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You can go and download the RC release for Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode now: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
Some key changes in this release include:
Granular drive sharing
In the settings on the virtual machine, you can select specific host computer drives to share with the virtual machine.Manage USB devices with virtual applications
While running virtual applications, you can manage USB devices by using the Virtual Applications icon on the task bar.Windows XP Mode tutorial
A Windows XP Mode RC tutorial, which introduces the product features, is displayed during Windows XP Mode Setup.Jump list for virtual applications
Right clicking on the virtual application icon for Windows XP Mode, on Windows 7 taskbar, displays a jump list that allows one to easily launch virtual applications from the taskbar.Faster Windows XP Mode Setup
Windows XP Mode Setup completes more quickly than in Windows XP Mode Beta.Compact differencing disks
You can compact the differencing disks to decrease the file size.Ability to install Windows XP optional components
Windows XP optional components can be installed in Windows XP Mode RC without prompting for Windows XP media.Ability to choose a location to store virtual machine files for Window XP Mode RC
When you are setting up Windows XP Mode RC, you can choose where to store all virtual machine files for Windows XP Mode RC. The default path is:
%LOCALAPPDATA%MicrosoftWindows Virtual PCVirtual Machines.Option to turn off and discard changes when Undo disk is enabled for a virtual machine
An additional option is available when you are turning off a virtual machine: Turn off and discard changes. This option will delete the current Undo disk, and turn off the virtual machine.
Please grab this release and let us know how it goes.
Cheers,
Ben
Anonymous
August 04, 2009
The 64 bit download mistakenly gives you the x86 download!Anonymous
August 04, 2009
currently the x64 link is broken. We are trying to get this fixed ASAP. In the meantime here is the direct link for the x64 bits: http://tinyurl.com/nqkbm7 Cheers, BenAnonymous
August 04, 2009
Ok is it me or am i being silly but where is the ability to change the parent disk if it has been moved ? i had to write a app to do it in the end...Anonymous
August 04, 2009
You say, "let us know how it goes". I don't see a forum, so I'm guessing this is how we let you know. I installed the 32-bit version on a laptop with Win7RC and it works great. On my 64-bit desktop, I can run VMs fine, but I can't creaate them. I don't get the icon in the start menu like I did on the laptop. When I pull up the Virtual Machines folder via Program Files, it doesn't include the cirtual machine options such as "Create virtual machine" on the toolbar. Is this a 64-bit thing?Anonymous
August 04, 2009
Has the incompatibility with the Windows Mobile emulator been fixed?Anonymous
August 04, 2009
How upgrade Windows Virtual PC beta to Windows Virtual PC RC? and How upgrade XP Mode Beta to XP Mode RC?Anonymous
August 04, 2009
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August 04, 2009
USB in Windows XP mode? How about USB support in Virtual PC then?Anonymous
August 05, 2009
Per the instructions, I uninstalled the previous versions of Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, downloaded and installed the new RC versions of these products. Everything installed fine,but within the XP virtual machine I do not have access to any of the other resources on the my network. Previously they were all visable. I went though the normal XP network set up, but the only thing that is visable within XP is the XP machine itself. My network is a simple non-domain network named WORKGROUP. What do I have to do within the Windows XP Mode virtual machine to see the printers and other systems on the network.Anonymous
August 05, 2009
Can you change the VM path offered to the user by default? In previous versions, you could use the MYVIRTUALMACHINES environmental variable.Anonymous
August 05, 2009
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August 05, 2009
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August 05, 2009
Don't know if this is the best place to ask this, but here it goes... I just installed the RC and everything works great except for a minor thing, when I maximize a seamless applications it covers the Windows 7 taskbar can't tell why... Any ideas?Anonymous
August 05, 2009
Very few people can use this today. Please release Windows Virtual PC for XP and Vista.Anonymous
August 06, 2009
Any hope for computers with no VT extensions? As of now they won't even be able to upgrade to Windows 7 (because Virtual PC 2007 doesn't work on Windows 7, and the new Virtual PC requires VT extensions).Anonymous
August 06, 2009
Hey, I've just installed Windows 7 (at last) and just tried the Virtual PC RC but to no avail. I just get the enable Virtualization in the Bios message appear. Initially my Dell Studio 16 (P8600) had Intel Virtualization disabled in the bios, but I still get this error message now it is enable. Could it be a chipset driver thing? Cause Im am currently running the default Windows ones as Dell has not released Windows 7 versions yetAnonymous
August 06, 2009
How do I know which version of Virtual PC I have (beta or RC)? I downloaded mine just a week ago, on Jul. 30. Also, moving from beta to RC, is there any way to simply migrate the Virtual Windows XP applications previously installed? Thanks.Anonymous
August 06, 2009
There's any plans to make XP Mode works on a non VT machine?... because I have a computer with C2D T6600 processor and I cannot start this awesome Windows 7 Feature. Consider the trade off between speed and lack of this feature for users.Anonymous
August 06, 2009
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August 08, 2009
Here is what I have found -
- upgraded notebook from W7 RC to RTM
- Uninstalled VPC 2007 SP1 to try Windows Virtual PC and XPMode
- Copied a VHD previously used on VPC 07 under W7 RC (always was fast) and created new VM on C:, running VHD on USB disk
- Installing new Integration features is a pain and it would be helpful if instructions said to uninstall VM Additions first
- I find it real slow, probably twice as slow as before on identical hardware & settings The VHD image is running W7 RC by the way I don't expect released software to run faster than RC versions which will be a shame if Windows Virtual PC just becomes the foundation for XPMode under W7 because most people historically have used VPC2007 for a lot more than just getting legacy apps from lazy software companies to work. i.e. Demo's, testing etc
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August 08, 2009
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August 09, 2009
Hi Ben, I'm having a few issues with Virtual PC RC running on Windows 7. I searcvhed around on MSDN/Technet for a Virtual PC forum but didn't find one hence posted here instead: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverhyperv/thread/3adb7c63-c01a-4c6b-9112-97a03043b0ce I'd really really appreciate it if you or someone from your team could take a look. Basically my problem is that mouse clicks in the VM don't appear at the correct x,y place (hope that makes sense). Thanks in advance Regards Jamie ThomsonAnonymous
August 10, 2009
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August 10, 2009
Found the issue. There is a group policy distributing settings for Remote Desktop Gateway out to all the clients. If that group policy is being distributed to your Windows 7 computer, you cannot run Windows Virtual PC. Here's where I got the clue: http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2009/08/08/windows-xp-mode-rc-fails-with-parameter-is-incorrect/ To temporarily solve this problem, go to HKLMSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal Services and delete the two entries there relating to your organization's RD Gateway settings. Now you can at least get Windows Virtual PC RC to run until the next time your computer applies that policy. I classify this as a major bug. Hopefully before release someone will read this and it will get fixed.Anonymous
August 10, 2009
Correction: The regedit entries to delete are not in HKLM, they're in HKCU: HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesProxyName and HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesUseProxyAnonymous
August 10, 2009
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August 11, 2009
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August 12, 2009
It's Ctrl-Alt-End now I believe. They did away with the previous "virtual display viewer" and now use Remote Desktop Connection instead, so we have all different ways of doing things. Another thing we lose is the ability to drag-and-drop files into the window which will be greatly missed. We also lost the status bar. Many great losses just to gain seamless windows. Personally I'm not convinced it's worth it.Anonymous
August 12, 2009
It's painfully slow for me - compared to Virtual PC 2007. :(Anonymous
August 12, 2009
I have a 3 monitor setup, each having a resolution of 1920*1200. If I start a remote application (e.g. IE6 in XP mode) and my middle monitor is the primary monitor, there's no way you can drag the window on the left monitor. Besides this, if my left monitor is the primary monitor, once I get all the way on the right monitor, I can't drag it to the edge of that monitor. At about a quarter of the display I hit a "wall" and beyond that the application looks garbeled. If you want some screenshots, or more info, feel free to contact me at: jeroen at landheer dot com. Cheers!Anonymous
August 13, 2009
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August 14, 2009
Running the VPC RC in Windows 7 x64 RTM - pulled in my VM's from VPC2007 and I've run into an odd thing. I set the networking to bridged (onto my main nic - Marvell Yukon 88E8056 - motherboard Asus P5Q-D) and it gets an IP from my DHCP server etc. but is dead slow for copying files across a share to it from the host OS. If I set it to shared the speed is much better but I'd prefer the VMs on my main network not their own NAT. Wondering if you have any thoughts?Anonymous
August 17, 2009
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August 27, 2009
I too have virtual PC's that seem to run slow. Never had this issue on VPC 2007. When running task manager to monitor the CPU usage, the Utilization shoots through the roof. Also have bad stuttering when it runs fine for about 5-6 seconds then stalls.Anonymous
August 30, 2009
Any idea when the performance issues are going to be solved? The way it is now VPC on WIn 7 is compeletely useless. I was stupid enough to migrate to Win 7 now I have to go back to Vista to get VPC2007 or maybe go to VMWare.Anonymous
October 27, 2009
Virtual PC under Windows 7 is painfully slow compared to Virtual PC 2007...Anonymous
October 29, 2009
For a pre-existing VM, make sure you uninstall VM Additions installed by VirtualPC 2007 as they hamper performance in Windows 7 Virtual PC. File transfers between host and guest got a lot quicker after I did this.