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Enabling the 4th and 5th buttons on the mouse under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
Virtual PC / Virtual Server handle the mouse by emulating a standard two button PS/2 mouse with a...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/25/2005
Privateer II under Virtual PC
Privateer II builds on the concepts used in the original Privateer, but really is a separate new...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/24/2005
Compacting the virtual hard disk of a Linux virtual machine
If you have installed Linux (or a *BSD variant) inside of a virtual machine under Virtual PC or...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/23/2005
Edit --> Paste under Virtual PC
One of the features of the Virtual Machine Additions under Virtual PC is that you can easily copy...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/22/2005
Privateer under Virtual PC
For a while now I have been posting about all the different games that you can run under Virtual PC...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/19/2005
Tweaking the performance of Virtual PC 2004
Most people who use Virtual PC are running it on a uni-processor computer - and are trying to run...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/19/2005
Multiple monitors with virtual machines via MaxiVista
I was recently made aware of a program called MaxiVista (https://www.maxivista.com/). This program...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/17/2005
Weird monitor error with SuSE under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
If you install SuSE 9.0 or later under Virtual PC / Virtual Server - you will get the following...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/16/2005
Nice post about Virtual Servers 'thumbnail' API
In the past I have posted about using Virtual Servers 'thumbnail' API to perform virtual machine...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/10/2005
Overriding command line parameters in the VMC file
Over the last week or so I have mentioned a couple of interesting command-line parameters that can...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/09/2005
Virtual Server usage by Microsoft IT
I was recently forwarded some links for an IT Showcase study on how Microsoft's internal IT...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/08/2005
The difference between floppy configuration on Virtual PC and Virtual Server
A little while ago I made a post about running the Amiga Research Operating System under Virtual PC...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/04/2005
Using -singlepc with Virtual PC
Another really useful command line option available with Virtual PC is the '-singlepc' option. If...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/04/2005
Running Windows Vista Beta 1 under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
Running Windows Vista Beta 1 under Virtual PC 2004 SP1 / Virtual Server 2005 SP1 is quite straight...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/03/2005
Running Virtual Server / Virtual PC on Windows Vista Beta 1
I have been running Windows Vista for a while now (one of the benefits of being a Microsoft...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/01/2005
Master of Orion II under Virtual PC
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Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/29/2005
Master of Orion under Virtual PC
Master of Orion is by far the greatest space strategy game ever. This game has everything. You...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/29/2005
-disableclose under Virtual PC
A usability problem that some people struggle with under Virtual PC is that of hitting the wrong...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/27/2005
New WinImage Beta with support for editing VHD's
A new beta of WinImage has been released with support for viewing and editing virtual hard disks...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/25/2005
Observing processor queue lengths inside of virtual machines
One of the more esoteric performance metrics that users can access when trying to determine...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/21/2005
Paganitzu under Virtual PC
########### PAGANITZU FROM APOGEE ###########Indiana Jones look out--here comes AlabamaSmith!...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/21/2005
Drag and drop off of Virtual PC console
A little known feature of Virtual PC is that you can select a virtual machine in the Virtual PC...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/20/2005
Amiga Research Operating System under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
One of my favorite uses of Virtual PC / Virtual Server is to play around with various different...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/19/2005
Hocus Pocus under Virtual PC
HOCUS POCUS v1.1 by APOGEE! (VGA) ######## 386SX or higher -- 567K required ####Scrolling...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/16/2005
Tweaking the BIOS boot order under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
Virtual PC and Virtual Server do not provide a direct user interface to allow people to change...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/15/2005
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure under Virtual PC
COSMO'S COSMIC ADVENTURE - APOGEE! ####ALL-NEW, Mar. 1992. SUPERB EGA/VGA graphics.Full-screen...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/14/2005
Windows 3.0 under Virtual PC (again)
A long time ago I posted about the fact that if you try run Windows 3.0 under Virtual PC - it will...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/13/2005
Crystal Caves under Virtual PC
Crystal Caves is another platform game developed by Apogee - and it is built using the same game...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/09/2005
Tips for compacting virtual hard disks
A couple of weeks ago Guoqiang Wu posted an article on compacting virtual hard disks...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/08/2005
Secret Agent under Virtual PC
SECRET AGENT - BY APOGEE SOFTWARE! ####ALL-NEW for Feb. 1992. EGA/VGA graphics.Full-screen...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/07/2005
Cool 'quick backup' script for Virtual Server
Jeff Trumbull has just posted a very cool 'quick virtual machine backup' script for Virtual Server...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/05/2005
StarCraft under Virtual PC
A month or two ago I was emailed an application compatibility report from another team at Microsoft...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/02/2005
Running the checked version of Windows under Virtual PC
When I was working at Connectix it was occasionally reported that the checked version of Windows XP...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/01/2005
Scorched Earth under Virtual PC
Scorched Earth is one of the all time classic DOS games. It is a superb implementation of an...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/30/2005
Watching DVR recordings under Virtual PC
For the last couple of months I have been an avid user of Windows Media Center 2005. One of the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/29/2005
Shared components of Virtual PC and Virtual Server
Microsoft supports having both Virtual PC and Virtual Server installed on the same computer at the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/28/2005
Nintendo Game and Watch simulators under Virtual PC
Recently I was contacted by someone who was trying to get some old Nintendo Game and Watch...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/25/2005
Warlords BattleCry under Virtual PC
Warlords BattleCry is an interesting spin off from the original Warlords series. It is not a turn...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/23/2005
Using RAID and Mirror configurations under Virtual PC
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Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/21/2005
Warlords III under Virtual PC
Moving on in the Warlords series - we arrive at Warlords III. Warlords III continues to enhance the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/18/2005
Sending custom parameters into virtual machines under Virtual Server
In a previous post (https://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/24/359650.aspx) - I...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/17/2005
Virtual PC vs. Virtual Server whitepaper
One of the most common questions I get asked is 'What is the difference between Virtual PC and...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/15/2005
Running Windows XP Tablet Edition under Virtual PC
To be honest - I had never thought about installing Windows XP Tablet Edition under Virtual PC. That...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/13/2005
Warlords II under Virtual PC 2004
In my opinion - Warlords II is probably one of the greatest turn based warfare strategy games of all...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/10/2005
Support for large ISO images in Virtual Server SP1 Beta
One of the new features / bug fixes in the Virtual Server SP1 Beta release is that we now support...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/10/2005
Problems with shutting down Windows when Virtual Server is running
There is a known problem that can occur when trying to shutdown a physical computer running Virtual...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/08/2005
Running Warlords under Virtual PC
Warlords has to be one of my all time favorite games. I spent many late nights playing this game...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/04/2005
Developing VM-Typer (Part 3)
So now we have a basic application up and running with the right COM security model, the right...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/03/2005
Diablo II under Virtual PC
A while ago I posted about running Diablo under Virtual PC...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/02/2005