>I have successfully installed Virtual PC (Vista Business) on my host
>computer
> (also Vista Business). I am unable to access the Internet. On the host
> PC,
> I installed (and enabled) Virtual Machine Network Services on my NIC.
> under
> the Sharing tab for the NIC I checked both boxes, "Allow other network
> users
> to connect through this computer's Internet connection" and "Allow other
> network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection." I
> also
> checked "HTTP" and "HTTPS" on the ICS Settings button on the Sharing tab.
> I
> installed Microsoft Loopback Adapter as a second Internet connection,
> installing and enabling Virtual Machine Network Services on that adapter
> as
> well. I have tried static and dynamic IP addresses with IPv4 with no
> success- I am currently set to static. On the VM settings, if I use NAT
> as
> the adapter, I can see the emulated Intel NIC, and the guest PC reports
> that
> it can access a network, though the only device in the network is the
> guest
> PC. It reports that it cannot connect to the Internet from the network.
> If
> I use my host PC's NIC as the adapter in the VM settings, I get a message
> that reads "The network adapter with address "00:00:00:00:00:00" of
> virtual
> machine "Vista Business VM1" failed to initialize because the address is a
> null address." When I start up the VM. When I look at the connection, it
> shows that the guest PC is not connected to the Internet, with no network
> between the guest PC and the Internet. I am a home user and I am trying
> to
> set up Virtual PC for educational purposes, so a basic setup would be
> adequate.
>

>
> "bqpryor" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >I have successfully installed Virtual PC (Vista Business) on my host
> >computer
> > (also Vista Business). I am unable to access the Internet. On the host
> > PC,
> > I installed (and enabled) Virtual Machine Network Services on my NIC.
> > under
> > the Sharing tab for the NIC I checked both boxes, "Allow other network
> > users
> > to connect through this computer's Internet connection" and "Allow other
> > network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection." I
> > also
> > checked "HTTP" and "HTTPS" on the ICS Settings button on the Sharing tab.
> > I
> > installed Microsoft Loopback Adapter as a second Internet connection,
> > installing and enabling Virtual Machine Network Services on that adapter
> > as
> > well. I have tried static and dynamic IP addresses with IPv4 with no
> > success- I am currently set to static. On the VM settings, if I use NAT
> > as
> > the adapter, I can see the emulated Intel NIC, and the guest PC reports
> > that
> > it can access a network, though the only device in the network is the
> > guest
> > PC. It reports that it cannot connect to the Internet from the network.
> > If
> > I use my host PC's NIC as the adapter in the VM settings, I get a message
> > that reads "The network adapter with address "00:00:00:00:00:00" of
> > virtual
> > machine "Vista Business VM1" failed to initialize because the address is a
> > null address." When I start up the VM. When I look at the connection, it
> > shows that the guest PC is not connected to the Internet, with no network
> > between the guest PC and the Internet. I am a home user and I am trying
> > to
> > set up Virtual PC for educational purposes, so a basic setup would be
> > adequate.
> >
>
> I take it that you don't have a router?
>
>
>

>
>
> "bqpryor" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > I have successfully installed Virtual PC (Vista Business) on my host
> > computer
> > (also Vista Business). I am unable to access the Internet. On the host
> > PC,
> > I installed (and enabled) Virtual Machine Network Services on my NIC.
> > under
> > the Sharing tab for the NIC I checked both boxes, "Allow other network
> > users
> > to connect through this computer's Internet connection" and "Allow other
> > network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection." I
> > also
> > checked "HTTP" and "HTTPS" on the ICS Settings button on the Sharing tab.
> > I
> > installed Microsoft Loopback Adapter as a second Internet connection,
> > installing and enabling Virtual Machine Network Services on that adapter
> > as
> > well. I have tried static and dynamic IP addresses with IPv4 with no
> > success- I am currently set to static. On the VM settings, if I use NAT
> > as
> > the adapter, I can see the emulated Intel NIC, and the guest PC reports
> > that
> > it can access a network, though the only device in the network is the
> > guest
> > PC. It reports that it cannot connect to the Internet from the network.
> > If
> > I use my host PC’s NIC as the adapter in the VM settings, I get a message
> > that reads “The network adapter with address "00:00:00:00:00:00" of
> > virtual
> > machine "Vista Business VM1" failed to initialize because the address is a
> > null address.” When I start up the VM. When I look at the connection, it
> > shows that the guest PC is not connected to the Internet, with no network
> > between the guest PC and the Internet. I am a home user and I am trying
> > to
> > set up Virtual PC for educational purposes, so a basic setup would be
> > adequate.
> >
>
> Have a look at this post in Ben's blog,
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx
>
>
>

> I have successfully installed Virtual PC (Vista Business) on my host
> computer
> (also Vista Business). I am unable to access the Internet. On the host
> PC,
> I installed (and enabled) Virtual Machine Network Services on my NIC.
> under
> the Sharing tab for the NIC I checked both boxes, "Allow other network
> users
> to connect through this computer's Internet connection" and "Allow other
> network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection." I
> also
> checked "HTTP" and "HTTPS" on the ICS Settings button on the Sharing tab.
> I
> installed Microsoft Loopback Adapter as a second Internet connection,
> installing and enabling Virtual Machine Network Services on that adapter
> as
> well. I have tried static and dynamic IP addresses with IPv4 with no
> success- I am currently set to static. On the VM settings, if I use NAT
> as
> the adapter, I can see the emulated Intel NIC, and the guest PC reports
> that
> it can access a network, though the only device in the network is the
> guest
> PC. It reports that it cannot connect to the Internet from the network.
> If
> I use my host PC’s NIC as the adapter in the VM settings, I get a message
> that reads “The network adapter with address "00:00:00:00:00:00" of
> virtual
> machine "Vista Business VM1" failed to initialize because the address is a
> null address.” When I start up the VM. When I look at the connection, it
> shows that the guest PC is not connected to the Internet, with no network
> between the guest PC and the Internet. I am a home user and I am trying
> to
> set up Virtual PC for educational purposes, so a basic setup would be
> adequate.
>