re: Last resort for performance issues with Virtual PC on laptops

Josh — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:10:58 GMT

Hmm, that's interesting, my file doesn't have a <virtual_machines> area ... here's what my Options.xml looks like. I am running Vista Ultimate on a d620.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>

<name type="string">Microsoft Virtual PC 2007</name>

</modifier>

</properties>

<virtual_gateway id="0">

</virtual_gateway>

<virtual_gateway id="1">

<adapter type="string">\DosDevices\VPCNetS2_{71E99B66-E8F7-49A9-A271-43773BE2C85C}</adapter>

<name type="string">Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport</name>

</virtual_gateway>

<virtual_gateway>

<next>

<virtual_gateway_id type="integer">18</virtual_gateway_id>

</next>

</virtual_gateway>

<virtual_gateway id="2">

<adapter type="string">\DosDevices\VPCNetS2_{4AC194FF-CBFB-4204-B9AD-73F6003AE2A4}</adapter>

<name type="string">Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport</name>

</virtual_gateway>

<virtual_network id="0">

<name type="string">Local only</name>

<notes type="string">This is the local only virtual network. Virtual machines connected to this virtual network can only communicate with other virtual machines on this network.</notes>

</virtual_network>

<virtual_network id="1">

<name type="string">Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport</name>

<notes type="string">This is an external virtual network. Virtual NICs attached to this virtual network can access external networks through the "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport" host network adapter.</notes>

</virtual_network>

<virtual_network id="2">

<name type="string">Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport</name>

<notes type="string">This is an external virtual network. Virtual NICs attached to this virtual network can access external networks through the "Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport" host network adapter.</notes>

</virtual_network>

<left_position type="integer">20</left_position>

<top_position type="integer">20</top_position>

</console>

<new_pc>

<left_position type="integer">469</left_position>

<top_position type="integer">257</top_position>

</new_pc>

<virtual_disk_wizard>

<left_position type="integer">469</left_position>

<top_position type="integer">257</top_position>

</virtual_disk_wizard>

</window>

</preferences>

re: Last resort for performance issues with Virtual PC on laptops

Virtual PC Guy — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:26:34 GMT

Strange -

You should be able to make a new node by entering in:

<virtual_machines>

<enable_idle_thread type="boolean">true</enable_idle_thread>

</virtual_machines>

It should be on the same level as the </virtual_network> node (just put it after the last </virtual_network> in the file).

Cheers,

Ben