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Can"t resize and slow WinVista?

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 05/08/2006
From: "brett" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I have the Additions for VPC 2004 installed but cannot resize from a
fairly small fixed window. If I choose full screen, I get the same
size window centered on the computer screen and the rest of the host
screen is black. All of the display options in VPC are grayed out.
Any suggestions?

Also, I have installed Windows Vista Beta 2 Build 5308 in VPC. Vista
is very slow. I gave VPC 522MB RAM. It's C drive is 15.9GB with
10.3GB free. The host machine has 16.7GB free space, 1.5GB physical
RAM, 3.2Ghz P4. Any suggestions why Vista is so slow?

I'm not using a paging file on the host, which greatly helps host's
performance since the HD is only 4600RPM. Does that effect VPC?

Thanks,
Brett

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Re: Can"t resize and slow WinVista?

Sent: 05/08/2006
From: "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Checkout:

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2006/02/28/540822.aspx

But note - desktop resizing (and most of the Additions features) do not
work under Vista at the moment.
--
Cheers,
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.

brett wrote:

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> I have the Additions for VPC 2004 installed but cannot resize from a
> fairly small fixed window. If I choose full screen, I get the same
> size window centered on the computer screen and the rest of the host
> screen is black. All of the display options in VPC are grayed out.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Also, I have installed Windows Vista Beta 2 Build 5308 in VPC. Vista
> is very slow. I gave VPC 522MB RAM. It's C drive is 15.9GB with
> 10.3GB free. The host machine has 16.7GB free space, 1.5GB physical
> RAM, 3.2Ghz P4. Any suggestions why Vista is so slow?
>
> I'm not using a paging file on the host, which greatly helps host's
> performance since the HD is only 4600RPM. Does that effect VPC?
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>

Re: Can"t resize and slow WinVista?

Sent: 05/08/2006
From: "brett" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Is Vista at this point more for looks than actually thinking about
installing anything onto and using as you would XP in VPC? I was
hoping to install Microsoft Expressions and run XAML apps. However,
Vista won't even run the WinFX Feb CTP that the Expressions install
needs.

Thanks,
Brett

Re: Can"t resize and slow WinVista?

Sent: 05/09/2006
From: "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Vista isn't even at beta 2 level yet, so it's a use at your own risk for
testing...

--
Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>

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

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> Is Vista at this point more for looks than actually thinking about
> installing anything onto and using as you would XP in VPC? I was
> hoping to install Microsoft Expressions and run XAML apps. However,
> Vista won't even run the WinFX Feb CTP that the Expressions install
> needs.
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>

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