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Cannot access DVD in VPC on Vista

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 06/17/2007
From: Milan Gross
Message:

I'm Running Windows Server 2003 SP2 inside Virtual PC 2007. After I upgraded
my host OS to Vista I noticed that I couldn't access DVDs from withing the
VPC. I can capture the drive and read CDs but can't read the DVD either
through the captured drive letter or as a shared folder.

Has anyone else seen this?

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Re: Cannot access DVD in VPC on Vista

Sent: 06/17/2007
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

It should still be able to read DVD's -- it's not just a CD drive.
That said, I've seen reports of SATA DVD drives having problems with
VPC...

--
Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:49:25 +0100, "Neil"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

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>"Milan Gross" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> I'm Running Windows Server 2003 SP2 inside Virtual PC 2007. After I
>> upgraded
>> my host OS to Vista I noticed that I couldn't access DVDs from withing the
>> VPC. I can capture the drive and read CDs but can't read the DVD either
>> through the captured drive letter or as a shared folder.
>>
>> Has anyone else seen this?
>
>
>I think the virtual drive is only a CD drive and not a DVD drive, regardless
>of what your real drive is.

Re: Cannot access DVD in VPC on Vista

Sent: 06/17/2007
From: "Neil" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Milan Gross" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

I think the virtual drive is only a CD drive and not a DVD drive, regardless
of what your real drive is.

Show quoted text

> I'm Running Windows Server 2003 SP2 inside Virtual PC 2007. After I
> upgraded
> my host OS to Vista I noticed that I couldn't access DVDs from withing the
> VPC. I can capture the drive and read CDs but can't read the DVD either
> through the captured drive letter or as a shared folder.
>
> Has anyone else seen this?

Re: Cannot access DVD in VPC on Vista

Sent: 06/18/2007
From: Milan Gross
Message:

Yeah, the weird part is that I was able to access DVDs from within the VPC
before I upgraded my host system to Vista. Now the only way I can load
software is to mount the ISO.

"Neil" wrote:

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> "Milan Gross" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > I'm Running Windows Server 2003 SP2 inside Virtual PC 2007. After I
> > upgraded
> > my host OS to Vista I noticed that I couldn't access DVDs from withing the
> > VPC. I can capture the drive and read CDs but can't read the DVD either
> > through the captured drive letter or as a shared folder.
> >
> > Has anyone else seen this?
>
>
> I think the virtual drive is only a CD drive and not a DVD drive, regardless
> of what your real drive is.
>
>

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