connectix virtual pc for windows 4.0 User Manual

Using a Virtual Machine

 

Virtual PC provides several capabilities that integrate the host PC and 
a virtual machine. Most require the installation of the set of software 
components called “VPC Additions.” (See page 26.) The capabilities 
include:

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Pointer integration (VPC Additions required)

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Drag and drop of files and folders (VPC Additions required)

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Copy and paste (VPC Additions required)

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Sharing folders (VPC Additions required)

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Sharing CDs

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Sharing volumes (VPC Additions required)

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Clock synchronization from the host PC to the virtual machine 
(VPC Additions required)

VPC Additions are available for most Windows operating systems 
installed on a virtual machine. (VPC Additions are already installed 
on disk images provided in Connectix OS Packs.) Check the Connec-
tix Web site for new releases of Virtual PC Additions.

You can move the pointer freely between the host PC desktop and the 
window displaying the virtual machine. By default, you must click in 
the virtual machine window to capture the pointer to the virtual 
machine. (You can change this behavior using the Mouse preference. 
See page 68.)

If VPC Additions are not installed or if pointer integration for a vir-
tual machine is not enabled (see page 59), the pointer may be 
“trapped” in the virtual machine window. Hold down the host key to 
untrap the pointer and move it back to the host PC desktop.

You can drag and drop files or folders from the host PC to the virtual 
machine or vice versa. This copies the data from one machine to the 
other.

The source or destination for a drag operation can be almost any 
location: the desktop, a particular folder, a volume displayed in the 
My Computer window, and so on.