> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but I
>> am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
>> question:
>>
>> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
>> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
>> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running to
>> accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right? Seems
>> pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to the
>> guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
>> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
>> way...
>>
>> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone seen
>> anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>>
>> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare, so
>> far.
>
> Virtual PC requires that you start the VMs after you login etc
> If you were using Virtual Server then the VMs would start in the
> background and eventually after your VM of your DC was up you could login
> to you Windows XP host system.
> However this is not a recommended approach and you may be better off
> testing domain functionality with as you already suggested another Windows
> XP VM.
> You should not depend on Virtual Machines to be operable for your live PC
> to operate without issue.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> newsgroups
>
> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but I
>> am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
>> question:
>>
>> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
>> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
>> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running to
>> accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right? Seems
>> pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to the
>> guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
>> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
>> way...
>>
>> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone seen
>> anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>>
>> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare, so
>> far.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rob Pelletier
>>
>>
>
>

> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but I
> am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
> question:
>
> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running to
> accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right? Seems
> pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to the
> guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
> way...
>
> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone seen
> anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>
> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare, so
> far.
> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but I
> am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
> question:
>
> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running to
> accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right? Seems
> pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to the
> guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
> way...
>
> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone seen
> anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>
> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare, so
> far.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob Pelletier
>
>

> I think you will find everything works more smoothly if you keep your
> host machine out ot the domain setup. Create a guest machine to act as the
> domain client for your server. Keep the VMs in a different subnet using
> the "local only" setting, so that DNS and DHCP for the domain don't affect
> the host machine. You don't really want your host machine tied to a test
> domain.
>
> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Thanks for your reply. I guess it makes sense on several levels to use
>> another VM for my testing.
>>
>> Will do -- thanks again.
>>
>>
>> Rob P.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:e$(email address - cut out)...
>>> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but
>>>> I am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
>>>> question:
>>>>
>>>> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
>>>> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
>>>> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running
>>>> to accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right?
>>>> Seems pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to
>>>> the guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
>>>> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
>>>> way...
>>>>
>>>> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone
>>>> seen anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>>>>
>>>> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare,
>>>> so far.
>>>
>>> Virtual PC requires that you start the VMs after you login etc
>>> If you were using Virtual Server then the VMs would start in the
>>> background and eventually after your VM of your DC was up you could
>>> login to you Windows XP host system.
>>> However this is not a recommended approach and you may be better off
>>> testing domain functionality with as you already suggested another
>>> Windows XP VM.
>>> You should not depend on Virtual Machines to be operable for your live
>>> PC to operate without issue.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> --
>>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>>
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights
>>>
>>> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
>>> newsgroups
>>>
>>> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but
>>>> I am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
>>>> question:
>>>>
>>>> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
>>>> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
>>>> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running
>>>> to accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right?
>>>> Seems pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to
>>>> the guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
>>>> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
>>>> way...
>>>>
>>>> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone
>>>> seen anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>>>>
>>>> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare,
>>>> so far.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Rob Pelletier
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Thanks for your reply. I guess it makes sense on several levels to use
> another VM for my testing.
>
> Will do -- thanks again.
>
>
> Rob P.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:e$(email address - cut out)...
>> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but I
>>> am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
>>> question:
>>>
>>> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
>>> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
>>> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running
>>> to accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right?
>>> Seems pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to
>>> the guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
>>> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
>>> way...
>>>
>>> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone
>>> seen anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>>>
>>> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare, so
>>> far.
>>
>> Virtual PC requires that you start the VMs after you login etc
>> If you were using Virtual Server then the VMs would start in the
>> background and eventually after your VM of your DC was up you could login
>> to you Windows XP host system.
>> However this is not a recommended approach and you may be better off
>> testing domain functionality with as you already suggested another
>> Windows XP VM.
>> You should not depend on Virtual Machines to be operable for your live PC
>> to operate without issue.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
>> --
>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights
>>
>> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
>> newsgroups
>>
>> "Rob Pelletier" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Maybe I haven't dug through the FAQs and documentation enough yet, but I
>>> am having a hard time getting my head around what is probably an easy
>>> question:
>>>
>>> My guest OS is Windows 2000 server. My host OS is XP Pro. I'd like to
>>> join the domain on my 2000 (guest) server, then log in. Joining the
>>> domain works OK, but how can I log in? The guest OS has to be running
>>> to accept my login, yet I can't start it until I've logged in, right?
>>> Seems pretty elementary - maybe I can't use the host os as a client to
>>> the guest? Easy enough to create another guest running XP Pro, but am
>>> wondering if the wonders of VPC have accounted for that in some obscure
>>> way...
>>>
>>> I've not seen a lot in the way of documentation for VPC - has anyone
>>> seen anything decent at the Microsoft site?
>>>
>>> I am pleased with VPC's performance, and found it better than VMWare, so
>>> far.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Rob Pelletier
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>