Virtual PC - Never Used This Before

war59312 · #1 13th Jan 03, 07:34 PM

Hey Guys,
I want to try and install Win2K using Virtual PC. How do I do this? I mean from the start. How do I install the OS and everything. I don't understand what I am suppose to do.

Also, do you think 196MB of memory for Win2K (Guest) and 316MB of memory for WinXP (Host) is good?

Thanks,
Will

Cactus · #2 13th Jan 03, 08:14 PM

Step 1.
Install Virtual PC

Step 2.
Create a new custom (I always creat custom machines) virtual PC, and make sure the Win2K installation CD rom is inserted when you boot it. Then just follow the normal Win2K installation.

Because of the emulated network drivers, you won't be able to get IP addresses via DHCP for that virual machine, unless you have some kind of DHCP server service running on the host. Just manualy assign a IP address to you network adapter (witch will be a DEC emulated networkcard) or use the bridged setup, where your emulated networkcard shares the IP address with your hosts networkcard.

The amount of ram will do, but don't expect rocket performance.

Hope this helpes

war59312 · #3 18th Jan 03, 01:49 AM

All right thanks a lot man. Gotten it up and running..

Well damn its fast as hell with the additions and stuff.