> hi,
>
> i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe Premiere
> 3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell Vista,
> but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
>
> can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
> plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
>
> or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
>
> many thanks
>
> R

> Vista has nothing to do with your upgrade disk, if you want to use your XP
> upgrade license on a VM, you have to have a qualifying OS (Win 98, ME etc)
> to prove you can use the upgrade license, doesn't matter if your installing
> on a hardware PC or a virtual one, the license agreement still applies,
> Windows Vista is not a qualifying product for your XP Upgrade, nor will the
> XP installation in your VM even know it's there.
>
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> "ric" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > ps. i also have an XP upgrade disc i used several years ago - presumably
> > also
> > VPC would allow me to run this on Vista?
> >
> > R
> >
> >
> >
> > "ric" wrote:
> >
> >> hi,
> >>
> >> i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe
> >> Premiere
> >> 3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell
> >> Vista,
> >> but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
> >>
> >> can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
> >> plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
> >>
> >> or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
> >>
> >> many thanks
> >>
> >> R
>
>

> "ric" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > I want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe
> > Premiere
> > 3. The software is now Vista compatible, so I can run it on my Dell Vista,
> > but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
>
> Does the software have any mimimum hardware requirements?
>Remember that a
> virtual machine won't see *ANY* of the host machine's hardware directly -
> other than the CPU and RAM, all virtual hardware is emulated. E.g. your host
> machine may have the whizziest graphics card in the world - your virtual
> machines will still "see" an S3 Trio...
>
> > Can I therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
> > plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
>
> You can, so long as you have a legal copy of XP...
>
> > or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
>
> Virtual PC does only one thing - it creates virtual machines. Until you
> install an operating system, nothing will happen, just like with a physical
> machine.
>
> When you install software (operating system and applications) on a virtual
> machine, generally speaking that software has not the slightest notion that
> it's being installed on a virtual machine as opposed to a physical machine -
> it has no need to know this. So, if your virtual machine is running Windows
> XP, and application software which you subsequently install on it will
> believe that it's being installed on Windows XP - because it is...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:45:01 -0800, ric <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
> >hi,
> >
> >i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe Premiere
> >3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell Vista,
> >but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
> >
> >can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
> >plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
> >
> >or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
> >
> >many thanks
> >
> >R
>
> If the dv plugin has something to do with video editing and effects
> you may be disappointed by the capabilities of the virtual machine
> graphics card. It is a 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics emulation and it
> does not support 24 bit color, nor can you install DirectX.
>
> A virtual computer is a totally separate PC so whatever runs in it
> will see the operating system inside the virtual machine only so in
> this case it sees XP.
>
> There are other limitations also, for example the virtual machine
> cannot see any USB devices because no USB subsystem is emulated in
> it....
>
> And concerning your additional posting:
> An XP upgrade CD coming with a computer is not licensed to be used
> inside a virtual machine and most likely it will not work if it is
> BIOS locked like many of them are. You need a legitimately purchased
> retail CD and license for the virtual machine...
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>

> If the dv plugin has something to do with video editing and effects
> you may be disappointed by the capabilities of the virtual machine
> graphics card. It is a 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics emulation and it
> does not support 24 bit color, nor can you install DirectX.
>

> ps. i also have an XP upgrade disc i used several years ago - presumably
> also
> VPC would allow me to run this on Vista?
>
> R
>
>
>
> "ric" wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe
>> Premiere
>> 3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell
>> Vista,
>> but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
>>
>> can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
>> plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
>>
>> or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>> R

> I want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe
> Premiere
> 3. The software is now Vista compatible, so I can run it on my Dell Vista,
> but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
> Can I therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
> plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
> or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?

>> your virtual machines will still "see" an S3 Trio...
>
> S3 Trio?
>> You can, so long as you have a legal copy of XP...
>
> Ah, so I need to buy a new copy of XP o/s cd?
> Did a dummy run on Virtual PC 2007 which went through the motions of
> setting
> up a virtual hard drive for me, at which point I exited: can I elect to
> 'store' the virtual XP system on an external hard drive, please?
> In which case i could also store Adobe Premiere 3 on there?

>hi,
>
>i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe Premiere
>3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell Vista,
>but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
>
>can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
>plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
>
>or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
>
>many thanks
>
>R

> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:45:01 -0800, ric <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>>hi,
>>
>>i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe
>>Premiere
>>3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell Vista,
>>but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
>>
>>can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
>>plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
>>
>>or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
>>
>>many thanks
>>
>>R
>
> If the dv plugin has something to do with video editing and effects
> you may be disappointed by the capabilities of the virtual machine
> graphics card. It is a 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics emulation and it
> does not support 24 bit color, nor can you install DirectX.
>
> A virtual computer is a totally separate PC so whatever runs in it
> will see the operating system inside the virtual machine only so in
> this case it sees XP.
>
> There are other limitations also, for example the virtual machine
> cannot see any USB devices because no USB subsystem is emulated in
> it....
>
> And concerning your additional posting:
> An XP upgrade CD coming with a computer is not licensed to be used
> inside a virtual machine and most likely it will not work if it is
> BIOS locked like many of them are. You need a legitimately purchased
> retail CD and license for the virtual machine...
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

> oops
>
> all i want to do is run the xp plug-in
>
> well, seeing as Premiere 3 is now Vista compatible, i suppose there's
> nothing for it but to install it in the Vista and see if the plug-in likes it?
>
> it's either that or acquiring an entire XP pc (software-fast enough) to run
> the plug-in?

>
>"Bo Berglund" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:45:01 -0800, ric <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>i want to apply a 3rd party XP plug-in to a dv edit software Adobe
>>>Premiere
>>>3. the software is now Vista compatible, so i can run it on my Dell Vista,
>>>but the plug-in is still only XP compatible
>>>
>>>can i therefore create a virtual XP o/s through Virtual PC, so that the
>>>plug-in thinks it's being run on XP please?
>>>
>>>or will VPC automatically detect the XP plug-in and allow it to function?
>>>
>>>many thanks
>>>
>>>R
>>
>> If the dv plugin has something to do with video editing and effects
>> you may be disappointed by the capabilities of the virtual machine
>> graphics card. It is a 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics emulation and it
>> does not support 24 bit color, nor can you install DirectX.
>
>Why does it support 32 bit color (and 16 bit) but not 24?
>
>Also, why does the monitor appear to be running at 75hz? It is an LCD that
>is capable of only 60hz.
>>

> "Bo Berglund" wrote:
>
>
> > If the dv plugin has something to do with video editing and effects
> > you may be disappointed by the capabilities of the virtual machine
> > graphics card. It is a 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics emulation and it
> > does not support 24 bit color, nor can you install DirectX.
> >
>
>
> Thanks again Bo
>
> honestly don't know what the consequences would be running Abobe Premiere 3
> through the virtual 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics card?
>
> am not using HD or 3D graphics, just home movie type footage - the main
> drain is always on the CPU with big dv file playback, so there wouldn't be an
> issue there (AMD64/Athlonx2)
>
> this is why i am attempting to relocate the dv editing from my old XP P4 to
> the newer Vista AMDx2
>
> R

>> If the dv plugin has something to do with video editing and effects
>> you may be disappointed by the capabilities of the virtual machine
>> graphics card. It is a 4 Mb S3 Trio-64 video graphics emulation and it
>> does not support 24 bit color, nor can you install DirectX.
>
>Why does it support 32 bit color (and 16 bit) but not 24?
>
>Also, why does the monitor appear to be running at 75hz? It is an LCD that
>is capable of only 60hz.