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Where does VPC store its machine list?

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 04/24/2006
From: "Kel Good" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows what
to show when the VPC console opens?

Thanks.

Kel

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Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/24/2006
From: Steve Jain <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@>
Message:

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines

http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I am not an employee of Microsoft.

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>I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows what
>to show when the VPC console opens?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Kel

Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/25/2006
From: Steve Jain <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@>
Message:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:19:23 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

The directory I listed or the directory where the .vmc and .vhd files
are located? The shortcuts are removed from the directory I listed,
but the .vmc and .vhd files are never removed by VPC. When I remove a
VM from the VPC Console, the shortcut is automatically deleted.

Make sure you're looking in the user directory that you're logged as.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I am not an employee of Microsoft.

Show quoted text

>ok - so if I remove a virtual machine in the console, the physical files are
>not removed from that directory, yet the next time I launch VPC it's no
>longer listed - so how's that accomplished?
>
>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows
>>>what
>>>to show when the VPC console opens?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Kel
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
>> Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
>>
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>

Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/25/2006
From: "Chris Hedlund" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

ok - so if I remove a virtual machine in the console, the physical files are
not removed from that directory, yet the next time I launch VPC it's no
longer listed - so how's that accomplished?

"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows
>>what
>>to show when the VPC console opens?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Kel
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
>
> http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I am not an employee of Microsoft.

Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/26/2006
From: "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

No - it checks the directory below every couple of seconds and updates
the list.
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Benjamin Armstrong
===============================
Virtual machine Program Manager

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use.

Chris Hedlund wrote:

Show quoted text

> Right - I think I understand what you are saying - but the original question
> was where are the shortcuts in the VPC console stored so it knows what to
> display when it's launched. If you're saying it just displays all the vms in
> the directory, then how does that explain a deleted shortcut when the .vmc
> and .vhd files are still present. That would lead me to believe VPC is
> getting it's list for the console from somewhere else.
>
> thanks,
>
>
> "Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:19:23 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>> ok - so if I remove a virtual machine in the console, the physical files
>>> are
>>> not removed from that directory, yet the next time I launch VPC it's no
>>> longer listed - so how's that accomplished?
>> The directory I listed or the directory where the .vmc and .vhd files
>> are located? The shortcuts are removed from the directory I listed,
>> but the .vmc and .vhd files are never removed by VPC. When I remove a
>> VM from the VPC Console, the shortcut is automatically deleted.
>>
>> Make sure you're looking in the user directory that you're logged as.
>>
>>
>>> "Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
>>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows
>>>>> what
>>>>> to show when the VPC console opens?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kel
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
>>>> Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
>>>>
>>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>>>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>
>

Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/26/2006
From: Steve Jain <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@>
Message:

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:37:14 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Which is is exactly what I posted.

The VPC Console displays all the SHORTCUTS in that directory, that is
not the location where .vmc and .vhd files are stored.
The shortcuts and .vmc/.vhd combo of files are separate entities. The
shortcuts in the folder location I posted populate the VPC Console.

As I mentioned, and as the VPC Help says, deleting a VM from the VPC
Console does NOT delete a virtual machine.

No, that's where it gets its info from.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I am not an employee of Microsoft.

Show quoted text

>Right - I think I understand what you are saying - but the original question
>was where are the shortcuts in the VPC console stored so it knows what to
>display when it's launched.
>If you're saying it just displays all the vms in
>the directory, then how does that explain a deleted shortcut when the .vmc
>and .vhd files are still present.
>That would lead me to believe VPC is
>getting it's list for the console from somewhere else.
>
>thanks,
>
>
>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:19:23 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>ok - so if I remove a virtual machine in the console, the physical files
>>>are
>>>not removed from that directory, yet the next time I launch VPC it's no
>>>longer listed - so how's that accomplished?
>>
>> The directory I listed or the directory where the .vmc and .vhd files
>> are located? The shortcuts are removed from the directory I listed,
>> but the .vmc and .vhd files are never removed by VPC. When I remove a
>> VM from the VPC Console, the shortcut is automatically deleted.
>>
>> Make sure you're looking in the user directory that you're logged as.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
>>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows
>>>>>what
>>>>>to show when the VPC console opens?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kel
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
>>>> Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
>>>>
>>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>>>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>

Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/26/2006
From: "Chris Hedlund" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Right - I think I understand what you are saying - but the original question
was where are the shortcuts in the VPC console stored so it knows what to
display when it's launched. If you're saying it just displays all the vms in
the directory, then how does that explain a deleted shortcut when the .vmc
and .vhd files are still present. That would lead me to believe VPC is
getting it's list for the console from somewhere else.

thanks,

"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:19:23 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>ok - so if I remove a virtual machine in the console, the physical files
>>are
>>not removed from that directory, yet the next time I launch VPC it's no
>>longer listed - so how's that accomplished?
>
> The directory I listed or the directory where the .vmc and .vhd files
> are located? The shortcuts are removed from the directory I listed,
> but the .vmc and .vhd files are never removed by VPC. When I remove a
> VM from the VPC Console, the shortcut is automatically deleted.
>
> Make sure you're looking in the user directory that you're logged as.
>
>
>>
>>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it knows
>>>>what
>>>>to show when the VPC console opens?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Kel
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
>>> Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
>>>
>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I am not an employee of Microsoft.

Re: Where does VPC store its machine list?

Sent: 04/26/2006
From: "Chris Hedlund" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Sorry Steve - I didn't read your post closely enough - I thought you were
saying the shortcuts were in the same place as the virtual machines files
themselves - until I reread your original post
thanks,

"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:37:14 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Right - I think I understand what you are saying - but the original
>>question
>>was where are the shortcuts in the VPC console stored so it knows what to
>>display when it's launched.
>
> Which is is exactly what I posted.
>
>>If you're saying it just displays all the vms in
>>the directory, then how does that explain a deleted shortcut when the .vmc
>>and .vhd files are still present.
>
> The VPC Console displays all the SHORTCUTS in that directory, that is
> not the location where .vmc and .vhd files are stored.
> The shortcuts and .vmc/.vhd combo of files are separate entities. The
> shortcuts in the folder location I posted populate the VPC Console.
>
> As I mentioned, and as the VPC Help says, deleting a VM from the VPC
> Console does NOT delete a virtual machine.
>
>>That would lead me to believe VPC is
>>getting it's list for the console from somewhere else.
>
> No, that's where it gets its info from.
>
>>
>>thanks,
>>
>>
>>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:19:23 -0500, "Chris Hedlund"
>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>ok - so if I remove a virtual machine in the console, the physical files
>>>>are
>>>>not removed from that directory, yet the next time I launch VPC it's no
>>>>longer listed - so how's that accomplished?
>>>
>>> The directory I listed or the directory where the .vmc and .vhd files
>>> are located? The shortcuts are removed from the directory I listed,
>>> but the .vmc and .vhd files are never removed by VPC. When I remove a
>>> VM from the VPC Console, the shortcut is automatically deleted.
>>>
>>> Make sure you're looking in the user directory that you're logged as.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Steve Jain" <noreply.-at-.essjae.com@> wrote in message
>>>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>>> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:36:23 -0600, "Kel Good"
>>>>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm trying to understand where VPC stores it's list of VPCs so it
>>>>>>knows
>>>>>>what
>>>>>>to show when the VPC console opens?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Kel
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
>>>>> Data\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Virtual Machines
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/virtual_pc_faq.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>>>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>>>>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>>> I am not an employee of Microsoft.
>>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I am not an employee of Microsoft.

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