Virtual machine Virtual PC set up. Installing a Windows Virtual PC virtual machine manually. Creating a virtual machine

Very often there is a need to install obsolete software that does not want to work in Windows 7.

Earlier, I used WMVare virtual machines to solve in general, the simple task of starting a pair of three programs or old equipment, I turned the computer in the computer ... extremely long and not practical. Relatively recently, I once again tried to fasten my old scanner and stumbled upon one interesting solution - Virtual Machine XP Mode.

Windows XP Mode.

Windows XP Mode. - This is a solution based on the Virtual PC platform, allowing you to run applications written for XP in the background and invisible for the user of the virtual session.

  • Solves all program incompatibility problems with Windows 7
  • USB and COM ports
  • Support for printers, smart cards, clipboard, general hard disks, as well as USB and COM ports.
  • Simple setup XP Mode
  • Transparency for the end user.
  • Setting and managing the virtual environment is made from the usual Virtual PC interface.

XP Mode. It spreads absolutely free and does not require special licensing.

XP Mode. Only Windows 7 editions are supported. Professional, corporate and maximum (Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate).

For work XP Mode. The hardware support for virtualization at the processor level is Intel-VT or AMD-V.

The following list displays some models. intel processorswho have hardware virtualization support:

Pentium 4 662 and 672
Pentium. Extreme Edition 955 And 965 (Not Pentium 4 Extreme Edition With HT)
Pentium D 920-960 Except 945, 935, 925, 915
Core duo. T2300, T2400, T2500, T2600, T2700 (Yonah)
Core 2 Duo E6300, E6400, E6320, E6420, E6540, E6550, E6600, E6700, E6750, E6850 (CONROE)
Core 2 Duo E7600, E8200, E8300, E8400, E8500, E8600 and Some Versions of the E7400 and E7500 (Wolfdale)
Mobile Core 2 Duo T5500, T5600, T7100, T7200, T7250, T7300, T7400, T7500, T7600, T7600G, T7700, T7800 (Merom)
Mobile Core 2 DUO SU9300, SU9400, SU9600, P7370, P8400, P8600, P8700, P8800, P9500, P9600, P9700, T8100,
T8300, T9300, T9400, T9500, T9600, T9800, T9900 (Penryn)
Core 2 Quad Q6600, Q6700 (Kentsfield)
CORE 2 QUAD Q8400, Q8400S, Q9300, Q9400, Q9400S, Q9450, Q9550, Q9550S, Q9650 AND SOME VERSIONS OF THE Q8300
(Yorkfield)
Core 2 Extreme X6800 (CONROE_XE)
Core 2 Extreme QX6700, QX6800, QX6850 (Kentsfield_xe)
CORE 2 EXTREME QX9650, QX9770, QX9775 (Yorkfield_xe)
Xeon 3000, 5000, 7000 Series
Atom Z520, Z530, Z540, Z550, Z515 (SILVERTHORNE)
all. Intel Core I7 Processors.
Pentium Dual-Core E6300, E6500 and Some Versions of the E5300 and E5400 *
Celeron E3000 Series.

Microsoft Developed Corporation microsoft program Virtual PC 2007 not least in order to provide opportunity to work with Windows Vista. as guest operating system. At the time of this writing, the Virtual PC 2007 program was in the Release Candidate stage (RC) and was downloaded from the Microsoft Connect website. Installation of the program was carried out in the operating windows system Vista ultimate.

The program Virtual PC 2007 is packaged in the package windows Installer (MSI file), so the installation should not cause special difficulties.

In the Installer's welcome window, click Next.

Take license agreementBy setting the switch as shown in the figure, and click Next.

Enter the username and name of the organization. Since the program is distributed free of charge, the product key has already been introduced. You can choose whether to establish a program for all users ( All users.) or only for the current user ( ONLY FOR ME.).

Press the button NextTo start installing the program.

After the installation is completed, run the Virtual PC 2007 program. When you first start, the creation wizard window will appear. virtual machine. If the wizard is not started, click New in the window Virtual PC Console..

In the Welcome Welcome window, click Next.

Within the framework of this article, the creation of a new virtual machine is considered. Set the switch to the position CREATE A VIRTUAL MACHINE and click Next (If you already have virtual machines, you can add them by setting the switch to the position Add An Existing Virtual Machine).

Specify the name of the virtual machine file and the path to it. You can use the button. Browse. For easy navigation.

Select the operating system from the drop-down list that you plan to install on the virtual machine.

You can specify how much random access memory It will be available for a virtual machine. You can enter the desired value from the keyboard or move the slider. By default, it is proposed to highlight the recommended 512 MB, however, for Windows Vista, I decided to highlight a little more.

The next step is to create a virtual hard disk or indicating the existing one. Set the switch to the position A New Virtual Hard Diskif you want to create a new virtual disk.

Specify the file name for the virtual hard disk and the folder in which it will be stored. You can use the button. Browse. For easy navigation. Then specify the desired virtual hard disk size. For Windows Vista, you will need a disk size of at least 8 GB. By default, the Virtual PC 2007 program creates a virtual disk that will be automatically expanded if the guest operating system will need more space than was allocated initially.

On this initial setting Virtual machine can be considered completed. In general, configured parameters should be sufficient to successfully install the operating system on the virtual machine. This is briefly discussed below.

In the window Virtual PC Console. Press the button Start. To start a virtual machine. When the virtual machine window opens, drag the ISO image of the operating system to it, which will be used as boot disk. You can also choose from the menu CD Team Capture Iso Image. And specify the program ISO image you want to use, as shown in the figure below.

If everything is done correctly, the installation of the operating system should begin. The description of this process goes beyond the scope of this article, but I mentioned about one nuance.

In general, the installation of the Windows Vista guest operating system from the Windows Vista's main system has passed without a bitch and zadorinka. It would be even easier if I knew that you can get out of the guest system to the main one by pressing the right the alt key And withdrawing the mouse outside the screen (Thanks, Tomatos;). In a programme VMware Workstation. In such a situation, you need to simultaneously press Ctrl + Alt, which also leads to a return to the main operating system.

I would like to note that after windows installations Vista on a virtual machine Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 did not need to produce additional settings. network connections. With access to the Internet, there were no problems in the guest operating system, as evidenced by the notification of downloaded updates immediately after installing Windows Vista.

After installing the guest operating system, it is highly recommended to install a package of additions to a virtual machine that provides a number of advantages. Among them:

    the ability to drag the files with the mouse from the main operating system to the guest and in the opposite direction;

    the ability to use shared folders;

    optimized video card drivers;

    time synchronization;

    overall clipboard;

    improved performance of the guest operating system;

    windows Vista Compatible Sound Card Driver.

In addition, after installing the package of adding disappears the aforementioned problem with the output from the guest system to the main one.

To install the addition package in the menu Action. Select Team Install or Update Virtual Machine Additions.

A dialog box appears that informs that if the installation of the addition package does not start automatically, you will need to open the CD-ROM drive in the guest operating system and start the installation manually.

Press the button Continue.To continue installing the package of adding.

Before completing the story about installing and configuring the Virtual PC 2007 program, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the additional parameters of the virtual machine you can always configure by pressing the button Settings in the window Virtual PC Console.. The settings window will open, as shown in the figure below.

In this window, you can change the parameters of the virtual machine configured during its creation (for example, the amount of allocated RAM).

This method can be used if you do not want your guest system to be Windows XP. In this article, I will tell you how to create a virtual machine and install the guest operating system you plan to manage in Virtual PC.

To create a virtual machine, you can use the Virtual Machine Creation Master. The wizard will help you configure the virtual machine with basic settingsYou can configure as you need to use a virtual machine. For example, you can specify a certain amount of memory that the virtual machine will use. The number of allocated RAM must be the following that you would allocate physical computer. It is advisable to provide a virtual machine with a sufficient amount of memory so that you can easily manage the operating system and applications installed on it

You should also pay attention to how you will install the guest operating system. For example, to install the operating system you can use network server. To install or physical CD or DVD driveIn which simply place the installation disk with the system. If you install a guest operating system supported by the Virtual PC, then after installation you will need to install the integration component package.

Creating a virtual machine

  1. You need to open the virtual machine folder. To do this go to the menu "Start", choose "Windows Virtual PC". If immediately in the menu item is not, you need to click on the menu "Start" on the "All programs"press the left button to the folder "Windows Virtual PC"and then choose the item "Windows Virtual PC".
  2. IN windows Explorer The folder opens "Virtual machines". From the menu area, click on "Create a virtual machine".

    Folder "Virtual machines" Provides detailed information On all the virtual machines created by the current user, and from this folder can be opened general accessCreate and modify virtual machines and virtual disks.

  3. The Virtual Machine Creation Wizard opens. After making the wizard dialogs, select the required settings to install the guest operating system.

    Installation process

    Step 1

    In the first step, you must give the name of the new virtual machine and specify its location.

    Step 2.

    In the second step, the Virtual Machine Creation Wizard offers to specify memory parameters for a virtual machine.

    Step 3.

    In the third step, you must specify the settings of the virtual machine disks.

  4. At the end of the wizard, the virtual machine will be displayed in the File File List "Virtual machines".
  5. Installing a guest operating system. If you use a network installation server, you can safely miss this step. If you use a CD or DVD Disc, Insert it into the drive carriage and go to the next installation step. To use.iso image you need to do the following:
  6. Run the virtual machine. In the list of files, select a virtual machine and click "Open". Windows Virtual PC will open the system installer for the virtual machine. The virtual machine will search for installation disk. Installation will start after the boot disk is found.
  7. After the installation is completed, you need to set the integration components. Click on the menu "Service" In the virtual machine window and select item "Install integration components". If the installation does not start after a few seconds, go to the desktop of the virtual machine and open the CD disk in it. After that, you need to click on the left mouse button on the IntegrationComponents.msi file.

  8. Complete the installation using the Integration Component Installation Wizard.
  9. Restart the virtual machine. From the menu "Act" Virtual Machine Windows Select "Reload".

Closing the virtual machine

Before you begin to perform some actions in a virtual machine. You may want to find out how to get out of the virtual machine. When you close a virtual machine, it can go to hibernation mode, shutdown or turn off. When a virtual machine comes out of the hibernation mode, it does not occur to serially load the system, respectively, this option is much faster than shutdown and completion of work.

Attention!

When you open a virtual machine, Windows Virtual PC provides its memory and processor resources. The duration of time that is used to open a virtual machine depends on what method you are closed at the time of the last session. Also matters the number of memory that you highlighted when creating a virtual machine.

By default, pressing the button "Close" In the virtual machine window, the Windows XP Mode virtual machine switches to hibernation mode and offers you to choose the same action for other virtual machines. You can independently change this option.

Changes to the default virtual machine closing


Turning off the virtual machine

  1. In the virtual machine window, click on Ctrl + Alt + Del. Or you can click the key combination Ctrl + Alt + End.
  2. In the guest operating system that appears, click on "Close".
  3. The operating system will be turned off, the resources consumed by it will be returned by the host system.

Attention!

If you want to set software Displayed on the desktop of the host operating system, you need to get out of account And only then you can close the virtual machine.

More windows users 7 Wish to try the possibilities of the eighth versions of this operating system. For these purposes, the use of virtual machines, on which you can fully set the system, without harming the native system.

On the this moment There are several popular programs Virtualization for Windows 7: WMWare, Virtual Box and Virtual PC. In this article we will consider precisely last programsince it compared to others virtual machines Provides rich in virtualization capabilities and is quite easy to set up and operate.

General algorithm of action

  1. Download the application package. Virtual PC Free Program distributed and developed by Microsoft specialists, so fully compatible with Windows 7 and earlier versions. You can download the installer from the official website of the corporation.
  2. Run the file and follow the instructions. Before installing the application, make sure your current user has administrator rights. To avoid this situation, right-click and select the Context menu "Run on the administrator". If this is not done, then errors are possible at the installation phase (are described below).
  3. After installing on your desktop, the VirtualPC label will appear. Run it and choose the "Create" item. After that, a slowdown may be observed. windows work 7 And the feeling that the program hung. At this time, it is collecting data on the parameters of your system and the calculation optimal characteristics For a virtual machine.
  4. Next, follow the VirtualPC virtual machine settings. When you first start, leave the settings unchanged. With careless actions, it is possible to use the possibilities more than it can be allocated. This will lead to general failures in the work of local and virtual operating systems. We only change the version of the operating system installed and at the very end of the setting, select the source from which we will install (CD, disk image from the hard disk, loading flash drive).
  5. Attention should be given to the installation step on which you need to specify the general network folders. These resources allow you to use the system that we install, the resources of the local computer.
  6. After all the settings, the Virtual PC will be the active button "Run". When it is pressed, when you first start, you will begin to install the Windows 7, Windows 8 or other OS into the virtual machine system, and when repeated, the operating system is previously installed. Installation steps fully comply with the standard installation on local computer And do not require any additional actions from the user.
  7. Upon completion of the process, the system you installed will start and will be fully available for testing. If there is a need to change the parameters of the virtual machine at the top of the Virtual PC interface window, looking for the Machine menu item - "Set up". In the window that appears, you can increase the available amount of RAM, free space, etc.

Typical errors

When executing the installation by the above algorithm for Virtual PC at step 6 may occur. windows error 7 associated with the disabled virtualization function.

To eliminate it, you must allow system virtualization in the settings panel and for some versions. motherboards Create Biosa settings.


Besides this problem It occurs when working in Windows 7 antiviral software with its own firewall and firewall. Therefore, before installing the virtual machine, it is recommended to disable or suspend the operation of all antivirus programs.

Another common error is the lack of access to some components of the virtual machine. At the Virtual PC configuration stage, after connecting the devices, a message may appear on the absence of access. This is associated with access rights in the Windows 7 operating system. Standard policy windows security 7 Limits third-party access and processes to system devices. To eliminate this error, check the rights of the current active user and the availability of permission to connect devices.


There is a fairly wide range of programs that are currently even actively applied, but on modern versions of the operating system work incorrectly, or do not work at all. What to do if the computer is installed on the computer that works well on Windows XP, but does it fail to make a newer seven? The most rational way in such a situation is to use the Windows XP virtual OS, which can be made on Windows 7. Sometimes it can even be called the only way out of the position, because modern drivers sometimes do not support the work of the old equipment.

So, what am the virtual mechanism mode? If short, then using this mode on a computer installed with a seven, you can run an earlier version of the product. It is part of the Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization technology (abbreviated MEDV), and is supplied in shape. microsoft package Desktop Optimization Pack.

A distinctive feature of using such a virtual machine is complete integration with the parent system - the user will be able to distinguish Windows XP from the installed main seven on only different windows design. Therefore, he will not be confused with the working tables of the two OS, switching from one system to another, which is very convenient. In addition, there will be no problems with the launch of applications written exclusively under Windows XP or more early versions - They will be launched in a "familiar" environment. If you intend to actively use Windows XP, but you are not going to install it as a guest OS, you just need to use a virtual machine. In this case we are talking About the car called Virtual PC.

Before installation

Before installing the Virtual PC virtual machine to a computer, make sure your central processor Supports visualization technology. Although the overwhelming majority of modern microprocessors are supported by such a function, check it again will not be superfluous. After all, without supporting the instructions of visualization, the machine will simply fail.

It should also be known that only 32-bit systems can be installed on the machine (even if the main OS has a bit of 64 bits).

For the correct operation of the virtual machine may require system updates. Without some updates, the program will not work, but the installation of all recent versions Significantly increases the degree of security.

Program installation

Installing Virtual PC is carried out using the Master to create appropriate devices. Thanks to him, you can configure the main windows settings XP as it is necessary for you personally. For example, you can specify a certain amount of RAM, which will be available to your machine.

Let us turn directly to the installation algorithm:

  • Click on the "Start" menu button and open windows folder Virtual PC;
  • A folder opens called "Virtual Machines", where all the machines installed on the computer are displayed (if any previously). Select the "Create a Virtual Machine" item;
  • A wizard opens where you can select the desired configuration, namely: to define the name and location of the system, determine the available amount of memory, create a virtual HDD device.

Upon completion of the wizard, the newly created virtual machine Virtual PC will be displayed in the above folder. If necessary, you can set access restrictions for certain users. This is done using the "Common Access" item.

All, Virtual Virtual PC Machine is installed. In order to run it, you need to select the desired machine in the list of available and click "Open". The OS installer program opens. Installing the operating system on the machine involves the use installation disk With XP system. Virtual Windows XP is installed in the same way as the usual operating system.

As soon as the installation is completed, in the same folder you need to select the "Service / Installation Integration Components" item. Installation of integration components is also carried out using the appropriate wizard. After its completion, the computer will need to restart, and then the machine with XP installed on it will be ready for use.

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