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209037 2004-01-21 20:00:00 Has anyone else out there used MS Virtiual PC 2004? I am currently exploring it by installing RedHat9 into it with WinXP as the host.

Install times are VERY slow - a complete install of 4.8G took 6 hours 50 min and a 1.2G install took 1:22. Normally a full install on a typical PC takes about 1:20.

VMWare installs in normal time - any ideas why it is slo slow?

JohnD
JohnD (509)
209038 2004-01-21 20:09:00 P.S. this is on a P4 1.6Ghz so there seems to be no excuse for the slowness! JohnD (509)
209039 2004-01-21 20:19:00 Microsoft have probably crippled it for anything to do with Linux :D Dolby Digital (160)
209040 2004-01-21 20:23:00 > Microsoft have probably crippled it for anything to
> do with Linux :D



Not quite but i do believe they have removed all linux specific features and are refusing tech suport if you have linux running under the program .

mag article i have here says they had speeds of 75% of normal operation .
metla (154)
209041 2004-01-21 20:57:00 Worse to come - the installation insists the video card is S3 Trio when it is Riva TNT2. Won't configure with the real card and X is crap (unusuable) with the Trio.

Also no USB pen drive going.

All this is for a classroom where my network manager wants to use virtual machines this year instead of dual booting.

I need access to the Linux install with a pendrive - VMWare doesn't seem to want to do this either.
JohnD (509)
209042 2004-01-22 04:06:00 Ive had a look aorund VMWare a while back, and you've gotta specifically set it up in the Host system, then use it like a mapped network drive IIRC.... Chilling_Silently (228)
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