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November 2006 - Posts

Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:34 PM

What's up with IVMGuestOS::ExecuteCommand?

A number of people have noticed that the guestOS.executeCommand() exists but makes no sense. It takes no parameters, and always returns an error. This API was originally intended to allow you to execute a command inside the guest operating system. This
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 5 Comments
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 2:39 PM

Configuring BIOS Security Options on Virtual Machines

Under Virtual Server and Virtual PC you can enter the virtual machine BIOS configuration and then change to the Security page. Here you can configure a supervisor and a user password. You can then configure whether users can access the BIOS, view the
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 0 Comments
Monday, November 27, 2006 11:55 PM

The Futility of Changing the System Time in the Virtual Machine Bios

You may or may not be aware that when you are booting a virtual machine under Virtual PC or Virtual Server you can press the Del key to enter the virtual machines bios. The first configurable option that you'll see in the bios is the System Time and System
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 10 Comments
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 6:52 PM

Virtual Machine Additions for Linux Installation Log File

Just a short note today - but this is useful information that I can't seem to find documented anywhere. If you're trying to install Virtual Machine Additions for Linux and are hitting problems there is a rather detailed log file that is created at /var/log/vmadd-install.log.
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 6 Comments
Friday, November 17, 2006 12:45 PM

Using Virtual Server on Windows Vista without running IE "as administrator"

For a while now we've been telling people that in order to access the Virtual Server web site when it is running on Windows Vista they need to run IE "as administrator". Needless to say most people are not happy with this. Luckily, last night I stumbled
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 6 Comments
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:41 PM

Where are the Virtual Server Web Site Properties Stored?

If you've spent some time using the Virtual Server administrative website you will probably be aware of the web site properties option. This is available under the Virtual Server section of the website navigation pane. It allows you to configure properties
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 1 Comments
Monday, November 13, 2006 1:45 PM

Running SysPrep on a Virtual Machine with SQL Server Installed

This is not strictly a virtual machine tip, but a lot of people run SysPrep on virtual machines to create base images that they can redistribute, so I do hear about this a fair bit. Normally if you run SysPrep on a virtual machine which has SQL server
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 3 Comments
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 5:25 PM

Why Does Virtual PC 2007 Install to the "Program Files(x86)" Directory?

Some of you may have noticed that when you install Virtual PC 2007 on a 64-bit host operating system it installs to the 32-bit program files directory. The reason why this happens is because, unlike Virtual Server, Virtual PC 2007 is a 32-bit application
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 4 Comments
Monday, November 06, 2006 8:00 AM

Microsoft Launches VHD Evaluation Program

OK, this is really cool. As of today Microsoft is providing virtual hard disks with evaluation versions of Microsoft Software pre-installed. This means that you can download virtual machines and try out complex server software without the need to set
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 15 Comments
 
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