> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning?
> If not, when will this be supported
> or what other options do I have?

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>> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning?
>
>No. The optical device (like all other devices other than the CPU) is
>emulated - in this particular case, it's a CD-R, not a CD-RW...
>
>> If not, when will this be supported
>
>Almost certainly never...
>
>> or what other options do I have?
>
>None, AFAIK...

>I am trying to sequence Roxio Easy CD creator ver 6.x using the Softgrid
> sequencer ver 4.2. Before I can begin sequencing the application on my MS
> Virtual PC 2007 using a vanilla XP PRO OS, I need to get the virtual
> machine
> to recognize my CD burner on my host machine through the VM PC also
> running
> XP PRO.
>
> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning? If so, please
> explain how. Note! I have read most KB's in MS Knowledge base and I can
> find
> nothing applicabale to CD burning on virtual machines. If not, when will
> this
> be supported or what other options do I have? Thank you.

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> > "VMGuru" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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> >>I am trying to sequence Roxio Easy CD creator ver 6.x using the Softgrid
> >> sequencer ver 4.2. Before I can begin sequencing the application on my
> >> MS
> >> Virtual PC 2007 using a vanilla XP PRO OS, I need to get the virtual
> >> machine
> >> to recognize my CD burner on my host machine through the VM PC also
> >> running
> >> XP PRO.
>
> >> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning? If so, ple=
> >> explain how. Note! I have read most KB's in MS Knowledge base and I can
> >> find
> >> nothing applicabale to CD burning on virtual machines. If not, when wi=
> >> this
> >> be supported or what other options do I have? Thank you.
>
> > This question does come up from time to time. I can think of similar but
> > slightly different requirements that might be possible to implement.
> > Consider a custom program that writes a CD or DVD as part of its normal
> > operation. If your primary concern was testing the application, writing=
> > iso file would suffice. So, for this case, if you could find a CD burner
> > emulator that works in Virtual PC, you would be able to test your
> > program's burning capability. For final confirmation, once the output i=
> > file looks good, you'd copy it to the host and actually burn the iso to
> > physical media.
>
> I have a Dell with Windows Vista on it. Dell has not provided me with a
> burning software that works on Windows Vista, so I have installed Virtual=
> with Windows XP on it, with burning as one of the reasons for doing so. B=
> I guess that was a waste of time. Your saying it is emulating a CD-rom, b=
> still it uses the physical CD-rom if I want it to, so why it cant burn at
> the same time I cant realy figure out. To me it seems only as a programing
> problem or just deliberately not included as an option from Microsoft. To
> bad.

> "VMGuru" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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>>I am trying to sequence Roxio Easy CD creator ver 6.x using the Softgrid
>> sequencer ver 4.2. Before I can begin sequencing the application on my
>> MS
>> Virtual PC 2007 using a vanilla XP PRO OS, I need to get the virtual
>> machine
>> to recognize my CD burner on my host machine through the VM PC also
>> running
>> XP PRO.
>>
>> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning? If so, please
>> explain how. Note! I have read most KB's in MS Knowledge base and I can
>> find
>> nothing applicabale to CD burning on virtual machines. If not, when will
>> this
>> be supported or what other options do I have? Thank you.
>
> This question does come up from time to time. I can think of similar but
> slightly different requirements that might be possible to implement.
> Consider a custom program that writes a CD or DVD as part of its normal
> operation. If your primary concern was testing the application, writing an
> iso file would suffice. So, for this case, if you could find a CD burner
> emulator that works in Virtual PC, you would be able to test your
> program's burning capability. For final confirmation, once the output iso
> file looks good, you'd copy it to the host and actually burn the iso to
> physical media.

> Your saying it is emulating a CD-rom, but still it uses the physical
> CD-rom if I want it to, so why it cant burn at the same time I cant realy
> figure out.

>for a program Im using at work. And getting permission to buy a burning
>program at work is just a hassle. I allways find another solution, I just
>wondered why and wanted to save some time if someone could come up with a
>solution for a virtual XP I have.
>
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>> > "VMGuru" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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>> >>I am trying to sequence Roxio Easy CD creator ver 6.x using the Softgrid
>> >> sequencer ver 4.2. Before I can begin sequencing the application on my
>> >> MS
>> >> Virtual PC 2007 using a vanilla XP PRO OS, I need to get the virtual
>> >> machine
>> >> to recognize my CD burner on my host machine through the VM PC also
>> >> running
>> >> XP PRO.
>>
>> >> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning? If so,
>> >> please
>> >> explain how. Note! I have read most KB's in MS Knowledge base and I can
>> >> find
>> >> nothing applicabale to CD burning on virtual machines. If not, when
>> >> will
>> >> this
>> >> be supported or what other options do I have? Thank you.
>>
>> > This question does come up from time to time. I can think of similar but
>> > slightly different requirements that might be possible to implement.
>> > Consider a custom program that writes a CD or DVD as part of its normal
>> > operation. If your primary concern was testing the application, writing
>> > an
>> > iso file would suffice. So, for this case, if you could find a CD burner
>> > emulator that works in Virtual PC, you would be able to test your
>> > program's burning capability. For final confirmation, once the output
>> > iso
>> > file looks good, you'd copy it to the host and actually burn the iso to
>> > physical media.
>>
>> I have a Dell with Windows Vista on it. Dell has not provided me with a
>> burning software that works on Windows Vista, so I have installed Virtual
>> PC
>> with Windows XP on it, with burning as one of the reasons for doing so.
>> But
>> I guess that was a waste of time. Your saying it is emulating a CD-rom,
>> but
>> still it uses the physical CD-rom if I want it to, so why it cant burn at
>> the same time I cant realy figure out. To me it seems only as a programing
>> problem or just deliberately not included as an option from Microsoft. To
>> bad.
>
>Dell has not provided you with burning software?
>You do realize that Vista includes the capability to burn files to CD
>correct?
>or that you can download tons of free CD burning programs off the
>internet?.
>or that you can buy Nero Burning Rom yourself?
>
>Dell has provided me with Roxio for Windows XP that wont install or work
>under Windows Vista. What I wanted to burn was a Windows XP CD-rom image,
>which neither Windows XP or Windows Vista is capable of doing without third
>party software. Now I was wondering why it was not possible to use my
>virtual Windows XP to burn them. Even if the CD-rom is emulated, the
>emulated cd-rom still have a way of "talking" with the physical cd-rom, so
>my guess was that it should be possible to make it burn too. But I guess
>that requires the burning software to be included in Virtual PC in some way.
>Im not a programmer, Im just wondering about usefull features.
>
>Im not familiar with any free burning programs for Vista and Im not paying
>for a program Im using at work. And getting permission to buy a burning
>program at work is just a hassle. I allways find another solution, I just
>wondered why and wanted to save some time if someone could come up with a
>solution for a virtual XP I have.

> "John Paul Cook" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in
> messagenews:(email address - cut out)...
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>
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> > "VMGuru" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >news:(email address - cut out)...
> >>I am trying to sequence Roxio Easy CD creator ver 6.x using the Softgrid
> >> sequencer ver 4.2. Before I can begin sequencing the application on my
> >> MS
> >> Virtual PC 2007 using a vanilla XP PRO OS, I need to get the virtual
> >> machine
> >> to recognize my CD burner on my host machine through the VM PC also
> >> running
> >> XP PRO.
>
> >> For the record, does MS Virtual PC 2007 support CD burning? If so,
> >> please
> >> explain how. Note! I have read most KB's in MS Knowledge base and I can
> >> find
> >> nothing applicabale to CD burning on virtual machines. If not, when
> >> will
> >> this
> >> be supported or what other options do I have? Thank you.
>
> > This question does come up from time to time. I can think of similar but
> > slightly different requirements that might be possible to implement.
> > Consider a custom program that writes a CD or DVD as part of its normal
> > operation. If your primary concern was testing the application, writing
> > an
> > iso file would suffice. So, for this case, if you could find a CD burner
> > emulator that works in Virtual PC, you would be able to test your
> > program's burning capability. For final confirmation, once the output
> > iso
> > file looks good, you'd copy it to the host and actually burn the iso to
> > physical media.
>
> I have a Dell with Windows Vista on it. Dell has not provided me with a
> burning software that works on Windows Vista, so I have installed Virtual
> PC
> with Windows XP on it, with burning as one of the reasons for doing so.
> But
> I guess that was a waste of time. Your saying it is emulating a CD-rom,
> but
> still it uses the physical CD-rom if I want it to, so why it cant burn at
> the same time I cant realy figure out. To me it seems only as a programing
> problem or just deliberately not included as an option from Microsoft. To
> bad.