User Guide

Setting Up Virtual PC 25
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With a bootable CD
If you can install the OS from a bootable CD, follow these steps.
NOTE A CD disk-caching utility (such as Smart Drive) installed
on the host PC can significantly accelerate the process of installing
an OS on a disk image.
1 Insert the bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive. It is automatically
captured by the virtual machine.
2 Press any key to continue.
The OS setup program on the CD then takes you through the
process of installing the OS on the drive image for the virtual
machine.
3 Now follow the instructions for installing VPC Additions on
page 26.
With a non-bootable CD and a bootable floppy
If you install the OS from a non-bootable CD and a bootable floppy
disk, follow these steps.
1 Insert the non-bootable OS installation CD.
The CD is automatically captured by the virtual machine.
2 Insert the bootable floppy disk required to install the OS in the
floppy drive of the host PC. (It is automatically captured by the
virtual machine.)
If you have a bootable floppy disk image, drag the image onto the
Floppy icon on the VPC Toolbar to capture it.
3 Press any key to continue.
The OS setup program on the floppy then takes you through the
process of installing the OS on the drive image for the virtual
machine.
4 Now follow the instructions for installing VPC Additions on
page 26.
Floppy