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Two issues...

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 02/05/2005
From: (email address - cut out)
Message:

One, I can not get Virtual PC 2004 to install on a computer
with an AMD K-6 550. It gives me an error that it will only
install on a computer with a Pentium 400 processor or better.

Second, I have gotten it installed on my T40p Thinkpad using
Windows XP SP1 as the host OS (I can't upgrade to SP2 because
of corporate OS platform policies where I work). I've been
having a terrible problem of it randomly stuttering the
guest OS. If I pull up the properties window while I have a
guest OS running (it doesn't matter the OS, I've tried Win98SE,
Win2003EntSrv, WinXPProSP2, and Warp 4 FP14)... and can watch
it flip from 50+ frames per second to 0 or even negative numbers.
When the frame rate is at 0 or less, the whole guest OS is locked
up and accepts no input. Then sometimes it takes a single input
of a key click or mouse click and repeates it several times.

Any ideas? My system has 1 GB of RAM and the Guest OSs run
anywhere from 128-256MB dedicated. I'm running VirtualPC 2004
with SP1, and I've updated the virtual machines drivers as well
on all of the guest platforms.

The guest OS can have nothing running but base services and
this still happens, but it *sometimes* get's worse after I open
any brand of web browser.
web browsers in the

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Re: Two issues...

Sent: 02/05/2005
From: (email address - cut out)
Message:

I understand that, but why doesn't is support a K-6 400
or better? They are comparable to the PII. It seems like an
arbitrary requirement. Besides this is a minor issue anyways,
my big problem is with the stuttering in the Guest OS that I
covered in the second part of my question.

Bryan

Colin Barnhorst nojunk wrote:
2004:
Pentium III, or
XP

Show quoted text

> Please read the minimum requirements.
>
> Here are the minimum system requirements to use Microsoft Virtual PC
>
> . Processor: Athlon=AE, Duron=AE, Celeron=AE, Pentium=AE II,
> Pentium 4
>
> . Processor speed: 400 MHz minimum (1 GHz recommended)
>
> . RAM: (See table below)
>
> . Available disk space: (See table below)
>
> . Other: Level-2 cache and CD-ROM required
>
> . Virtual PC 2004 runs on: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows
> Professional, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > One, I can not get Virtual PC 2004 to install on a computer
> > with an AMD K-6 550. It gives me an error that it will only
> > install on a computer with a Pentium 400 processor or better.
> >
> > Second, I have gotten it installed on my T40p Thinkpad using
> > Windows XP SP1 as the host OS (I can't upgrade to SP2 because
> > of corporate OS platform policies where I work). I've been
> > having a terrible problem of it randomly stuttering the
> > guest OS. If I pull up the properties window while I have a
> > guest OS running (it doesn't matter the OS, I've tried Win98SE,
> > Win2003EntSrv, WinXPProSP2, and Warp 4 FP14)... and can watch
> > it flip from 50+ frames per second to 0 or even negative numbers.
> > When the frame rate is at 0 or less, the whole guest OS is locked
> > up and accepts no input. Then sometimes it takes a single input
> > of a key click or mouse click and repeates it several times.
> >
> > Any ideas? My system has 1 GB of RAM and the Guest OSs run
> > anywhere from 128-256MB dedicated. I'm running VirtualPC 2004
> > with SP1, and I've updated the virtual machines drivers as well
> > on all of the guest platforms.
> >
> > The guest OS can have nothing running but base services and
> > this still happens, but it *sometimes* get's worse after I open
> > any brand of web browser.
> > web browsers in the
> >

Re: Two issues...

Sent: 02/05/2005
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>
Message:

Please read the minimum requirements.

Here are the minimum system requirements to use Microsoft Virtual PC 2004:

. Processor: Athlon®, Duron®, Celeron®, Pentium® II, Pentium III, or
Pentium 4

. Processor speed: 400 MHz minimum (1 GHz recommended)

. RAM: (See table below)

. Available disk space: (See table below)

. Other: Level-2 cache and CD-ROM required

. Virtual PC 2004 runs on: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
Professional, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
<(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

> One, I can not get Virtual PC 2004 to install on a computer
> with an AMD K-6 550. It gives me an error that it will only
> install on a computer with a Pentium 400 processor or better.
>
> Second, I have gotten it installed on my T40p Thinkpad using
> Windows XP SP1 as the host OS (I can't upgrade to SP2 because
> of corporate OS platform policies where I work). I've been
> having a terrible problem of it randomly stuttering the
> guest OS. If I pull up the properties window while I have a
> guest OS running (it doesn't matter the OS, I've tried Win98SE,
> Win2003EntSrv, WinXPProSP2, and Warp 4 FP14)... and can watch
> it flip from 50+ frames per second to 0 or even negative numbers.
> When the frame rate is at 0 or less, the whole guest OS is locked
> up and accepts no input. Then sometimes it takes a single input
> of a key click or mouse click and repeates it several times.
>
> Any ideas? My system has 1 GB of RAM and the Guest OSs run
> anywhere from 128-256MB dedicated. I'm running VirtualPC 2004
> with SP1, and I've updated the virtual machines drivers as well
> on all of the guest platforms.
>
> The guest OS can have nothing running but base services and
> this still happens, but it *sometimes* get's worse after I open
> any brand of web browser.
> web browsers in the
>

Re: Two issues...

Sent: 02/05/2005
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>
Message:

Only the processors on the list are supported.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
<(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
I understand that, but why doesn't is support a K-6 400
or better? They are comparable to the PII. It seems like an
arbitrary requirement. Besides this is a minor issue anyways,
my big problem is with the stuttering in the Guest OS that I
covered in the second part of my question.

Bryan

Colin Barnhorst nojunk wrote:
2004:
Pentium III, or
XP

Show quoted text

> Please read the minimum requirements.
>
> Here are the minimum system requirements to use Microsoft Virtual PC
>
> . Processor: Athlon®, Duron®, Celeron®, Pentium® II,
> Pentium 4
>
> . Processor speed: 400 MHz minimum (1 GHz recommended)
>
> . RAM: (See table below)
>
> . Available disk space: (See table below)
>
> . Other: Level-2 cache and CD-ROM required
>
> . Virtual PC 2004 runs on: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows
> Professional, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > One, I can not get Virtual PC 2004 to install on a computer
> > with an AMD K-6 550. It gives me an error that it will only
> > install on a computer with a Pentium 400 processor or better.
> >
> > Second, I have gotten it installed on my T40p Thinkpad using
> > Windows XP SP1 as the host OS (I can't upgrade to SP2 because
> > of corporate OS platform policies where I work). I've been
> > having a terrible problem of it randomly stuttering the
> > guest OS. If I pull up the properties window while I have a
> > guest OS running (it doesn't matter the OS, I've tried Win98SE,
> > Win2003EntSrv, WinXPProSP2, and Warp 4 FP14)... and can watch
> > it flip from 50+ frames per second to 0 or even negative numbers.
> > When the frame rate is at 0 or less, the whole guest OS is locked
> > up and accepts no input. Then sometimes it takes a single input
> > of a key click or mouse click and repeates it several times.
> >
> > Any ideas? My system has 1 GB of RAM and the Guest OSs run
> > anywhere from 128-256MB dedicated. I'm running VirtualPC 2004
> > with SP1, and I've updated the virtual machines drivers as well
> > on all of the guest platforms.
> >
> > The guest OS can have nothing running but base services and
> > this still happens, but it *sometimes* get's worse after I open
> > any brand of web browser.
> > web browsers in the
> >

Re: Two issues...

Sent: 02/05/2005
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On 3 Feb 2005 11:16:04 -0800, (email address - cut out) wrote:

K6 CPUs don't have the necesary requirements. I don't recall exactly
whats missing but some functionality is.

--
Steve Jain, Virtual PC for Windows MVP
Website: http://www.essjae.com
"This posting is provided "AS IS" with
no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use."

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>I understand that, but why doesn't is support a K-6 400
>or better? They are comparable to the PII. It seems like an
>arbitrary requirement. Besides this is a minor issue anyways,
>my big problem is with the stuttering in the Guest OS that I
>covered in the second part of my question.
>

Re: Two issues...

Sent: 02/05/2005
From: "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

It's missing some instructions that VPC uses from what I understand.

The old K6 was more compatible with a P5, but ran things as fast as a PII.

- Bob Comer

<(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
I understand that, but why doesn't is support a K-6 400
or better? They are comparable to the PII. It seems like an
arbitrary requirement. Besides this is a minor issue anyways,
my big problem is with the stuttering in the Guest OS that I
covered in the second part of my question.

Bryan

Colin Barnhorst nojunk wrote:
2004:
Pentium III, or
XP

Show quoted text

Re: Two issues...

Sent: 02/06/2005
From: "Bill Grant" <not.available@online>
Message:

The other issue sounds like a speedstep problem on the laptop. See
previous posts from Ben on speedstep.

<(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

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