User Guide

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Virtual PC 4.0 for Windows User Guide
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Installing an application on a virtual machine / 29
Modifying the settings for a virtual machine / 30
Creating a virtual machine with standard settings / 31
Duplicating settings of an existing virtual machine / 32
Chapter 4
Using a Virtual Machine / 33
Chapter contents / 33
Starting up Virtual PC / 34
Using the host key / 34
Starting up a virtual machine / 35
Using CTRL+ALT+DELETE / 35
Changing the virtual machine display / 36
About video resolution / 36
Minimizing a virtual machine window / 36
Pausing, resuming, and restarting a virtual machine / 37
Running multiple virtual machines / 37
Using the VPC Toolbar / 38
Status and lights / 38
Host PC and virtual machine integration / 39
Pointer integration / 39
Drag and drop / 39
Copy and paste / 40
Sharing folders / 40
Sharing CDs / 40
Sharing other removable volumes / 41
Capturing a floppy image or floppy disk / 41
Floppy disk images / 41
Real floppy disks / 41
Releasing a disk or disk image / 41
Printing from a virtual machine / 42
Using a joystick / 42
Using sound / 42
Optimizing performance / 42
Host PC processor speed / 42
Host PC processor usage / 43
RAM allocation / 43
Backing up a virtual machine / 43
Shutting down a virtual machine / 43