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Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 09/30/2006
From: "Sanjay" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I read many posts about differnet physical drive and unfortunatley I am
not sure if it answers my question. Therefore, I may be repeating this
questions that has been answered already.

My current configuraton is as follow:

Computer A (New)
Physical Drive C: 320 GB running Win XP x64 (OS Only) in one volume /
one partition
Physical Drive D: 500 GB DATA Only, one volueme / one partition

Computer B (Old)
Physical Drive C: 80GB running Win XP 32 bit (OS Only) in one volume /
one partition

Since, some of my programs are not running on my Win XP x64. I am
thinking of removing my 80GB HD from old computer and inserting in my
new computer.

Then install VPC 2004 and configure 80GB as guest so when I need to
excute programs that do not run on XP x64 then I'll use VPC and run
from the old 80GB drive under XP 32bit.

Now I know there is a way some programs can run under compatibility
mode; however, the programs I am trying to run will not even run in
compatibility mode, which is leading me to this solution.

Is this possible? If so, can someone please provide me a link to KB or
newsgroup where I can read more on it.

Thank you all in advance.
Sanjay

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Re: Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Sent: 10/01/2006
From: "Bill Grant" <not.available@online>
Message:

No, you cannot do it like that. A virtual machine does not use a
physical disk directly. A virtual machine uses a virtual hard disk. The
virtual hard disk is just another file on the host machine with a .vhd
extension. In your case I would simply create the vhd file on your D drive
(so that it is not on the same drive as the host OS).

If you want it to be 80GB, use the virtual disk wizard in VPC to create
an 80G vhd on your D drive. Then create a virtual machine to use this vhd
and install 32-bit XP.

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

Show quoted text

>I read many posts about differnet physical drive and unfortunatley I am
> not sure if it answers my question. Therefore, I may be repeating this
> questions that has been answered already.
>
> My current configuraton is as follow:
>
> Computer A (New)
> Physical Drive C: 320 GB running Win XP x64 (OS Only) in one volume /
> one partition
> Physical Drive D: 500 GB DATA Only, one volueme / one partition
>
> Computer B (Old)
> Physical Drive C: 80GB running Win XP 32 bit (OS Only) in one volume /
> one partition
>
> Since, some of my programs are not running on my Win XP x64. I am
> thinking of removing my 80GB HD from old computer and inserting in my
> new computer.
>
> Then install VPC 2004 and configure 80GB as guest so when I need to
> excute programs that do not run on XP x64 then I'll use VPC and run
> from the old 80GB drive under XP 32bit.
>
> Now I know there is a way some programs can run under compatibility
> mode; however, the programs I am trying to run will not even run in
> compatibility mode, which is leading me to this solution.
>
> Is this possible? If so, can someone please provide me a link to KB or
> newsgroup where I can read more on it.
>
> Thank you all in advance.
> Sanjay
>

Re: Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Sent: 10/01/2006
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On 30 Sep 2006 12:48:36 -0700, "Sanjay" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Virtual PC will not run on a 64-bit OS.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>I read many posts about differnet physical drive and unfortunatley I am
>not sure if it answers my question. Therefore, I may be repeating this
>questions that has been answered already.
>
>My current configuraton is as follow:
>
>Computer A (New)
>Physical Drive C: 320 GB running Win XP x64 (OS Only) in one volume /
>one partition
>Physical Drive D: 500 GB DATA Only, one volueme / one partition
>
>Computer B (Old)
>Physical Drive C: 80GB running Win XP 32 bit (OS Only) in one volume /
>one partition
>
>Since, some of my programs are not running on my Win XP x64. I am
>thinking of removing my 80GB HD from old computer and inserting in my
>new computer.
>
>Then install VPC 2004 and configure 80GB as guest so when I need to
>excute programs that do not run on XP x64 then I'll use VPC and run
>from the old 80GB drive under XP 32bit.
>
>Now I know there is a way some programs can run under compatibility
>mode; however, the programs I am trying to run will not even run in
>compatibility mode, which is leading me to this solution.
>
>Is this possible? If so, can someone please provide me a link to KB or
>newsgroup where I can read more on it.
>
>Thank you all in advance.
>Sanjay

Re: Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Sent: 10/01/2006
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:54:25 -0400, "Robert Comer"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Oh yeah, it's October...9 more days!

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

Show quoted text

>> Virtual PC will not run on a 64-bit OS.
>
>At least until the beta of VPC 2007 comes out in a few days. <g>

Re: Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Sent: 10/01/2006
From: "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

> Virtual PC will not run on a 64-bit OS.

At least until the beta of VPC 2007 comes out in a few days. <g>

--
Bob Comer

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

Show quoted text

> On 30 Sep 2006 12:48:36 -0700, "Sanjay" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>I read many posts about differnet physical drive and unfortunatley I am
>>not sure if it answers my question. Therefore, I may be repeating this
>>questions that has been answered already.
>>
>>My current configuraton is as follow:
>>
>>Computer A (New)
>>Physical Drive C: 320 GB running Win XP x64 (OS Only) in one volume /
>>one partition
>>Physical Drive D: 500 GB DATA Only, one volueme / one partition
>>
>>Computer B (Old)
>>Physical Drive C: 80GB running Win XP 32 bit (OS Only) in one volume /
>>one partition
>>
>>Since, some of my programs are not running on my Win XP x64. I am
>>thinking of removing my 80GB HD from old computer and inserting in my
>>new computer.
>>
>>Then install VPC 2004 and configure 80GB as guest so when I need to
>>excute programs that do not run on XP x64 then I'll use VPC and run
>>from the old 80GB drive under XP 32bit.
>>
>>Now I know there is a way some programs can run under compatibility
>>mode; however, the programs I am trying to run will not even run in
>>compatibility mode, which is leading me to this solution.
>>
>>Is this possible? If so, can someone please provide me a link to KB or
>>newsgroup where I can read more on it.
>>
>>Thank you all in advance.
>>Sanjay
>
> Virtual PC will not run on a 64-bit OS.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft.

Re: Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Sent: 10/01/2006
From: "Sanjay" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

First, thank you all for replying. I understand that I'll now have to
wait until VPC 2007. My remaining question is below:

If I create .VHD does that mean I'll have to re-partition my HD? I
really don't want to go through re-partitioning. Since, it's file I
assume it can be one huge file in the same partition I have and it can
be deleted when I no longer need to use guest OS, in my case Win XP
32bit

Thank you all,
Sanjay

Steve Jain wrote:

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> On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:54:25 -0400, "Robert Comer"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
> >> Virtual PC will not run on a 64-bit OS.
> >
> >At least until the beta of VPC 2007 comes out in a few days. <g>
>
> Oh yeah, it's October...9 more days!
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft.

Re: Windows XP X64 as Main Drive and XP 32 bit as secondary physical drive

Sent: 10/01/2006
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On 1 Oct 2006 22:14:46 -0700, "Sanjay" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:

No repartitioning. It is just a file and it can be deleted.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

Show quoted text

>First, thank you all for replying. I understand that I'll now have to
>wait until VPC 2007. My remaining question is below:
>
>If I create .VHD does that mean I'll have to re-partition my HD? I
>really don't want to go through re-partitioning. Since, it's file I
>assume it can be one huge file in the same partition I have and it can
>be deleted when I no longer need to use guest OS, in my case Win XP
>32bit

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