connectix virtual pc for windows 4.0 User Manual
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Virtual PC 4.0 for Windows User Guide
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To quit Virtual PC and save all running virtual machines in
their current state, hold down the CTRL key while choosing Exit from
the File menu in the Virtual PC window.
the File menu in the Virtual PC window.
Turn Off PC—This is the equivalent of pressing the power button on
a real PC. The virtual machine is turned off immediately, and no
information is saved. As with a real PC, it is recommended that you
normally shut down the guest OS properly. Use this option as a last
resort. Any unsaved data will be lost and you can potentially corrupt
the contents of the virtual machine drive image.
a real PC. The virtual machine is turned off immediately, and no
information is saved. As with a real PC, it is recommended that you
normally shut down the guest OS properly. Use this option as a last
resort. Any unsaved data will be lost and you can potentially corrupt
the contents of the virtual machine drive image.
Shut Down Windows [95/98/NT/Me/2000] — If VPC Additions are
running on the virtual machine, you can shut down the OS. This is
equivalent to shutting down the machine from the Start menu in
Windows. It cleanly shuts down the machine and then closes the vir-
tual machine window. Note that it may take several seconds for the
shutdown process to complete. If the virtual machine OS has crashed,
the shutdown process may not complete correctly, forcing you to use
an alternative shutdown option.
running on the virtual machine, you can shut down the OS. This is
equivalent to shutting down the machine from the Start menu in
Windows. It cleanly shuts down the machine and then closes the vir-
tual machine window. Note that it may take several seconds for the
shutdown process to complete. If the virtual machine OS has crashed,
the shutdown process may not complete correctly, forcing you to use
an alternative shutdown option.
Save State and Commit Changes—This option is available only if
one or more hard drives have been marked undoable in the settings
dialog box. It saves the state of the virtual machine and commits any
information written to the hard drive(s) since the machine was last
started up.
one or more hard drives have been marked undoable in the settings
dialog box. It saves the state of the virtual machine and commits any
information written to the hard drive(s) since the machine was last
started up.
Turn Off and Commit Changes / Turn Off and Undo Changes—
These options are available only if you have marked one or more hard
disk images as undoable. The option turns off the virtual machine,
and commits or discards any information written to the hard drive(s)
since the virtual machine last started up.
These options are available only if you have marked one or more hard
disk images as undoable. The option turns off the virtual machine,
and commits or discards any information written to the hard drive(s)
since the virtual machine last started up.
Shut Down Windows [95/98/NT/Me/2000] and Commit Changes—
This option is available only if you have marked one or more hard
disk images as undoable. The option cleanly shuts down the virtual
machine OS and commits any information written to the hard
drive(s) since the virtual machine last started up.
This option is available only if you have marked one or more hard
disk images as undoable. The option cleanly shuts down the virtual
machine OS and commits any information written to the hard
drive(s) since the virtual machine last started up.