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Virtual PC 2007 - shared folders

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 02/07/2009
From: Surfnot
Message:

I have installed Windows 7 as Guest with Vista Ultimate as Host usind Virual
PC 2007. I hae aklso installed the Additions, set-up sharing folders via
Network. I have two issues;

1. Under Windows Explorer in Windows 7 I see the shared folders as virtual
drives but theses are "Disconnected Netwoirk drives". I thought I would see
the option to Connect by right clicking the virtual drive, but the option is
Disconnect and clicking that says "Network connection does not exist". Yet I
do see the files on the Host by double clicking the virtual drive. Any
suggestions on how to see these drives as "Connected Drives"

2. Another question - Is it possible to access installed programs on Host
from Guest or does one have to reinstall applications again in the Guest.

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Re: Virtual PC 2007 - shared folders

Sent: 02/08/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

The key thing here, as with 99.9% of VPC questions, is to consider the
virtual machine as a *COMPLETELY SEPARATE COMPUTER* on your network.

So, if you had two networked computers, computer A and computer B, and
installed e.g. Excel on computer A, would you be able to access it (by
which, I suppose you mean run it) from computer B...?

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> 2. Another question - Is it possible to access installed programs on Host
> from Guest or does one have to reinstall applications again in the Guest.

Re: Virtual PC 2007 - shared folders

Sent: 02/08/2009
From: Poutnik <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

In article <(email address - cut out)>,
(email address - cut out) says...

Interesting, I see in w2k guest on vista64 host VPC shares as
connected. however, their icons differs from "normal" network drives.

In general new installations are necessary.
It is the same as in normal network sharing.
even if someone e.g. shared the whole disk,
you would not be able to run his MS Office.

the exception are some non-install utilities,
that can be run from remote disk.

--
Poutnik

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>
>
> 1. Under Windows Explorer in Windows 7 I see the shared folders as virtual
> drives but theses are "Disconnected Netwoirk drives". I thought I would see
> the option to Connect by right clicking the virtual drive, but the option is
> Disconnect and clicking that says "Network connection does not exist". Yet I
> do see the files on the Host by double clicking the virtual drive. Any
> suggestions on how to see these drives as "Connected Drives"
>
> 2. Another question - Is it possible to access installed programs on Host
> from Guest or does one have to reinstall applications again in the Guest.

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