Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

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This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the top developer news including: - Windows 7 Release Candidate

Windows 7 RC Release

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Starting today, MSDN and TechNet subscribers can access the Windows 7 RC release candidate, with general

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

Kamesh — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:32:54 GMT

Thanks for step by step instructions for installation, Brain

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

Brian Keller — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:24:42 GMT

Mark -

Sorry I haven't tried Virtual Server so I don't have any experience with what service packs might be required to get this to work. Maybe just search to make sure you're running the latest and greatest service packs, both on Windows Server 2008 and on Virtual Server specifically.

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

Brian Keller — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:23:34 GMT

SamC1931 - Sorry I haven't seen that before and don't have any ideas for what might be causing it. Maybe try it on a different computer? Seems strange!

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

mark — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:09:10 GMT

virtual machine additions/BSOD (again)

I'm using

Virtual Server version 1.1.465.356 EE R2

BSOD every time I install vma's on win7

I would warrant this version is not up to the VPC2007sp1 standard but I don't know the relationship between these two product versions

any ideas?

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

SamC1931 — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:14:44 GMT

Correction to the above:

My Win7beta install on Vitrual PC 2007 hangs on the "Please read the license terms" page. I can not check the "box I accept the license terms". I can scroll through the document to the end and tab on to the "I accept the license terms" phrase. The “Next” box does not react. The mouse seems OK using the right-Alt key.

Help! Thank you ...Sam

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

SamC1931 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:20:42 GMT

Thanks for the detailed installation steps.

My Vista w/SP1 hangs on the "Please read the license terms" page. I can not check the "box I accept the license terms". I can tab through the document to the end and tab on to the "I accept the license terms" phrase. The Next box does not react. The mouse seems OK using the right-Alt key.

Help! Thank you ...Sam

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

Chris Kraft — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:17:07 GMT

Thanks for the great tutorial!

re: Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1

Lukas — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:51:33 GMT

Awesome tutorial, thank you very much Brian!