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824660 Locations Where Guest OS Drive Images Are Installed
825563 Cannot Find the Virtual PC Serial Number
828574 Virtual PC May Be Vulnerable to Virus Attacks

Articles about Additions

824367 Overview of Virtual PC Additions
824617 When to Manually Install the Virtual PC Additions
824619 HOW TO: Determine Whether the Virtual PC Additions Are Installed
825394 Cannot Use the Start Menu to Start Windows Programs in the Mac OS X Dock
825404 Dock Icon Is Not Created When You Start 16-Bit Windows Programs in the Windows Guest Operating System

Articles about Applications

825344 You Cannot Run the Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP Screen Savers, Games, or Visualizations on Virtual PC for Mac
825346 Cannot Open Documents with Word 97 If You Use the French Language Version of Windows
825347 Cannot Install New Programs from a Shared Folder
825356 Cannot Install Oxford English Dictionary with Virtual PC
825349 Cannot Sustain Serial Connection with a Garmin USB Programmer Card Reader and eMap

Articles about Compatibility

307581 Games: Games Do Not Run As Expected on Virtual PC
824438 Cannot Authenticate a Virtual PC Installation on a Computer That Is Running Mac OS X
824503 Host Operating Systems Where You Can Install and Run Virtual PC 4.x
824568 Additional Guest PC COM Ports Do Not Work After You Add Them
824576 Compatibility with Norton CrashGuard
824579 Games and DirectX Support
824657 Virtual PC for Macintosh 5.0 Cannot Start When It Is Installed on a Volume that Was Formatted With the Mac OS Standard Format
824661 Your Infrared Data Association Device Is Not Recognized in Virtual PC
824977 Intuit TurboTax Does Not Run on a Windows-Based Virtual Machine
824978 Supported Host Operating Systems for Virtual PC 5.2
825333 Virtual PC Is Not Compatible With the BeOS or Solaris Operating Systems
825334 Virtual PC for Mac Does Not Support Voodoo Video Adapter Cards in Macintosh-Based Computers
825344 You Cannot Run the Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP Screen Savers, Games, or Visualizations on Virtual PC for Mac
825356 Cannot Install Oxford English Dictionary with Virtual PC
825360 File Names Are Preceded by a Period and an Underscore in Files That Are on a Virtual PC Disk Image
825375 Virtual PC 5.2 Is Not Supported in Windows Millennium Edition or in Windows 98 Second Edition
825470 IBM OS/2 Compatibility with Virtual PC for Mac
825554 You cannot use the right mouse button or the scroll wheel on a Logitech mouse with Virtual PC for Mac
827904 Virtual PC for Mac Is Not Compatible with the Apple Power Mac G5

Articles about CDRoms & DVDs

824361 Error Message When You Try to Mount CD
824368 CD and DVD Support in Virtual PC
824512 How Connectix Virtual PC Guest PCs Work with CD-ROM Drives, DVD-ROM Drives, and Disk Image Files
824592 CD-R/CD-RW Drive Support in Virtual PC
825539 Your Virtual PC or Macintosh Computer Stops Responding When You Play a CD in a Windows Guest Operating System Message When You Click a Virtual PC Drive Package File

Articles about Dialpad

824609 Dialpad.com and Virtual PC

Articles about Devices

824586 Cannot Gain Access to External SCSI Devices
824621 You Cannot Use the Mouse Pointer in DOS Mode or in Full-Screen Mode
824623 You Cannot Directly Access PC MCIA Devices in Virtual PC
824633 Cannot Switch Between Japanese and English Input by Using Apple Japanese JIS 106 Keyboard
825349 Cannot Sustain Serial Connection with a Garmin USB Programmer Card Reader and eMap
825554 You cannot use the right mouse button or the scroll wheel on a Logitech mouse with Virtual PC for Mac

Articles about Disk Drives

824512 How Connectix Virtual PC Guest PCs Work with CD-ROM Drives, DVD-ROM Drives, and Disk Image Files
824654 "Non-System Disk or Disk Error, Replace and Press Any Key to Continue" Error Message When You Start a Virtual Machine
824660 Locations Where Guest OS Drive Images Are Installed
824670 How to Use Virtual Disk Wizard to Create a Custom Virtual Hard Disk Image
824669 How to Create a Virtual PC Drive Image of a Physical Hard Drive
824817 Virtual Hard Disk File Size Is Greater Than the Used Disk Space That Is Reported by the Windows Guest Operating System
824975 How to Use an External Hard Disk That Is Connected by a FireWire Cable in Virtual PC
825411 –39 Error Message When You Click a Virtual PC Drive Package File
825355 Cannot Connect a Hard Disk Image to a Virtual Machine
825358 Attached hard disk image is not duplicated when you duplicate a virtual machine
825531 How to create or to duplicate a new drive image in Virtual PC for Mac
825539 Your Virtual PC or Macintosh Computer Stops Responding When You Play a CD in a Windows Guest Operating System Message When You Click a Virtual PC Drive Package File
825399 You Cannot Increase the Size of the Drive Images That Are Included with Virtual PC 6.0 So That They Are Larger than 15 Gigabytes
825408 "Error -34 disk full" error message when you install a drive image file in Virtual PC for Mac
825410 Undo Drive Data Is Discarded When You Switch Secondary Hard Disk Images Between Virtual Machines

Articles about Display

824570 How to Change the Default Refresh Frequency Setting of a Guest PC for Windows Full-Screen Mode
824590 Support Issues with 3Dfx Voodoo Accelerator Cards
824663 Problems with Dynamic Resizing of the Desktop on a Windows-Based Virtual Machine
824964 Your Screen Flickers and Display Quality Is Poor When You Use Virtual PC in Full Screen Mode
825334 Virtual PC for Mac Does Not Support Voodoo Video Adapter Cards in Macintosh-Based Computers
825357 Cannot Use the Adjust Mac to Match PC Feature
825456 Description of VESA 2.0 support in Virtual PC for Mac
825486 Error: "This Application Requires SVGA Display Resolution or Higher" When You Install SPSS 9.0 or Later on Virtual PC for Mac
825564 The wallpaper for your virtual machine's desktop has a black border
825566 When You Press the Command Key in Full-Screen Mode, Black Borders Appear Around the Virtual Machine Window

Articles about Error Messages

Articles about Ethernet

824516 "Virtual PC Could Not Open Its Emulated Ethernet Switch Driver" Error Message After You Install a Virtual PC Update
824666 How to Install, to Configure, and to Remove the PC Emulated Ethernet Switch for Windows NT 4.06
824563 "Virtual PC Could Not Open Its Emulated Ethernet Switch Driver" Error Message When You Start Virtual PC in Windows XP
825372 Virtual PC Internet Connection Setup and Troubleshooting
825373 Ethernet Adapter Is Not Available in Virtual Switch Networking

How To

824435 Microsoft Windows Updates and Service Packs
824585 How to Emulate 101-Key Keyboard Keys That Are Not Included on Macintosh Computers Such As the iBook or the iMac
824610 How to Use the Infrared Port with Virtual PC for Mac
824618 How to Upgrade from Virtual PC Versions 2 and 3 to Virtual PC 5
824620 Function Keys Do Not Work as Expected
824656 Purpose of the Second CD That Is Included with Virtual PC
824659 How to Remove Virtual PC for Mac Version 5.0
824667 How to Migrate Guest PCs from the Trial Version of Virtual PC for Windows to the Retail Version
824962 Overview of Technical Specifications of Guest PCs in Virtual PC 5.2
824963 Where to Find the Documentation That Is Included with Virtual PC for Windows
824969 Using a Keyboard Shortcut to Stop a Process in Virtual PC for Mac
824974 Windows XP Service Pack 1a and Virtual PC
825086 How to Share a Folder on a Guest PC
825090 How to Prevent a Guest PC from Pausing When It Is in the Background
825361 How to Upgrade to Virtual PC 6.0 in Mac OS X and Keep Your Configuration
825376 Contents of the Virtual PC 5.2 Technical Reference
825413 How to Recover Data Files from a Damaged Virtual PC for Mac Version 6 Virtual PC
825426 How to Read a CD from DOS
825457 Description of how to copy and paste between programs on a Windows virtual machine and a Macintosh host computer in Virtual PC for Mac
825480 How to Use the Windows Sound Recorder in Virtual PC for Mac
825482 How to Use Net Telephony Programs With Virtual PC for Mac
825531 How to create or to duplicate a new drive image in Virtual PC for Mac
825533 How to Create a Duplicate Hard Disk Image
826291 How to Create a New Virtual Machine in Virtual PC

Articles about Installation

824365 How to Install Your Own Copy of Windows on a Virtual Machine in Virtual PC
824514 You Cannot Install Virtual PC for Windows 4.1 or Earlier on a Computer Running Windows XP
824587 About Installing UNIX-Based Operating Systems, Open-Source Operating Systems, and Other Operating Systems on a Virtual Machine in Virtual PC
824611 Cannot Find Files When You Try to Install a Windows Component
824632 You Cannot Use a Windows XP Startup Floppy Disk to Install Other Operating Systems
824961 How to Install the PC DOS 2000 Guest Operating System That Is Included with Virtual PC 5
824980 No Sound After You Install Windows NT 4.0 on a Guest PC
825108 "An Unrecoverable Processor Error Has Been Encountered" Error Message When You Install Windows NT Server 4.0 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on a Guest PC
825336 Cannot Install Windows Operating System Without a Bootable CD or Startup Disk
825632 You Cannot Use a Windows XP Startup Floppy Disk to Install Other Operating Systems

Articles about Internet Connections

825372 Internet Connection Troubleshooting
824356 Cannot Connect to the Internet from a Virtual Machine
824359 Cannot Connect to the Internet Through AirPort
824582 How to Use AOL on a Virtual Machine in Virtual PC
824635 "Access Denied" Error Message When You Try to Log on to Outlook Web Access by Using Internet Explorer

Articles about Linux

824513 How to Install a Linux Virtual PC
824545 "Shutdown _Control: No Response Received" Error Message When You Run NETPERF on a Guest PC That Is Running Red Hat Linux 6.1
824551 Cannot Start Red Hat Linux 7.2 After You Transfer the Guest PC Disk Image from an Intel to an AMD-Based Host Computer
824587 About Installing UNIX-Based Operating Systems, Open-Source Operating Systems, and Other Operating Systems on a Virtual Machine in Virtual PC
824623 You Cannot Directly Access PCMCIA Devices in Virtual PC
824668 Cannot Install a Red Hat Linux 6.2 Guest PC in Virtual PC
825379 X-Windows Display Is Corrupted or Does Not Appear When You Install Linux as a Guest Operating System

Articles about Memory

824631 You Receive Low Memory Warnings When You Run a PC DOS-Based Virtual Machine Under Mac OS 9x
824653 Memory Errors After You Upgrade a Windows Operating System in Virtual PC 5.0
825463 How to Increase the DOS Conventional Memory in a Virtual Machine

Miscellaneous Articles

824351 Cannot Install or Run Some Programs from Shared Folder
824433 Lost or Misplaced Product Key (Certificate of Authenticity) for Windows
824594 Virtual Machine Stops Responding When You Start It from a Saved State 824608 "NetBIOS Is Already Active" Error Message When You Start a Virtual Machine
824506 The Time of the Guest Operating System Is Not Synchronized With the Time of the Host Operating System
824627 Cannot Use COMMAND+OPTION+DELETE to Simulate CTRL+ALT+DELETE
824636 File Name Is Truncated After You Drag a File to or from a Virtual Machine
824662 Reset Your Mac OS X Password to Install Virtual PC
825091 You Cannot Drag a File from One Guest PC to Another Guest PC
825103 How to Create a New Guest PC That Has the Same Settings as an Existing Guest PC
825339 You Cannot Run Multiple Instances of Virtual PC for Mac on a Network
825346 Cannot Open Documents with Word 97 If You Use the French Language Version of Windows
825350 You cannot open Mac Web Sharing pages from a virtual machine by using http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost
825348 You Cannot Open, Read, or Write to Multimedia Files in Shared Folders
825352 Windows XP Does Not Support the Formatting of Low-Density Floppy Disks
825362 Applescripts That Control Virtual PC Do Not Work
825394 Cannot Use the Start Menu to Start Windows Programs in the Mac OS X Dock
825398 Cannot copy very large files to a Guest Windows XP shared folder
825400 Items on the Dock Start Menu May Appear in an Order That Is Different from the Order on the Start Menu
825405 Icons in the Dock for Some Windows Programs Do Not Quit When the Program Quits
825465 Problems Pasting Large Graphics From Windows to a Mac Operating System
825477 Memory Errors in Virtual PC
828574 Virtual PC May Be Vulnerable to Virus Attacks

Articles about Modems

824350 How to Install a 56 Kbps Modem on a Windows-Based Virtual Machine
824363 Basic Modem Setup for Virtual PC
824581 How to Use an Apple GeoPort Modem with Virtual PC
825473 Cannot Connect To ISP with a Teleport V.90 Modem

Articles about Networking

184227 Cannot Connect to H/PC and Virtual Private Network at Same Time
824375 Stop Error Message When You Try to Fail Over a Cluster Node to Another Node
824440 You Cannot Log On to a Domain or Connect to a Network from a Windows-Based Virtual Machine
824507 Overview of Guest PC Networking Settings in Virtual PC
824508 Shared Networking with Virtual PC for Windows
824509 Virtual Switch Networking Options in Virtual PC for Windows
824510 How to Use the Virtual Switch Networking Setting to Assign a Network Adapter to a Virtual PC Guest PC
824516 "Virtual PC Could Not Open Its Emulated Ethernet Switch Driver" Error Message After You Install a Virtual PC Update
824546 Cannot Log On to a Novell Netware Network from a Guest PC Operating System
824548 Virtual PC Support For Token Ring Network Adapters
824552 Networking Does Not Work When You Use the Virtual Switch Option
824608 "NetBIOS Is Already Active" Error Message When You Start a Virtual Machine
824666 How to Install, to Configure, and to Remove the PC Emulated Ethernet Switch for Windows NT 4.06
824971 You Cannot Establish Reliable VPN Connections on a Windows XP-Based Virtual Machine
824979 Differences Between Shared Networking and Virtual Switch Networking in Virtual PC
824982 Cannot Install a BeOS Guest PC in Virtual PC
825350 You cannot open Mac Web Sharing pages from a virtual machine by using http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost
825351 Guest Operating System Network Shares Are Not Available on the Network
825372 Virtual PC Internet Connection Setup and Troubleshooting
825373 Ethernet Adapter Is Not Available in Virtual Switch Networking
825374 How to Configure a Guest PC to Emulate More Than One Network Adapter
825377 You Cannot Connect to the Network in a Guest PC After You Upgrade to Virtual PC 5.2
825463 How to Increase the DOS Conventional Memory in a Virtual Machine
825544 Token Ring Support in Virtual PC for Mac

Articles about PDAs

825396 Cannot Communicate or Synchronize With a Palm Tungsten T Handheld Device in a Virtual PC 6 Virtual Machine

Articles about Performance

824355 How to Optimize Virtual PC Performance
824434 You Experience Folder Sharing, Start Menu, and Display Problems in a Virtual Machine
824441 Cannot Connect from Guest Operating System in Virtual PC
824622 Programs That Use DirectX Perform Poorly on a Windows-Based Virtual Machine
824625 Virtual PC is Not Stable When It Is Running on Mac OS 9
824628 Virtual PC Runs Slowly on a Macintosh PowerBook Computer
824970 Slower Performance Occurs After You Install Virtual PC 5.0.3 on Mac OS X
824983 Poor Performance When You Use IBM OS/2 Warp As a Guest Operating System

Articles about Printers

135460 PC Mac: Not Able to Print Contents of Inbox
824366 How to Print from a Windows-Based Virtual Machine in Virtual PC
824505 How to Print From a Virtual PC Guest PC
824589 Error: Printer Not Responding" Error Message When You Try to Print from a Program in a Virtual PC for Mac Virtual Machine
824613 How to Use Epson USB Printers with Virtual PC
824976 Cannot Print from Virtual PC
825406 Epson C40UX Printer Does Not Print Correctly from a Windows 98 Second Edition Virtual Machine
825407 You cannot print to an Epson Stylus C80-series printer in Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac
825475 You cannot print to a dot matrix printer from Virtual PC for Mac
825476 Problems When You Print to a LaserWriter Select 360 Printer from Virtual PC for Mac
825481 Documents only print in U.S. letter-sized format in Virtual PC for Mac

Articles about Stop Responding

267327 Windows Millennium Edition Setup Stops Responding on Connectix Virtual PC Because of CPU Check
824441 Cannot Connect from Guest Operating System in Virtual PC
824573 Windows Stops Responding After You Install Virtual PC
824594 Virtual Machine Stops Responding When You Start It from a Saved State 824608 "NetBIOS Is Already Active" Error Message When You Start a Virtual Machine
824658 Virtual PC Stops Responding After You Restart When You Create the New Guest in Virtual PC for Mac
824664 Guest PC Stops Responding, Unexpectedly Restarts, or Generates an "Unrecoverable Processor" Error Message
824968 The Virtual Machine and the Guest Operating System Stop Responding When You Start a Virtual Machine in Virtual PC

Articles about Telephony

825482 How to Use Net Telephony Programs With Virtual PC for Mac

Articles about Upgrading

825359 Virtual PC 6.x Does Not Detect Virtual PC 5.0 Preferences and Virtual Machines When You Start It the First Time After You Upgrade

Articles about USB

824358 How to Use Universal Serial Bus Mouse Devices and Keyboards with Virtual PC
824364 Requirements for Using Universal Serial Bus Devices with Virtual PC
824369 How to Connect USB Devices to a Virtual PC Virtual Machine
824511 USB Emulation in Virtual PC 4.x and 5.x for Windows
824637 Garmin USB Data Card Programmer Does Not Work Correctly on a Virtual Machine
824655 Error Message Occurs When You Start a Virtual Machine on a Computer That Has a USB Serial Adapter
825349 Cannot Sustain Serial Connection with a Garmin USB Programmer Card Reader and eMap

Date changed
03/01/2004