How to upgrade Microsoft Project VPC to Hyper-V

Assuming you have downloaded the latest EPM 2007 demo VPC, please find below the procedure to convert it to Hyper-V (from Virtual PC); yes I have upgraded my Lenovo T61P from Windows Vista to Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64-bit to run Hyper-V anywhere!

First, run Hyper-V Virtual Network Manager to setup a virtual network.  Select the hard-wired network adapter (Hyper-V does not support wireless network)
Then assign the Legacy Network Adapter the Hyper-V virtual network set up above
Within Hyper-V Add Hardware –> Legacy Network Adapter (required to activate Windows later on)
Since the host is now 64 bit (Hyper-V requirement in case you missed it) the guest OS needs to be re-activated
Activate Windows 2003 again
If the network connection worked fine you should see this ->
Un-install the Virtual Machine Additions (Add/Remove Programs) and restart the Virtual Machine
Using VMConnect, go to Action –> Insert Integration Services Setup Disk
Accept all updates and restart the Virtual Machine. You can also un-install the Legacy Network Adapter and use a regular Network Adapter.
And voila!

More info on Hyper-V can be found here:

• Virtualization Web site
• Virtualization TechCenter
• John Howard
• Virtual PC Guy's WebLog