Thank you Joseph, this sound very interesting and I might try it on a spare PC in spare time :-)
I am spending too much time tinkering with computers... best regards, herman From: J. Biran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 2:49:33 AM Subject: [amibroker] OT: VM for Vista64 Your understanding is correct. But I think it would be better to reverse this: Start from the WinXP32 as the host (you install VirtualPC on/in it) than all the issues of drivers disappear because the VirtualPC will use XP32 drivers without knowing it. If you have no driver problems than it makes sense and gain access to the full 8MB RAM. You first install the Virtual PC, then you install the "Virtual machine additions" (search for it under Action menu) this makes it possible to size the VirtualPC window and drag and drop between the VirtualPC and the host. Then you tell it to use the CD drive and insert the Vista install CD into the CD drive. This will install an operating system into the VirtualPC. The installation process looks and feels exactly as if you were doing a fresh install of that operating system. No extra programming tricks are required. You set your preferences just as you do in a real operating system. It even runs live updates etc. When you start the virtualPC it looks like you PC is booting with all the sounds and welcome screen. You do get internet access, and you can see an explorer of C: but it is a virtual drive, you can add more virtual drives. To stop the virtualPC you click the "Turn off computer" button! (you then get asked if you want to save session changes) The whole VirtualPC resides in one file the location of which you specify initially, it is not a partition. So there is no such thing as creating an image of (not is there a need for it, you can just copy the file). I haven't used it enough to tell how to access actual physical drive. I tried to map a drive and could not see my hosts' physical drives. All I used it for was to try out new software to see any surprises. It may be possible. But even if it wasn't, since you can drag and drop between the host and the virtual machine, you can always use that route to transfer information between the machines. If you do try it, why don't you report your findings? Joseph Biran ____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of psytek Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 5:31 PM To: J. Biran Subject: Re[2]: [amibroker] OT: VM for Vista64 These are interesting links... and it is all new to me. If I understand this correctly I can run Vista64 and use a virtual machine to run XP32... Would this allow the AB user to run data updates in the virtual machine, store the data on the physical PC, or on another virtual machine? What are the limitations? How much of a programming wizard does one have to be to pull this off? Is anyone doing this? thanks for your patience in explaining this, Herman _______________________________________________________ From: J. Biran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 7:56:36 PM Subject: [amibroker] OT: VM for Vista64 Yes, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualp c/overview.mspx Review/download (free) Virtual PC, install it: http://arcanecode.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/virtual-pc-step-b y-step/ Install on it Win XP and run your applications. Joseph Biran ____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tipequity Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 3:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [amibroker] OT: VM for Vista64 Some of my old software does not run on vista 64. Is there any vm software that emulates xp on vista64 (better than embedded legacy compatibility software than comes with it)? 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