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# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:05 PM

THANKS!!!!!

Luc Geurts

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:13 PM

How these additions affects Vesta B2?

[These additions are specifically for Vista Beta 2. - mikekol]

BlackTiger

# VM Additions available for Windows Vista Beta 2 @ Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:39 PM

Details here.
Cheers,Ben

Virtual PC Guy's WebLog

# WOOHOO: Virtual Machine Additions for Vista Beta 2 are available @ Tuesday, June 27, 2006 6:44 PM

Mike Kol has said it, Ben Armstrong seconded it, so I'm not going to tell you that the VM Additions available...

Dugie's Pensieve

# Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:33 PM

If you run Microsoft Virtual PC or Virtual Server products you will want to head over to connect.microsoft.com...

Josh's Windows Weblog

# Additions pour Vista Beta 2 @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:56 AM

Les additions de Virtual Server pour supporter Windows Vista sont disponibles sur Connect. Elles sont...

WebLog de Stéphane PAPP [MSFT]

# Disponibili le VM Additions per Vista Beta 2 @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 1:51 AM

Lorenzo Barbieri @ UGIblogs!

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 7:16 AM

Germany is one day behind... thx for the info ;-)

Regards Kohn

P. Kohn

# andreas04: close to attraction @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:08 AM

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# FINALLY! Vista Beta 2 VM Additions @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:21 AM

For those people who have been trying to run Windows Vista inside of a virtual machine, I feel your pain.  And so did Microsoft!

Finally, they announced the release of Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2!

How do you get them?  Well,

VMblog.com - Virtualization Information

# Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:53 PM

You can download the additions here: http://connect.microsoft.com
Source

Ido Samuelson's blog

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:14 PM

I have easily installed the Virtual Machine Additions for Vista Beta 2 within a VM running on Virtual PC 2004 SP1. The performance of Windows Vista Beta 2 VM is great. Now it is big fun to run Vista Beta 2 inside a VM.

I do thank you the whole development team for this fantastic work! Very good job!!!

Gerry1

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:13 PM

These VMAdditions are a great improvement.  Can we install them on Win2003 and WinXP virtual machines and see improvements as well?

[I don't think that there are any improvements for other operating systems in this release of the Additions.  I'd stick with the released Additions (either the *really* released Additions, or the ones that ship with Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1). - mikekol]

atp

# Download Virtual Server Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2 @ Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:16 AM

Mike's got all the info here.Cheers,John.

John Howard

# Virtual Machine Additions pour Vista Beta 2 disponibles @ Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:09 PM

Ceux qui n'ont pas encore franchi le pas du test en machine réelle seront peut être contents d'apprendre...

CoqBlog

# Where I store my tech stuff » Vista Beta 2 Installed @ Friday, June 30, 2006 1:46 PM

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# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Monday, July 03, 2006 5:33 PM

It appears that this code doesn't work under the 5456 refresh. They install properly, but nothing appears to actually work.

[I'm seeing the same thing, Ed.  We're looking into this. - mikekol]

Ed Bott

# Download Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2 @ Tuesday, July 04, 2006 5:00 AM

Avaiable on Connect web site, check it at source:
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/archive/2006/06/27/643152.asp...

IT News

# PKI Benefits - Why PKI? @ Tuesday, July 04, 2006 5:12 AM

Short article on the main benefits available from a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
Continue at source...

IT News

# Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2 @ Friday, July 14, 2006 9:14 AM

Andrew Connell [MVP MCMS]

# Vista Beta 2 in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 (What a PITA!) @ Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:54 AM

I have been a little sluggish getting back into the routine of blogging and stuff since I went on vacation...

Jeff W. Barnes

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:25 PM

Are VM Additions gone from connect.microsoft.com I can not find them?

[No, the VM Additions are still up on Connect.  They're under the downloads section of the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 beta. - mikekol]

fgalarraga

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:43 PM

Hmmm. I've been trying to install Vista 5472 Home Basic under VS2005 R2 SP1 and have had zero luck. The installation gets to the point where it's completing the logon and then won't go past the "Personalizing Themes" screen. Everything's still running, and the CPU is not pegged, but I can't get past that stage. Of course, one can't install the VM Additions util one is actually able to log on!

Any suggestions?

Ed Bott

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:43 PM

Hmmm. I've been trying to install Vista 5472 Home Basic under VS2005 R2 SP1 and have had zero luck. The installation gets to the point where it's completing the logon and then won't go past the "Personalizing Themes" screen. Everything's still running, and the CPU is not pegged, but I can't get past that stage. Of course, one can't install the VM Additions util one is actually able to log on!

Any suggestions?

[Ed, I think I remember hearing about this as an issue in Vista.  I can't recall if there was a workaround.  I'll post if I find out more information. - mikekol]

Ed Bott

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:18 PM

Do these editons work with Beta 2 Build 5384 using VPC SP1?

Wayne Taylor

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:23 PM

I had the same problem mentioned by Ed Bott I hit right alt+delete and logged off and the personalization finished up and everything works fine now.

Ivolved

# re: FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available @ Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:23 PM

BTW, this doesn't enable aero glass huh?

[That's correct.  Glass doesn't work in a VM because the emulated graphics card doesn't meet the minimum requirements.  You can read more about that over at this post:  http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/archive/2006/02/22/537325.aspx

- mikekol]

Ivolved

# Additions pour Vista Beta 2 @ Monday, January 15, 2007 1:30 PM

Les additions de Virtual Server pour supporter Windows Vista sont disponibles sur Connect. Elles sont

WebLog de Stéphane PAPP [MSFT]

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