User manual CONNECTIX VIRTUAL PC FOR WINDOWS 4.0

[. . . ] Virtual PCTM for Windows Version 4. 0 User Guide June 2001 Copyright Connectix makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Connectix shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Connectix. [. . . ] In this case, a virtual machine becomes a first-class network citizen and acts like any other PC on the local network. N O T E When you create a virtual machine, Networking is set by default to Shared Networking. File sharing If a virtual machine has a Window OS installed and is set for the Virtual Switch option with the Local and external routing option, you can do peer-to-peer file sharing over a Microsoft Network. Connect to the network and then follow these steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In the virtual machine OS, click the Start button and point to Settings. Type a Computer name, your Workgroup or Domain name, and a computer description (optional). Click Yes to restart. You can now access other computers on the network through Network Neighborhood or Network Places. ···· 48 Virtual PC 4. 0 for Windows User Guide Switching the host PC network interface card If the host PC is running Windows 2000 and if it has more than one network interface card installed, you can use the Virtual Switch preference to designate a host PC network interface card for use by virtual machines. (See page 66. ) Any external Virtual Switch traffic is routed to this network interface card ···· Networking with Virtual PC 49 ···· 50 Virtual PC 4. 0 for Windows User Guide ··········· Chapter 6 Changing Settings and Preferences This chapter explains the settings for a virtual machine and the global preferences for Virtual PC for Windows. Chapter topics The topics in this chapter include: ! Changing settings for a virtual machine - page 52 PC Name setting- page 52 Memory setting - page 53 Hard Disk 1 setting- page 54 Hard Disk 2 and 3 settings - page 55 CD-ROM setting- page 56 Floppy setting - page 57 Shared Folders setting - page 58 Mouse setting - page 59 COM1 and COM2 settings - page 60 LPT1 (Printing) setting - page 61 Networking setting- page 62 Deleting settings for a virtual machine - page 63 About global preferences - page 64 PC Performance preference - page 64 Sound preference - page 65 Virtual Switch preference - page 66 Keyboard preference - page 67 Mouse preference - page 68 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ···· Changing Settings and Preferences 51 Changing settings for a virtual machine You should generally only make changes to the settings for a virtual machine when it is not running. To make changes to the settings of a virtual machine: 1 2 Click the thumbnail of the virtual machine in the Virtual PC window. The following pages describe each setting. Some virtual machine settings may be disabled if the machine is currently running or is saved to disk. Some settings that are editable while the virtual machine is running require a restart before they take effect, for example, changing a hard disk image or turning off networking. In these cases, the OK button changes to Restart. IMPORTANT PC Name setting Use this setting to name the virtual machine. Typically, the name indicates the operating system running on the virtual machine. It must be fewer than 32 characters in length. It cannot begin with a period or contain a colon, or contain the *, ?, :, <. >, /, |, or \ characters. 6-1 ·············· ···· 52 NOTE All the virtual machines in the Virtual PC window must have unique names. Virtual PC 4. 0 for Windows User Guide Memory setting Use this setting to allocate RAM for a virtual machine. 6-2 Use the slider control to make changes. The system warns you if you set too little memory. The maximum value allowed is based on the total physical RAM in your host PC. You need to make a separate allocation of physical RAM memory on the host PC for each virtual machine. See page 12. NOTE More RAM improves performance Performance of the OS running on a virtual machine may improve when more RAM is allocated to the virtual machine. More RAM means that the virtual machine OS can reduce usage of virtual memory, spending less time storing information to the hard drive. Real RAM required Virtual machines running under Virtual PC require real physical RAM. Your ability to run virtual machines with large memory settings, or multiple virtual machines simultaneously will be limited by the amount of RAM installed in your host PC. ···· Changing Settings and Preferences 53 Hard Disk 1 setting Use this setting to designate a disk image file as Hard Disk 1-- the boot or C drive for a virtual machine. Hard Drive 1 contains all the files needed to run a guest OS. 6-3 The available options are: None--click this option if no disk image is assigned to Hard Disk 1. [. . . ] Doing this step once saves your users start-up time, and probably saves you maintenance time later on. ···· 98 Virtual PC 4. 0 for Windows User Guide Starting with a disk image from Connectix Starting with a drive image from Connectix can save you considerable time. (Be sure to read the legal issues sections in this appendix to ensure that you are properly using your licensed Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity. See page 100. ) You can also install properly licensed Windows applications, utilities, fonts in this disk image, as well as any data files needed by all your users. Doing this step once saves your users start-up time, and probably saves you maintenance time later on. [. . . ]