> I was wondering if there was anyway to have a VM automatically restart
> after
> the Host machine restarts (i.e. if the host machine reboots, I would like
> the
> guest machine to restart as well).

>>Place a shortcut to the VM's VMC file in the host's Startup folder.
>
> Works only when someone logs in to the newly rebooted Windows PC....

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>> I was wondering if there was anyway to have a VM automatically restart
>> after
>> the Host machine restarts (i.e. if the host machine reboots, I would like
>> the
>> guest machine to restart as well).
>
>Place a shortcut to the VM's VMC file in the host's Startup folder.

> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if there was anyway to have a VM automatically restart
> after
> the Host machine restarts (i.e. if the host machine reboots, I would like
> the
> guest machine to restart as well). I noticed there were some options in
> Virtual Server, but I havnt seen anyting for Virtual PC. Thanks!

> You can use the Task Scheduler to accomplish this. Basically you'll need
> to create a command file on the host machine. To do this open notepad and
> type the following into the open window:
>
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual PC\Virtual PC.exe" -pc "DOS
> 6.22" -singlepc -launch
>
> The quotes are necessary due to the spaces in my path and naming
> convention. Change the path and pc name to match your own path and VM
> name. Once you have done this save the file to the local hard drive, I use
> a folder directly off the root of the C: drive called Tasks to save these
> types of files in. Name it something that will make sense to you later,
> like "Launch VM DOS6_22.cmd". I'm assuming you already know that by giving
> it a .cmd extension the file becomes a command file and can be run by
> double clicking it. TEST the file by double clicking on it and verifying
> the VPC starts the VM for you. If it doesn't edit the file and verify your
> path and name are correct. If the file doesn't run, verify that the file
> extension is correct, Microsoft did us no favors when they decided to hide
> the file extensions from us, and notepad might have added a .txt to the
> end of the file for you.
>
> Once you have your command file working properly, open your control panel
> and select the Scheduled Tasks icon. Be patient while it populates the
> list for you. Select the Browse button and then go to where you saved the
> file above and select it. From the next window select the "When my
> computer starts" option. You can also give the job a name at this point,
> but it will usually use the file name and should already make sense to
> you. On the next window you'll need to decide which credentials to use to
> start the job, it's best to use some that don't require the password to
> change periodically, and even better would be to create a local account or
> network account specifically for scheduled tasks to use, and then restrict
> it to the appropriate permissions on the box.
>
> Finish the wizard and test your job by right clicking on the job and
> selecting run. It should start. If you used a different account to run the
> job under then you are currently logged in as the job will start, but you
> won't be able to see it and you won't be able to launch Virtual PC in your
> session since it's already running on the host machine. Only one instance
> of virtual machine can run on a host machine at a time.
>
>
>
> "Theresa" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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>> Hello,
>>
>> I was wondering if there was anyway to have a VM automatically restart
>> after
>> the Host machine restarts (i.e. if the host machine reboots, I would like
>> the
>> guest machine to restart as well). I noticed there were some options in
>> Virtual Server, but I havnt seen anyting for Virtual PC. Thanks!
>
>