[muglo] Re: virtual pc help pls

on 6/1/03 17:38, Alex at admeddemda@xxxxxx wrote:

> does anyone have any experience with virtual PC? I'm running an
> older version (2.1.3), and I have the following problems I cant
> figure out:

Suggestions... (1) upgrade to 3.x if you can find a copy on E-Bay. It had a
*lot* of bug fixes vs. the previous version, and integrates quite nicely
with Macintosh web, etc.,
(2) upgrade to 4.x, 5.x or 6.x (though, I suspect that if you're running
2.1.3 your hardware probably can't handle 5.x or 6.x ;)

> tried to update win95 to win98, but apparently I need the win98
> update cd, not the full install like I have. Does anyone know if it
> is possible somehow to install 98, or do I have to get a 98update cd?
> I tried installing no OS, then booting from a 95 floppy, but bc the
> boot disk doesnt recognize the mac's cdrom, it aborts.
> In win 95, I can run the 98 cd installation, but then it stops and
> says it cant update my files, I need the 98 update CD. (how stupid is
> that???)

Not sure why your Win 95 boot disk doesn't recognise the CD-ROM (unless
2.1.3 needs some sort of Windows support files to access the CD-ROM... but I
doubt it... VPC should provide the hardware abstraction layer and access to
the CD-ROM as an E: drive).

You cannot "upgrade" a 95 -> 98 without an upgrade CD. What I would do in
your case is duplicate your harddrive container (or create a new one with
the harddrive tool in the Virtual PC folder), and add it as a D: drive to
your configuration. Boot into Win 95. Then run the 98 installation CD on
that D: drive. You'll then have to install the VPC support files using the
disk image that came with VPC.

> Also, when I run VPC my mac drops off the net (ethernet high speed).
> I figure this is bc VPC intializes the ethernet port on startup. Ok.
> But I cant seem to get the PC to connect using ethernet. This is one
> reason I wanted 98, thought it might be easier to set up.

With VPC 3.x/4.x/5.x there is an option to "share" the ethernet/internet
connection with the Mac... (it doesn't allow Windows networking, but TCP/IP
works flawlessly).

I doubt you'll find that Winblows 98 does a better job of ethernetting with
the web than 95, especially given that you're still running VPC 2.1.3 (I do
urge you to get a copy of 3.x!!! at the very least). Plus, 95 is a slightly
zippier OS than 98 so you'll take a speed hit unless you're on a G3 400+. PS
You want to be running 98 SE (second edition), _not_ 98 if you are going to
run 98!!!

> If anyone can offer advice, I'd appreciate it.
> thanks
> ~ALex


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