User Guide

24 Virtual PC 4.0 for Windows User Guide
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Installing an OS
Virtual PC for Windows supports a variety of Pentium-based operat-
ing systems installed on virtual machines. Operating systems you can
install on the boot disk image for a virtual machine include:
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MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade—You must prepare the drive image with
PC-DOS 7.
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Windows 3.1
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Windows 3.11 for Workgroups
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Windows 95
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Windows 98
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Windows Me
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Windows NT 4.0
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Windows 2000 Professional
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Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server
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Many distributions of Linux
NOTE Do not install Linux using the low-level format option.
This forces a dynamically expanding disk image to grow to
maximum size.
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Many distributions of BSD UNIX
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IBM OS/2 version 4.0
Installation tips for a variety of operating systems are available at the
Connectix Web site.
NOTE Connectix does not provide technical support for operating
systems not purchased as Connectix OS Packs. Please contact the OS
manufacturer for support.
To install an operating system on a disk image for a virtual machine:
1 Start up the virtual machine. Select it in the Virtual PC window
and click Start Up.
Since no OS is yet installed on the disk image, you receive an
error message “Invalid System disk.”
2 Make sure the virtual machine is the frontmost window on your
desktop.