: >
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