Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog

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Stopping the warning pop-ups on VMRC

Virtual Server 2005 includes a standalone VMRC (Virtual Machine Remote Control) client application -...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/01/2005

https://vpc.visualwin.com hits 1000 operating systems listed!

https://vpc.visualwin.com - the website that shows you which operating systems work and don't work...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/01/2005

Portability issues with Linux under Virtual PC / Virtual Server

If you are like me - then you have quickly grown used to being able to move virtual machines around...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/30/2005

Revenant under Virtual PC 2004

Friday, Friday, Friday. Time to play games on Friday :-). Today we will be looking at Revenant...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/27/2005

Developing VM-Typer (Part 2)

Last week we starting looking at developing 'VM-Typer' - a .Net application that would allow you to...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/27/2005

Galactic Civilizations for OS/2 (under Virtual PC)

Long before they got into the Windows scene, Stardock (creators of WindowBlinds and many other cool...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/25/2005

The importance of playing games - a lot...

A while ago now, the Virtual Server development team delivered the first internal build of Virtual...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/24/2005

Text mode, Virtual PC 2004 and full screen mode

Every now and then someone notices that if they have a virtual machine running in 'text mode' (like...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/24/2005

Major Stryker under Virtual PC 2004

***** MAJOR STRYKER v1.4 -- BY APOGEE! *****Triple parallax scrolling sets this actionshoot 'em up...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/20/2005

Developing VM-Typer (new series)

The other weekend I was playing around with Virtual Server - and installing Windows Server 2003 in a...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/20/2005

Changes to time synchronization in Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta

One of the features of Virtual Machine Additions is that we synchronize the time of the virtual...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/18/2005

Using 5.25'' floppy disks with Virtual PC

Over the weekend I decided to peruse my collection of software to see if there was anything I had...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/16/2005

Total Annihilation under Virtual PC

Normally I try to post about gaming under Virtual PC every Wednesday and Friday. As you may have...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/13/2005

Programming Virtual Server from a managed application (Part 2)

Last week I talked about using CoInitializeSecurity() in order to access the Virtual Server COM APIs...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/12/2005

The new mouse filter driver in Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 beta

When you install Virtual Machine Additions we make a number of changes to help improve the general...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/10/2005

Configuring X.Org / XFree86 under Virtual PC / Virtual Server

On the weekend I finally got around to downloading and playing with Fedora Core 4 (test 2) under...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/09/2005

Programming Virtual Server from a managed application (Part 1)

One of the coolest things (IMHO) about Virtual Server is that we have a completely documented COM...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/05/2005

Pre-creation of saved state files under Virtual Server 2005 SP1 beta

A couple of people have noticed this relatively obscure addition to the Virtual Server 2005 SP1 beta...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/04/2005

Improving the performance of Virtual PC over Remote Desktop

People often complain of poor performance when using Virtual PC over Remote Desktop (also known as...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/03/2005

Running Diablo under Virtual PC

Well it is time for Ben’s Friday walk down memory lane. Diablo was one heck of a game –...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/29/2005

Automating the keyboard under Virtual Server

If you want to perform any significant amount of virtual machine automation with Virtual Server...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/28/2005

Running Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II under Virtual PC

A while ago I posted about using Virtual PC in order to run Dark Forces under Windows XP...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/27/2005

Using the F6 driver floppy under Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta

If you are using the Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta (details here:...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/27/2005

'net use' problem with Windows 98

A number of users have reported problems using the 'net use' command under Windows 98 under Virtual...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/25/2005

Automating virtual machines by checking the thumbnail

One of the biggest challenges with automating virtual machines today is being able to detect that a...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/22/2005

Virtualization announcement at MMS

And now we know one of the reasons why Ben is in 'Vegas. This years Microsoft Management Summit saw...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/20/2005

Ben is in 'Vegas

Hi All, Sorry about the lack of posts - but I am currently in Las Vegas - for the Microsoft...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/20/2005

New support policies available for Virtual Server

One of the biggest complaints that we have heard from customers is that the support policy for...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/15/2005

SimCity 4 under Virtual PC

Well we have come to the final entry in the 'SimCity' series. You might be surprised to know the...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/14/2005

Changing the default location the Virtual PC uses for virtual machines

A regular question I hear is "How can I stop Virtual PC from storing all of my virtual machines in...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/13/2005

Ben talks on Channel9 about Virtual PC

I'm feeling lazy today (fighting off a bit of a cold) - so for today's post I am telling people to...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/11/2005

Microsoft Virtual Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 released

Wow - that is a wordy title - but after much waiting the Microsoft Virtual Server Management Pack...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/07/2005

SimCity 3000 under Virtual PC

SimCity 3000 continues to build on the success of the previous SimCity releases - with the same old...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/07/2005

Why did I just get an 'Unrecoverable processor error' - and what does it mean?

Every now and then a user will report seeing an unrecoverable processor error under Virtual PC - and...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/05/2005

Non-integrated mouse under Virtual Server 2005

A while ago I told you about using the non-integrated mouse feature under Virtual PC (here...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/04/2005

How does networking work under Virtual PC / Virtual Server?

I regularly get asked about how networking works under Virtual PC and Virtual Server - so today I...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/01/2005

SimCity 2000 under Virtual PC

Compared to the original SimCity - SimCity 2000 is a fantastic leap forward in game play - adding...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/01/2005

How to make the 'Recent Events' more meaningful under Virtual Server

Virtual Server has a handy functionality where it displays the last 5 entries in the Virtual Server...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/29/2005

A quick way to exit Virtual PC 2004

A little known feature of Virtual PC is that if you have a couple of virtual machines open and want...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/24/2005

Where has Ben been?

Hi All - sorry for the little break on my Blog. I have just bought a new house and have been tied up...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/23/2005

Why did Virtual PC just tell me that it has 'disabled live resolution switching'?

As I mentioned here: - Virtual PC supports the ability to change the guest resolution by resizing...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/23/2005

SimCity Classic under Virtual PC

SimCity Classic was the city simulation game that started it all. In SimCity you play the role of a...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/18/2005

Event scripting under Virtual Server 2005

There are a couple of ways to setup Virtual Server 2005 so that a given script / program can be...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/17/2005

Virtual machine resizing options under Virtual PC

Normally when you are running a virtual machine, we will display a window that exactly matches the...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/15/2005

What's the point of the 'Use mouse integration' setting under Virtual PC?

Amongst the many varied settings for a virtual machine under Virtual PC there is a 'Mouse' setting...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/14/2005

'ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire' under Virtual PC

Zork would have to be one of the all time greatest text adventure games. One of the greatest things...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/11/2005

Creating your own virtual machine client application for Virtual Server

The VMRC client used by Virtual Server is a basic ActiveX control. This is very handy for...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/11/2005

Adventure under Virtual PC

This week I felt like it was time to take a walk down memory lane...For those who are unfamiliar...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/09/2005

Controlling a virtual machine through PowerPoint

A very cool hidden feature of Virtual Server is that if you have it installed on your computer you...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/08/2005

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