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Block Out under Virtual PC
Man it has been a long time since I played this game. Block Out by California Dreams is one of the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/02/2006
Mike blogs about Vista on Virtual PC
Mike Kolitz has made some good posts about using the February CTP of Vista under Virtual PC /...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/28/2006
Running Virtual PC under February CTP of Vista
So it will interest you to know that running Virtual PC 2004 under the February CTP release of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/28/2006
The Neverhood under Virtual PC
This is a truly unique game. In this game you control 'Clay Man' as he explores his world and finds...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/24/2006
Looking at historic CPU utilization
I came across this neat little aspect of the Virtual Server COM interface - which would be very...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/24/2006
Slipstream 5000 under Virtual PC
I have vague memories of Slipstream 5000 being touted as a 'ground breaking game' when it was first...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/23/2006
Getting some more bloggers on the Virtualization team...
Just wanted to give people a heads up that we have a couple of new bloggers on the Virtualization...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/22/2006
Moving virtual machines between Virtual PC and Virtual Server
When you move a virtual machine from Virtual PC to Virtual Server (or from Virtual Server to Virtual...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/21/2006
Configuring Heartbeat parameters under Virtual Server
Virtual Server provides a service where a user can be notified if a virtual machine is not...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/20/2006
Stunts under Virtual PC
Continuing in the stunt car racing theme for the week - we come to 'Stunts'. As far as driving games...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/17/2006
Configuring VMRC under Virtual Server
When Virtual Server is first installed - the default configuration is to have VMRC (our remote video...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/16/2006
StuntCar under Virtual PC
StuntCar is a fun old game. I original played this on the Commodore 64 and was very happy when I...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/15/2006
Some of the team 'going deep' on virtualization on Channel 9
Check it out:https://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=163022Cheers,Ben
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/15/2006
Base Windows virtualization requirements
This has been announced before - but I get asked about it a fair bit - so I thought I would take the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/14/2006
What is the 'Code Cache' under Virtual PC?
Under Virtual PC you can view the 'properties' of a running virtual machine. One of the bits of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/13/2006
Street Rods II under Virtual PC
Street rods II took the original Street Rods premise and upgraded the graphics, added support for...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/11/2006
Virtual Server Security Script
Here is a handy script I created recently to add a user to the Virtual Server users automatically:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/10/2006
Street Rods under Virtual PC
Street Rods is a fantastic classic game set in the 70s. You start the game with a small amount of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/09/2006
Windows Vista December CTP under Virtual PC
Gah... I have just realized that as I was away on holidays during December I missed the December...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/08/2006
IDE vs SCSI under Virtual Server
There has been some confusion over when users should use SCSI or IDE virtual hard disk inside of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/07/2006
The Settlers II under Virtual PC
In the grand tradition of computer game sequels - The Settlers II - takes the concepts of The...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/03/2006
Exchange Server 2003 support under Virtual Server 2005 R2
I know this is a little late - but as of Exchange Server 2003 SP2 and Virtual Server 2005 R2 -...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/03/2006
The Settlers under Virtual PC
Ah, I can still remember when I first got this game. The Settlers is an incredibly addictive game,...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/02/2006
NetWare 5.1 under Virtual PC
And now on to NetWare 5.1. This is probably my personal favorite version of NetWare. The...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/01/2006
POST'ing in a virtual machine
A long, long time ago - Virtual PC was originally developed on the Macintosh. For this market the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/31/2006
Ski or Die under Virtual PC
Ski or Die was released as a sequel to Skate or Die. It took the same base concept and placed it in...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/28/2006
Receiving Virtual Server events from a managed program
Last week I talked about how to receive Virtual Server events from a VBScript - this week I am going...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/27/2006
Skate or Die under Virtual PC
This is a fun game - that places you as a skate boarding enthusiast with the option to practice and...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/26/2006
NetWare 6.0 under Virtual PC
Going on with the Novell NetWare series we now come to NetWare 6.0. I have an evaluation version of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/25/2006
Hibernation under Virtual PC
One little known fact about Virtual PC and Virtual Server is that with both of these products - it...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/24/2006
Slicks 'n' Slide under Virtual PC
Slicks 'n' Slide is a relatively recent DOS game which can be downloaded here:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/21/2006
Detecting other events under Virtual Server
Having now talked about how to detect standard Virtual Server and virtual machine events the next...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/20/2006
Californian Games under Virtual PC
Ahh... One of the true classics. Californian Games presents you with the ability to practice and...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/19/2006
Installing Novell Netware 6.5 under Virtual Server
A while ago now I posted about configuring the network drivers for Novell Netware. Now I would like...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/18/2006
Network duplex and speed settings inside of virtual machines
Virtual PC and Virtual Server only allow the emulated network card inside of the virtual machine to...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/17/2006
Laser Squad under Virtual PC
Laser squad was a game made by the development team who would go on to create the infamous XCOM...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/14/2006
Castles under Virtual PC
Here is a game that I have not played in a long time. Castles is an interesting game - where you...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/13/2006
Why is Virtual Server telling me that "hardware/bios/time_bytes" changed?
A couple of people have noticed strange entries in their event log for Virtual Server - like: The...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/10/2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now available on MSDN
I guess that says it all...Cheers,Ben(who is still struggling with jetlag. Grrr...)
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/06/2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 Evaluation versions now available
Virtual Server 2005 R2 (x64) Enterprise Edition 180 Day...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/05/2006
Updated Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Server 2003 SP1
Updated Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Server 2003 SP1 are now available...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 01/03/2006
Ben is leaving the building...
Well - it was bound to happen sooner or later - I am going on holidays! In fact - I will be gone for...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 12/01/2005
Operation Wolf under Virtual PC
Operation Wolf was one of my childhood favorite arcade games. This game places you as a commando...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/30/2005
Handling virtual machine events from VBScript
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a sample script to handle Virtual Server events (here:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/29/2005
QIX under Virtual PC
QIX is one of the oldest arcade games I know of - and while it is rather fun - the stories that...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/28/2005
AfterBurner under Virtual PC
While looking around recently I dredged up this old classic. This is the 1989 PC port of the arcade...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/23/2005
Talking about NetWare under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
Over the next couple of weeks I am going to be looking at the details of running Novell NetWare...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/22/2005
Virtual PC and video ram
Virtual PC emulates an S3 Trio 64 Video card with 8mb of video ram (VRAM). From time to time I get...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/21/2005
Rebel Assault II under Virtual PC
Like so many computer game sequels - Rebel Assault II takes the same concepts as were used in the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/18/2005
HP ProLiant server sizer for Microsoft Virtual Serer 2005 R2
So I got sent a pretty cool link...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 11/17/2005