User Guide

Contents
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Chapter 5
Networking with Virtual PC / 45
About the Networking setting / 45
Shared Networking option / 45
Modem access / 47
LAN, DSL, or cable access / 47
Virtual Switch option / 47
File sharing / 48
Switching the host PC network interface card / 49
Chapter 6
Changing Settings and Preferences / 51
Chapter topics / 51
Changing settings for a virtual machine / 52
PC Name setting / 52
Memory setting / 53
More RAM improves performance / 53
Real RAM required / 53
Hard Disk 1 setting / 54
About the Undoable option / 55
Hard Disk 2 and Hard Disk 3 settings / 55
CD-ROM setting / 56
Floppy setting / 57
Shared Folders setting / 58
Mouse setting / 59
COM1 and COM2 settings / 60
LPT1 (Printing) setting / 61
Networking setting / 62
Deleting settings for a virtual machine / 63
About global preferences / 64
PC Performance preference / 64
Sound preference / 65
Virtual Switch preference / 66
Keyboard preference / 67
Mouse preference / 68