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Virtual PC and Fullscreen options

If you go into the 'Full-Screen Mode' of the Virtual PC Options section (accessible via 'File'...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/09/2006

Rampage under Virtual PC

This is a fantastic game! You get to play the part of a giant monster, run around and destroy...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/05/2006

Using Set and GetConfigValue to extend the VMC file

Last week I showed you how to use Set and GetConfigValue to change settings under Virtual Server....

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/04/2006

OutRun under Virtual PC

Today I am playing the arcade classic 'OutRun'. There are a number of things that make this game...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/03/2006

Enabling hardware virtualization support under VS 2005 R2 SP1

John Howard made a post highlighting the fact that you can disable or enable hardware virtualization...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/02/2006

Virtual Server 2005 R2 and hardware virtualization

As announced last Friday the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1 is now available for people to test....

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/01/2006

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure under Virtual PC

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure (also known as 'Little Big Adventure') is an absolute classic. In...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/28/2006

Beta 1 of Virtual Server 2005 R2 service pack 1 is now available

A beta of Virtual Server 2005 R2 service pack 1 is available today for download. Virtual Server 2005...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/28/2006

Using Set and Get ConfigurationValue with Virtual Server

Last week I showed you how to use GetConfigurationValue and SetConfigurationValue to change the BIOS...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/28/2006

After Dark 4.0 under Virtual PC

A while ago one of the premier screen-saver packages was 'After Dark' - which was renowned for its...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/27/2006

Virtual PC and VHD drag & drop

One little trick under Virtual PC (which is not well known) is that when you have opened a virtual...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/26/2006

Virtual Server Administration page and Remote Desktop

If you connect to your server using Remote Desktop and then find that when you launch the Virtual...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/25/2006

MegaMan X under Virtual PC

Ahh... I love Capcom. MegaMan is one of the classic Capcom arcade series - and MegaMan X is a very...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/22/2006

Setting the BIOS boot order programmatically under Virtual Server

I while ago I talked about how to change the boot order in the BIOS by editing the VMC file - and...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/21/2006

Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005 R2 Management Pack Released

An updated MOM management pack has been released for Virtual Server 2005 R2. Some key improvments...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/18/2006

Different URLs for Virtual Server

People often ask why they are prompted for user credentials when launching the Virtual Server...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/18/2006

Gathering network statistics under Virtual Server

Last week I showed how to use the VM Accountant object in order to retrieve information about...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/14/2006

Check memory usage under Virtual Server

Under Virtual Server you can configure the amount of memory that your virtual machine will have....

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/11/2006

Using Remote Desktop with Virtual Server

Recently I have started using Remote Desktop with my Windows virtual machines under Virtual Server...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/11/2006

Xenon 2 under Virtual PC

Xenon 2 (the follow up to Xenon) is quite a different game to its predecessor. In fact the only real...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/07/2006

Gathering virtual machine uptime information from Virtual Server

Virtual Server 2005 R2 provides an interesting set of statistical information about virtual machines...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/06/2006

Xenon under Virtual PC

This original game was one of the first releases from the famous 'Bitmap Brothers' development...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/05/2006

Problems moving virtual machines with startup credentials

Under Virtual Server 2005 R2 you need to provide a virtual machine with specific user credentials if...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/04/2006

Microsoft Virtual Server is now free

Today Microsoft announced that Virtual Server 2005 R2 will be available as a free download (yay!) -...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/03/2006

Linux is now supported under Virtual Server

Hey hey! We are now 'supporting' Linux under Virtual Server (most of you will know that we have...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/03/2006

Paratrooper under Virtual PC

Ah... The one, the original Paratrooper. There are many times when you fall in love with a game -...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/31/2006

Converting Virtual Hard Disks programmatically

Normally when people ask me for a specific VBScript, I just do a web search and point them to the...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/30/2006

Rescue Rover under Virtual PC

Rescue Rover is a simple little game - where you play the role of a boy who seems doomed to have his...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/29/2006

Problems with virtual machines and domain membership

Every now and then some one will contact me for help, saying "I have a virtual machine that was...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/28/2006

Default virtual machine NumLock state

One of the problems that we faced when working on Virtual PC was whether to create virtual machines...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/27/2006

Looking at Tasks under Virtual Server

Whenever Virtual Server has a task to complete (like merging a hard disk) that may take a while - it...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/23/2006

Network Load Balancing (NLB) and virtual machines

There is a fair amount of confusion about the state of using Windows network load balancing (NLB)...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/21/2006

Optimizing Windows Vista under Virtual PC

As I have been running builds of Windows Vista inside of virtual machines for a while now - I...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/20/2006

Carmageddon under Virtual PC

Ahh yes. The infamous 'Carmageddon' - met by protests and legal challenges around the world. This...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/17/2006

Scripting automatic startup for virtual machines under Virtual Server

Virtual Server allows you to configure virtual machines to startup automatically when the host...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/16/2006

Rise of the Triad under Virtual PC

Rise of the Triad was one of many 3D shooting games to come out soon after DOOM. It has a number of...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/16/2006

Optimization levels under Virtual PC

On a running virtual machine (under Virtual PC) you can see the optimization level being used by...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/14/2006

Virtual PC's "blinking lights"

Along the status bar at the bottom of the Virtual PC window are a number of useful status indicators...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/13/2006

ZZT under Virtual PC

ZZT is one of the first games to be released by Epic MegaGames (back in 1991) and while it is only...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/10/2006

Another blogger joins the team...

John Howard, who has been blogging for just about as long as I have now, and has been working as an...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/10/2006

RoboMaze II: The Lobby under Virtual PC

So as I was browsing through my usual set of DOS games / old shareware sites the other day - I came...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/08/2006

Calmira on Windows 3.11 under Virtual PC

I stumbled across the Calmira project a long time ago - and just found out that they are working on...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/08/2006

Virtual PC 2004 SP1 and the LPT port

With Virtual PC 2004 SP1 we made a change to the way we access the LPT (or parallel) port. The...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/07/2006

Temple of Apshai under Virtual PC

Now this is one of the first games I can remember playing (for the record - the first is 'Jumpman')....

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/03/2006

Using a VBScript to control Virtual Server on a remote computer

I was surprised to find out the other day that while I have posted many sample VBScripts - I have...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/03/2006

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