> Hi,
>
> I am new to Virtial PC. I install Win XP Prof OS on a virtual PC under a
> laptop that runs on Vista Home Premium OS. 2 questions -
> 1 - how can I minimize the screen of the Virtual PC so I can switch back
> to
> Vista screen from the XP Pro sreen? I try to change the setting of the
> virtual PC to full screen upon its launch. Will there be any short cut key
> that I can press on the key board that can minimize the Virtual PC screen
> (during its running) and I can see the desktop of the Vista screen as to
> put
> the Vista screen to full screen? I have unchecked the VPC setting for
> Display
> not to be on full screen but it still run on full sreen while I started
> the
> VPC
> 2. Because my laptop OS is Vista Home Premium, I cannot connect it to my
> office network to a W2003 server. However, after I installed a VPC under
> WinXP Prof and tried to connect the VPC to the office domain, it still
> cannot
> connect under "My Computer - Domain connection. An error message pop up
> "DNS
> name does not exist. Error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR". IS it true
> that
> even I created a VPC using XP Prof OS, it still cannot connect to my
> Office
> Server domian as it staill treat the laptop as a Vista Home Premium OS (I
> have been told that Only Vista Business can be connected to a domian
> network?
>
> Tks,
>
> Paul

>
> "Paul" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am new to Virtial PC. I install Win XP Prof OS on a virtual PC under a
>> laptop that runs on Vista Home Premium OS. 2 questions -
>> 1 - how can I minimize the screen of the Virtual PC so I can switch back
>> to
>> Vista screen from the XP Pro sreen? I try to change the setting of the
>> virtual PC to full screen upon its launch. Will there be any short cut
>> key
>> that I can press on the key board that can minimize the Virtual PC screen
>> (during its running) and I can see the desktop of the Vista screen as to
>> put
>> the Vista screen to full screen? I have unchecked the VPC setting for
>> Display
>> not to be on full screen but it still run on full sreen while I started
>> the
>> VPC
>
> Right alt key plus Enter key minimizes the guest machine. To go full
> screen again with the guest click on Action upper left corner of the
> screen and then Full Screen. Using the right alt/enter keys again to go to
> full screen does nothing for me. It only works to minimize from full
> screen. You may also have to click on the virtual pc icon in the host
> taskbar to get the task bar to go to the VPC task bar instead of showing
> both. You may have to click several times. Occasionally it works correctly
> and you don't need to do this. (I don't have this problem on VMWare
> Workstation so I think it is bug). I minimize the guest frequently as I
> have two other guest machines running (they are on VMWare Workstation) and
> I go back and forth between all three guests and the host.
>
>> 2. Because my laptop OS is Vista Home Premium, I cannot connect it to my
>> office network to a W2003 server. However, after I installed a VPC under
>> WinXP Prof and tried to connect the VPC to the office domain, it still
>> cannot
>> connect under "My Computer - Domain connection. An error message pop up
>> "DNS
>> name does not exist. Error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR". IS it true
>> that
>> even I created a VPC using XP Prof OS, it still cannot connect to my
>> Office
>> Server domian as it staill treat the laptop as a Vista Home Premium OS (I
>> have been told that Only Vista Business can be connected to a domian
>> network?
>
> I can't help you with this as I don't connect them via domains so I don't
> have any experience with this. I think Vista Ultimate can be connected to
> a domain network ...not just Vista Business. Seems to me it should not
> treat the laptop as Vista but see it as the guest XP Pro and connect so
> maybe something is keeping it from seeing the laptop as XP Pro...some
> wrong setting maybe?
>>
>> Tks,
>>
>> Paul
>
>