User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Introduction9About this User Guide9If you need additional help10Online Help10Read Me file10Connectix Web site10Connectix Support11Other products and license information11Touring Virtual PC13What is Virtual PC?13About the host PC14Components of a virtual machine14More about disk images14Undoable disk images15Running multiple virtual machines15The Virtual PC window16VPC Additions and virtual machine integration16Printing with Virtual PC17Networking with Virtual PC17Help18Creating a virtual machine18Setting Up Virtual PC19Chapter topics19Installation requirements20Installing Virtual PC for Windows22Registering Virtual PC23Creating a virtual machine with an OS Pack23Creating a virtual machine with a copy of an OS28Creating a disk image28Installing an OS32With a bootable CD33With a non-bootable CD and a bootable floppy33Installing VPC Additions34If you purchased Virtual PC for Windows with an installation CD34If you purchased Virtual PC for Windows online35Finishing VPC Additions installation36Installing an application on a virtual machine37Modifying the settings for a virtual machine38Creating a virtual machine with standard settings39Duplicating settings of an existing virtual machine40Using a Virtual Machine41Chapter contents41Starting up Virtual PC42Using the host key42Starting up a virtual machine43Using CTRL+ALT+DELETE43Changing the virtual machine display44About video resolution44Minimizing a virtual machine window44Pausing, resuming, and restarting a virtual machine45Running multiple virtual machines45Using the VPC Toolbar46Status and lights46Host PC and virtual machine integration47Pointer integration47Drag and drop47Copy and paste48Sharing folders48Sharing CDs48Sharing other removable volumes49Capturing a floppy image or floppy disk49Floppy disk images49Real floppy disks49Releasing a disk or disk image49Printing from a virtual machine50Using a joystick50Using sound50Optimizing performance50Host PC processor speed50Host PC processor usage51RAM allocation51Backing up a virtual machine51Shutting down a virtual machine51Networking with Virtual PC53About the Networking setting53Shared Networking option53Modem access55LAN, DSL, or cable access55Virtual Switch option55File sharing56Switching the host PC network interface card57Changing Settings and Preferences59Chapter topics59Changing settings for a virtual machine60PC Name setting60Memory setting61More RAM improves performance61Real RAM required61Hard Disk 1 setting62About the Undoable option63Hard Disk 2 and Hard Disk 3 settings63CD-ROM setting64Floppy setting65Shared Folders setting66Mouse setting67COM1 and COM2 settings68LPT1 (Printing) setting69Networking setting70Deleting settings for a virtual machine71About global preferences72PC Performance preference72Sound preference73Virtual Switch preference74Keyboard preference75Mouse preference76Using Virtual Disk Wizard77Creating a hard disk image77More about hard disk image types78Disk image file splitting80Creating a floppy disk image81Examining or modifying a disk image82Fixed-size disk images82Dynamically expanding disk images83Differencing disk images83Disk images linked to a host volume83Disk images linked to a host physical drive84Using PC-DOS85Introduction to PC-DOS85The command prompt86Typing a command86The PC-DOS directory structure87Viewing the directory (dir) list of files87Viewing one screen at a time87Viewing the contents of a directory in wide format88Using wildcard commands88Changing drives88Changing directories89Creating a directory and subdirectories90Deleting a directory91Printing under PC-DOS92Copying files93Copying a single file93Copying multiple files94File naming94Renaming files95Deleting files95Deleting a single file95Deleting a group of files96Deleting a directory96Getting PC-DOS Help97Technical Specifications99Processor99Motherboard99BIOS99Memory99IDE controller100Standard configuration100Alternate configuration100Hard drive images100CD-ROM101Video101Keyboard controller101Keyboard101Mouse101Floppy101Serial ports102Parallel port102Sound102Ethernet102Command Line Parameters103Volume License Guidelines105Preparing for large-scale deployment of Virtual PC105Building a disk image for deployment105Building a drive image Ùfrom scratchÚ106Starting with a disk image from Connectix107Deployment107Networking108Legal Issues108Managing Multiple COAs108Index109Size: 2.88 MBPages: 112Language: EnglishOpen manual