>
> "Brink" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have a strange little quirk I ran into that maybe one of you may know
> > something about with Virtual PC 2007 SP1. I have Vista 64 bit Ultimate SP1
> > installed as the host computer. If I use the 32 bit Vista Ultimate as a
> > VM, I
> > have no problems with the network connection or anything else in the VM.
> > If I
> > use the 32 bit Vista Home Premium as a VM, everything works fine except
> > the
> > network connection in the VM. The settings are the same on both.
> >
> > I wanted to use Home Premium since it is the only one that I have a spare
> > product key number for.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a reason why the network connection will not work with
> > the Home Premium edition over the Ultimate with the exact same VM
> > settings?
> >
> > I hope it's not simply because I have Ultimate installed as the host.
> >
> > Thank you for any thoughts,
> > Shawn
>
> Hi Shawn,
>
> So far I've tried every edition of Vista in a VM (except Starter) and had no
> problems whatsoever with networking. Ultimate x64 host.
>
> All using the host network card, not NAT or local only. As I assign a fixed
> IP to a VM (we don't use DHCP on our router), I enable NetBIOS over TCP in
> advanced properties in the VM, as well as making sure the workgroup name is
> the same. Make sure you install the Additions too.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>

> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a strange little quirk I ran into that maybe one of you may know
> something about with Virtual PC 2007 SP1. I have Vista 64 bit Ultimate SP1
> installed as the host computer. If I use the 32 bit Vista Ultimate as a
> VM, I
> have no problems with the network connection or anything else in the VM.
> If I
> use the 32 bit Vista Home Premium as a VM, everything works fine except
> the
> network connection in the VM. The settings are the same on both.
>
> I wanted to use Home Premium since it is the only one that I have a spare
> product key number for.
>
> Does anyone know of a reason why the network connection will not work with
> the Home Premium edition over the Ultimate with the exact same VM
> settings?
>
> I hope it's not simply because I have Ultimate installed as the host.
>
> Thank you for any thoughts,
> Shawn

> Hi Jane,
>
> Thank you, but I figured out the problem. You will never believe what it
> was. The CD/DVD drive settings was the cause. I toggled it from the
> primary
> to secondary IDE controller setting and the network connected and worked
> after restarting. Strange.
>
> Shawn