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setup multipal Virtual PC

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 01/16/2005
From: techVish
Message:

hi,
l like to setup the multipal Virtual PC. how can i do this quickly?
current system hardware is good to handle the load. i am wondering that is
there is easy way do this beside installing OS on each new created Virtual
PC. My current Virtual Machine Hard Drive Image is 2.7gb.
if i copy this file and rename it is this going to work?
how can i create multipal replica from first Virtual machine.

Thanks in advance.

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RE: setup multipal Virtual PC

Sent: 01/16/2005
From: techVish
Message:

i post this and now reply to myself thinking that it help someone......

just copy the VHD file to diff. dir and rename it,
create the new virtual machine and use exiting hard-drive image,
rename the computer name ....
works fine.

"techVish" wrote:

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> hi,
> l like to setup the multipal Virtual PC. how can i do this quickly?
> current system hardware is good to handle the load. i am wondering that is
> there is easy way do this beside installing OS on each new created Virtual
> PC. My current Virtual Machine Hard Drive Image is 2.7gb.
> if i copy this file and rename it is this going to work?
> how can i create multipal replica from first Virtual machine.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Re: setup multipal Virtual PC

Sent: 01/16/2005
From: "Scott Baker" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

You should read the deployment guide at www.microsoft.com/virtualpc

Scott

techVish wrote:

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> i post this and now reply to myself thinking that it help
> someone......
>
> just copy the VHD file to diff. dir and rename it,
> create the new virtual machine and use exiting hard-drive image,
> rename the computer name ....
> works fine.
>
> "techVish" wrote:
>
> > hi,
> > l like to setup the multipal Virtual PC. how can i do this quickly?
> > current system hardware is good to handle the load. i am wondering
> > that is there is easy way do this beside installing OS on each new
> > created Virtual PC. My current Virtual Machine Hard Drive Image is
> > 2.7gb. if i copy this file and rename it is this going to work?
> > how can i create multipal replica from first Virtual machine.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >

Re: setup multipal Virtual PC

Sent: 01/16/2005
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>
Message:

What are you trying to do with the multiple virtual pc's? For some uses you
may want to review "differencing disks". If you plan to network the vm's
together then you are run into MAC address problems unless you use sysprep.
Also, have you considered the licensing issues?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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