Hi Peter It's a while since I used Virtual PC. As I recall, it only recognises a small subset of devices, and it may not recognise your airport (or USB wifi) card, so as far as Windows is concerned there is no wireless network card installed. You could have a go at faking it out, but in my experience this rarely works.
There's a Microsoft article helpfully titled 'Virtual PC Internet connection setup and troubleshooting' but it's referring to connecting via the host mac's connection, and not directly to the wireless source: it's at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825372 VirtualBox as an earlier contributor suggested would be able to do this, I think. --stuart On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Peter<[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank-you Stuart and all for all your help which led me nowhere I'm > afraid. There simply is no wireless connexion anywhere in the Control > panel or anywhere else. I guess I will have to get myself a windows > laptop. Even with an emulator the whole thing is flawed. I followed > Stuarts suggestions and as usual what it said is there is not there. > I think these emulators are a con! Windows software through them do > not work properly. I am dispirited things that should be there by the > book somehow are stripped out and simply do not appear. > > Virtual PC at least on my emac installed the software. Whereas > Parallel I didn't even get to first base; it couldn't even read the > sodding CD, never mind run it properly without anything stripped out. > What a con! > > Thanks, guys, Peter > > > On 6 Sep 2009, at 22:04, Stuart Dunkeld wrote: > >> >> Hi Peter >> >> http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/a/automaticwifixp.htm >> looks like a reasonable starting place. You need to find out if >> Windows is managing your connection or some program installed with the >> wireless card. >> >> If it's a third party program, look in the system tray first for >> anything wireless-y, then through the start menu to see if you can >> start it from there. >> >> If Windows, there's a Windows 'knowledge base' article about solving >> problems with Wireless connections at >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702 - "How to troubleshoot wireless >> network connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2" >> >> Are you getting a specific error somewhere in the process? Email me >> off list if you want. >> >> --stuart >> >> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Peter<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Are there any recent windows users out there please?? If so what is >>> called for is an idiots guide to setting up a wireless connexion. >>> On >>> a mac it is so dead simple but I have to use windose because of my >>> course with the OU. I am pulling my hair out here....HELP HELP!!!! >>> PLease please put me out of my misery!!! I know I know this is a >>> strange request on a Mac list! >>> >>> In desperation yours, and it really has to be a step by step moron's >>> guide. I can't believe I am asking this! >>> >>> >>> Thanks, Peter >>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
