Virtual PC 2004 vs 2007

[Menno Hershberger]

I haven't been able to locate any information on the compatibility of
Virtual PC 2004 and the 2007 version.
However, I have 6 virtual PC's created in XP with the 2004 version.
They are Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME,
Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows Server 2003.
I installed Virtual PC 2007 in Vista and all of them work except Windows
98. It hangs right after the splash screen goes away.
If I go back into XP and run it, then it runs scandisk and works normally.
It's no biggy, but I like to see everything work...
ALL the virtual PC's run noticeably slower in Vista under the 2007 version.
But then again, *everything* runs slower in Vista.
I was just wondering if the 2004 version can be installed in Vista, and if
so, would that fix my problem with Windows 98?
If no one advises me against it, I'll probably try it anyway!

 

[S4 hangar 18]

Virtual pc is a toy... If you want to do serious work get a vmware
product...

look into vmware server, free
and virtual box, free and open source

now you have the virtual machines already in virtual pc, I think you can
convert them to vmware ones..

ALL the virtual PC's run noticeably slower in Vista under the 2007
version.
But then again, *everything* runs slower in Vista.

its more of a crawl than a run

 

[Guest]

VPC 2004 don't work in vista, only 2007 and yes *everything* runs slower in
Vista, you should install XP again if you want to run virtual machines or
create a partition and make dual boot, vista actually is not enought mature
to work with virtual machines...

 

[Jon]

VPC 2004 don't work in vista, only 2007 and yes *everything* runs slower
in
Vista, you should install XP again if you want to run virtual machines or
create a partition and make dual boot, vista actually is not enought
mature
to work with virtual machines...

Actually everything runs at exactly the same speed in Vista. It just depends
*wbat* you run.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Yeah, I know. And that's about all I use it for. If someone consults me
about an older operating system, it's nice to be able to go back and take
a look at it.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

That's what I'm doing now. Dual booting Vista and XP. And running the same
Virtual PC's from each.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Actually everything runs at exactly the same speed in Vista. It just
depends *wbat* you run.

So if everything runs at the same speed, why does it depend on what you
run?

 

[Lang Murphy]

I installed Virtual PC 2007 in Vista and all of them work except Windows
98. It hangs right after the splash screen goes away.
If I go back into XP and run it, then it runs scandisk and works normally.

<snip>

Well... if your 98 VM runs Scandisk in XP, then one must assume there's
something wrong with the VHD. That it blows up in VPC 2007? No clue... but I
would think if you can get it to run in VPC 2004 without it running
Scandisk, that it would run OK in VPC 2007.

Lang

 

[Menno Hershberger]

<snip>

Well... if your 98 VM runs Scandisk in XP, then one must assume
there's something wrong with the VHD. That it blows up in VPC 2007? No
clue... but I would think if you can get it to run in VPC 2004 without
it running Scandisk, that it would run OK in VPC 2007.

It runs scandisk in XP because it didn't shut down properly when I was
trying it in Vista. If I run it twice in a row in XP, then it is OK the
second time.

 

[Lang Murphy]

It runs scandisk in XP because it didn't shut down properly when I was
trying it in Vista. If I run it twice in a row in XP, then it is OK the
second time.

So... have you tried using the VM when it's in the "not running Scandisk"
state?

Lang

 

[Menno Hershberger]

So... have you tried using the VM when it's in the "not running
Scandisk" state?

Yes, of course. I can run it as many times as I want in XP without any
problems. But when I try to run it in Vista, it never makes it to the
desktop. Possibly it *is* making it to the desktop but the video is
crapping out. At any rate, I have to shut off the virtual machine to get
out of it. And of course that puts it back in the "run Scandisk" state.
Just for kicks, I'll do it again and instead of shutting it down, I'll
use "Save state" and then see what it does in XP.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Yes, of course. I can run it as many times as I want in XP without any
problems. But when I try to run it in Vista, it never makes it to the
desktop. Possibly it *is* making it to the desktop but the video is
crapping out. At any rate, I have to shut off the virtual machine to
get out of it. And of course that puts it back in the "run Scandisk"
state. Just for kicks, I'll do it again and instead of shutting it
down, I'll use "Save state" and then see what it does in XP.

OK... I'm on to something. Running 98 under XP, I renamed my
autoexec.bat and config.sys files, and unmapped all my network drives.
Then when I got back into Vista, 98 booted up OK. Now it's just a matter
of adding stuff back until I find the hangup. Mapped drives may be a
problem when trying to run the same virtual PC under two operating
systems. I'll bet that's it. I really don't have time to mess with it
anymore right now, but when I figure it out, I'll post back. Thanks for
following along with me!

 

[Lang Murphy]

OK... I'm on to something. Running 98 under XP, I renamed my
autoexec.bat and config.sys files, and unmapped all my network drives.
Then when I got back into Vista, 98 booted up OK. Now it's just a matter
of adding stuff back until I find the hangup. Mapped drives may be a
problem when trying to run the same virtual PC under two operating
systems. I'll bet that's it. I really don't have time to mess with it
anymore right now, but when I figure it out, I'll post back. Thanks for
following along with me!

My pleasure... thanks for following up!

Lang