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Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 12/15/2008
From: Tom Bizon
Message:

I just got a new computer running Vista Home Premium. I'm having problems
getting some older programs to work, and thought I'd install VPC running an
XP guest to run those programs. I'm wondering how VPC works.....does it
start automatically at boot so you always have the two OS's running (and both
consuming memory)? Or does the computer boot Vista and not allocate any
memory (or other resources) to VPC until it is started? If this is the case,
do you need to wait for the VPC to "boot" every time you start it? Also, can
you exit the VPC and give all memory back to Vista?

Ideally, I'd like to just have the capability to run the programs when I
need them via VPC....but the rest of the time, I'd like VPC to be out of the
way.

TIA
Tom

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Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: Tom Bizon
Message:

Thanks to both Bob and Mark for the answers....it sounds like VPC will work
the way I'd like. I do have one followup question....

Can I access files on the Vista (host) from the XP (guest)? Is there
anything special I need to do?

Thanks again
Tom

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:28:02 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

you can even drag the icon for the vm from the VPC list directly into
the startup folder and amke the shortcut that way.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>"Bob Campbell" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>> Ah, cool idea. After I posted earlier about the Startup folder, I
>> started thinking "well that will start the VPC console, but the VM will
>> not auto start". I forgot about the re-open option.
>
>All you need to do is drag a shortcut into the Startup folder of the .vmc of
>the VM you want to auto-start...

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: "Bob Campbell" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

It will work fine for that.

VPC is like any other app. Nothing happens/is allocated until you start it.
When you quit VPC, all resources are returned. When you start your VM, yes
you have to wait until XP boots.

I guess you could add it to your Startup folder and have it start
automatically that way.

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> Ideally, I'd like to just have the capability to run the programs when I
> need them via VPC....but the rest of the time, I'd like VPC to be out of
> the
> way.

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: "Bob Campbell" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

Ah, cool idea. After I posted earlier about the Startup folder, I started
thinking "well that will start the VPC console, but the VM will not auto
start". I forgot about the re-open option.

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> That's what I've done, added it to my Startup folder. You can also take
> advantage of the VPC option to "re-open all active VMs". When you want to
> shut down your VM, make sure you do it by closing VPC itself from the
> systray. It will ask you what you want to do with your open VMs and you
> can tell it how to close them. By doing it this way, they'll be restored
> when VPC starts again (from the Startup menu).

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: "Bob Campbell" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Yeah I thought about that too, but haven't tried it.

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> "Bob Campbell" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>> Ah, cool idea. After I posted earlier about the Startup folder, I
>> started thinking "well that will start the VPC console, but the VM will
>> not auto start". I forgot about the re-open option.
>
> All you need to do is drag a shortcut into the Startup folder of the .vmc
> of the VM you want to auto-start...

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

Not unless you *explicitly* make it do so, e.g. by copying its shortcut into
the Startup folder, just like any other application...

No.

No.

Yes, but only if you've already started it first...!

In which case you're in luck, because that's exactly how VPC works! It's
just an application, like Word or Excel. If you don't launch it, it doesn't
start. I think you may be getting confused with Virtual Server, which runs
as a service and can be set to launch at startup just like any other Windows
service...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> I'm wondering how VPC works.....does it start automatically at boot
> Or does the computer boot Vista and not allocate any memory (or other
> resources) to VPC until it is started?
> If this is the case, do you need to wait for the VPC to "boot" every time
> you
> start it?
> Also, can you exit the VPC and give all memory back to Vista?
> Ideally, I'd like to just have the capability to run the programs when I
> need them via VPC....but the rest of the time, I'd like VPC to be out of
> the
> way.

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

Yes, and vice versa.

Exactly the same way as you would between any other two machines on your
network.

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> Can I access files on the Vista (host) from the XP (guest)?
> Is there anything special I need to do?

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/15/2008
From: d d <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Bob Campbell wrote:

That's what I've done, added it to my Startup folder. You can also take
advantage of the VPC option to "re-open all active VMs". When you want
to shut down your VM, make sure you do it by closing VPC itself from the
systray. It will ask you what you want to do with your open VMs and you
can tell it how to close them. By doing it this way, they'll be restored
when VPC starts again (from the Startup menu).

Show quoted text

> "Tom Bizon" <Tom (email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>> Ideally, I'd like to just have the capability to run the programs when I
>> need them via VPC....but the rest of the time, I'd like VPC to be out
>> of the
>> way.
>
> It will work fine for that.
>
> VPC is like any other app. Nothing happens/is allocated until you start
> it. When you quit VPC, all resources are returned. When you start your
> VM, yes you have to wait until XP boots.
>
> I guess you could add it to your Startup folder and have it start
> automatically that way.

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/16/2008
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

All you need to do is drag a shortcut into the Startup folder of the .vmc of
the VM you want to auto-start...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Show quoted text

> Ah, cool idea. After I posted earlier about the Startup folder, I
> started thinking "well that will start the VPC console, but the VM will
> not auto start". I forgot about the re-open option.

Re: Noob Question: Does VPC Start Automatically

Sent: 12/16/2008
From: "Bill Grant" <not.available@online>
Message:

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

The best way to do that is to use normal network file shares (as you
would between two networked workstations).

Show quoted text

> Thanks to both Bob and Mark for the answers....it sounds like VPC will
> work
> the way I'd like. I do have one followup question....
>
> Can I access files on the Vista (host) from the XP (guest)? Is there
> anything special I need to do?
>
> Thanks again
> Tom
>

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